New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Berlin demands diplomatic summons as Trump administration bars European anti-hate advocates from American soil, triggering transatlantic crisis over free speech and digital sovereignty

Germany has issued a sharp rebuke to the United States after the Trump administration imposed entry bans on five European activists, including two leaders of the German anti-hate organization HateAid, escalating a transatlantic confrontation over digital regulation and free speech that threatens to strain diplomatic relations between Washington and Berlin.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul condemned the travel restrictions on Wednesday, declaring them "unacceptable" in a pointed statement posted on social media platform X. "The...