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'Too many are coming': Germany grapples with soaring asylum applications as records show 51% surge

The number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 351,915, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before. The largest number of asylum-seekers came from Syria, with 104,561 applications, followed by Turkish citizens with 62,624 asylum pleas and 53,582 Afghans, Germany’s Federal Office for Migration …

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Newly elected German mayor fights for life after stabbing attack

The recently elected mayor of a town in western Germany was in critical condition on Tuesday after she was found in her home with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Iris Stalzer, 57, a center-left Social Democrat who secured her mayor-elect standing late last month, dragged herself into …

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German chancellor defends remarks on migrants suggesting citizens 'afraid to move around in public spaces'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has doubled down on comments he made about migration, saying many Germans and Europeans are “afraid to move around in public spaces.” Merz has rejected criticism from some German political circles over his government’s tough stance on illegal immigration. “But we still have this problem in …

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