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German police closed the Oktoberfest fairgrounds Wednesday morning following a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in northern Munich, city officials said. At least one person’s death was believed to be connected to the explosion at a residential building early Wednesday, which Munich police said was deliberately …

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 …