BREAKING NEWS

Germany to put temporary controls on all land borders, source says

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser will on Monday announce temporary border controls at all of Germany's land borders, a government source told Reuters.

The controls are intended to tackle irregular migration and protect domestic security from the threats of cross-border criminality and Islamist extremism, the source said.

Germany last year announced stricter controls on its land borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland in response to a sharp increase in first-time asylum requests last year.