Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations, expanding a system of controls already in ...

The German government ordered spot passport controls at all its land borders from Monday morning, going against the EU's free ...

in particular people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, and a rise in support for the opposition far-right and conservatives. The checks will now apply at Germany's land borders with ...

Most were civilians trying to flee to the West from communist East Germany. The 327 includes 262 who died at the Berlin Wall, and 24 East German border guards who were shot while on duty.

The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks, and plans to extend temporary border ... East and Africa there to destabilize ...

The two families were dicing with death, as guards protecting the border in East Germany, then part of the Eastern Bloc, were ...

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16, 2024 as Germany has extended its existing border controls in the east and south of the country to the land border in the west. (Lars Penning/dpa via AP) A police officer checks vehicles near ...

The border closures are set to start next week and last six months — and are already threatening to test European unity. The ...