US President Donald Trump recently cited the immigration row in Germany to defend his own controversial ... over 720,000 people applied for asylum in 2016 compared with 200,000 last year.

Germany is set to start 2025 with an increasingly heated election campaign attracting attempts at influence not only on the part of Russia but also from Berlin's traditional ally, the United States.

Leading contenders in Germany’s upcoming election have presented their programs, setting out contrasting visions of how to put new vigor into Europe’s biggest economy and tackle other issues such as m ...