Mr. Alba, the train attendant, who has lived in Flanders and Wallonia, is now selling a coffee mug for 13 euros ($15) that ...

Many people enjoy the intellectual challenge of learning a new language and find it a highly rewarding experience, and it may be a gateway to some time spent in a German-speaking country.

Speaking on Thursday as he visited the Kiefersfelden crossing on Germany’s southern frontier with Austria, Dobrindt said 739 people were turned back at the borders over the past seven days, a 45 ...