Deportations of Afghans and Syrians Back on Agenda as Germany Removes 17,000 Migrants

Germany has deported over 17,000 migrants this year and state leaders are urging the resumption of returns to Afghanistan and Syria, drawing human rights concerns. Germany deported more than 17,000 migrants between January and September 2025,...

Germany, Norway on charm offensive as Canada shops for new subs

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Author of the article: Canadian Press Kyle Duggan Published Oct 21, 2025 • 3 minute read HMCS Victoria, one of Canada's four secondhand diesel submarines which have been largely unusable. Photo by Jacek Szymanski...

Germantown cancels Monday night meetings due to posting error

GERMANTOWN — The village had to cancel its Monday night General Government & Finance Committee and Village Board meetings because it had neglected to post physical copies of the agendas in the lobbies of the Germantown Village Hall and Germantown...

German firms hire 325,000 staff since 2022 just to handle bureaucracy

Most new jobs created by German companies in the past three years came in response to the ever-growing bureaucratic onus put on the private sector. According to a new study by the Institute for Labour Market Research (IAB), a unit of the Federal...

Germany stepping in to pay thousands of local workers at US bases amid shutdown

Jeremy Quick, a supply management specialist with Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz, moves food rations with a forklift at a warehouse in Baumholder, Germany, in 2024. (Cameron Porter/U.S. Army) KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Germany will...

Nonprofit for visually impaired offers opportunity for former student

Sirena Carroll recites familiar lines to any fan of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "And Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again," said Carroll, a student at SAAVI Services for the Blind. "The hall fell silent." Carroll is reading...

Germany, Norway advocate for Canada to join Type 212CD submarine project

During his trip to Canada on Monday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, together with his Norwegian counterpart Tore Sandvik, advocated that Ottawa participate in the German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarine project. In addition to discussions...

Germany: Far-right lawmakers accused of spying for Russia

Politicians from Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the eastern state of Thuringia have been accused of filing parliamentary questions on sensitive issues as a way of spying for Russia. The accusations come as a planned...

German state leaders revolt over Finnish tank deal, demand Merz prioritizes ‘Made in Deutschland’

Five German state premiers have launched a direct challenge to Chancellor Friedrich Merz over plans to replace the Bundeswehr’s aging “Fuchs” armored personnel carriers with vehicles from Finnish manufacturer Patria, warning that such a deal would...

Germany Pays The Price For Blindly Following Biden Admin In Ukraine Crisis

Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher Germany is experiencing a serious economic crisis with no prospect of a short-term solution, especially as the...

Dutch ride shopbus to cheaper Germany

Agence France-Presse . Bocholt 26 October, 2025, 23:20 Marleen Naipal scoops up another pot of face cream, glances at the price tag, and tips it into her bulging basket of cosmetic products. But this is no ordinary shopping splurge: Naipal has...

Aldi confirms official opening date for new store based in Scots town

A Scottish town is set for a new Aldi this month(Image: Getty Images) Aldi has been ramping up its ambitious expansion plans this year. As part of its move, the supermarket has been opening stores in 'priority' locations across the UK. There's...

Government faces questions about why US AWS outage disrupted UK tax office and banking firms

The UK government is being pressed for a response as to why a major, multi-hour Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage in the US disrupted UK-based organisations, including HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Lloyds Banking Group. The outage, which AWS...

Record voter turnout propels Munich to a rare referendum win for Germany’s Olympic bid with 66.4% voting ‘yes’

Munich Olympic bid logo 66.4 percent in Munich say they support a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044 – indicating an overwhelming majority win for the ‘yes’ side. The strong support for the bid will send a clear...

Government, Opposition accuse each other of harming Malta’s reputation in parliamentary debate

Prime Minister Robert Abela slammed the Nationalist Party for what he claimed was the tarnishing of Malta’s reputation in a bid to gain political traction. “Do you think there is a single MEP who wants Malta to better than their own country?” he...

Germany to pay local US military staff during shutdown

BERLIN (AFP): Germany plans to pay some 11,000 local employees at US military bases in the country whose paycheques have been impacted by the government shutdown in Washington, the finance ministry said Wednesday. “The federal government will...

General Dynamics (GD) Secures $3.5 Billion Contract from Germany for Next-Gen Reconnaissance Vehicle

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) is among the 10 Largest Defense Stocks in 2025. On October 20, the company announced that its Europe unit had received a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion to deliver the next-generation reconnaissance...

German far-right lawmakers accused of Russia spying

BERLIN Lawmakers from Germany's far-right AfD party have been accused of seeking to spy for Russia by asking numerous questions in a regional parliament on sensitive issues, a report said Wednesday. Members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in...

Stock markets diverge despite boost from AI deals

Global stock markets diverged Monday despite fresh major AI deals boosting the tech sector. Trading on the first business day in November began on the front foot after an upbeat end to October that saw easing China-US tensions, a cut to US...

Gustavo de Arístegui: Geopolitical analysis of 1, 2 and 3 November 2025

Knife attack on train to London Obama gets involved in the campaign in favour of Mamdani Judicial setback for the White House: federal judge overturns documentary proof of citizenship requirement to vote Canada apologises for anti-tariff Reagan...