Germany is increasingly becoming a diverse country, with the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) revealing that more than one-quarter of the population has a migration background. As of 2024, 21.2 million people in Germany—representing 25.6% of the total population—are either immigrants themselves or the children of immigrants. This marks a notable increase from 2023, when individuals with …

The leaders of nine EU countries — Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland — have issued a joint letter urging a rethinking of how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) applies to migration. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen led the initiative, which calls for greater national discretion …

Sona Jobarteh performed to a packed hall of music lovers at the Berlin Philharmonic on Thursday — and she did not disappoint. The queen of kora delivered an electrifying performance that transformed the evening into a celebration of African music. The audience was fully engaged, singing along, echoing her choruses and many abandoning their seats to dance for most of …