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Is suspending asylum requests the right way to curb immigration? | Migration News

Athens warns it will now arrest people entering Greece without authorisation from North Africa. Greece has suspended asylum applications for people arriving by sea for three months. That has come about after a large rise in the number of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to the Greek island of Crete. Athens wants to […]

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Ukrainian intelligence officer shot dead in Kyiv in apparent assassination

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CNN — An Ukrainian Security Service officer was shot dead in Kyiv on Thursday morning in what authorities told CNN was an apparent assassination. A spokesperson for the service told CNN that an SBU officer was killed in Kyiv and that investigation into the assassination was underway. The SBU did not release any further details

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Top US, Russia diplomats discuss Ukraine, Syria and Iran on ASEAN sidelines

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Rubio and Lavrov ‘confirmed their mutual desire to find peaceful solutions to conflicts’, Russian Foreign Ministry says. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have held rare face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Malaysia, discussing the war in Ukraine, as well as developments in Iran and

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Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders meet for peace talks in UAE

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Draft deal to end bitter decades-long conflict agreed 4 months ago, but timeline for sealing it remains uncertain. The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks in the United Arab Emirates after nearly four decades of conflict. The meeting in Abu Dhabi on Thursday between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President

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Socialists to support von der Leyen in no-confidence vote after she backs down on EU budget – POLITICO

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“S&D has achieved the inclusion of ESF+ [European Social Fund] in next MFF [the EU’s long-term budget, known as the multiannual financial framework] ― a major win for people across Europe,” said a group spokesperson. “Yesterday the ESF+ was out of the MFF. Today it is in it, thanks to the firmness of the S&D

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Why are Indian workers angry with Narendra Modi? | News

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Millions of people have gone on strike in India against new government labour and business policies. Millions of people are on strike across India, shutting down banking, construction, manufacturing and postal services, and disrupting public transport, among other sectors. Trade unions say they have united to protest against new labour laws and a long-standing policy

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‘Time to go,’ Orbán tells von der Leyen on eve of confidence vote – POLITICO

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The confidence vote stems from frustration at von der Leyen’s undisclosed communications with the CEO of vaccine-maker Pfizer during the pandemic. Speaking in Strasbourg this week she dismissed the accusations, warning of an “alarming threat from extremist parties trying to polarize societies through disinformation.” In a second post on Wednesday, Orbán framed the vote as

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Can BRICS challenge the US-led world order? | Business and Economy

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President Donald Trump has threatened to impose more tariffs on nations aligning themselves with BRICS. The BRICS bloc of developing nations aims to challenge the US-led economic order. In theory, it has the clout to push through reforms to global governance. But critics say the expanded group faces rifts among its members. BRICS leaders have

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South Korea repatriates six North Koreans picked up at sea

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North Koreans’ repatriation comes as South Korea’s newly-elected president is working to improve inter-Korean ties. South Korea has repatriated six North Koreans who were rescued at sea earlier this year after their vessels drifted across the de facto maritime border, Seoul’s Unification Ministry has said. The North Koreans, who were picked up by South Korean

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Donald Trump’s ‘tariff wall’ takes shape around south-east Asia’s factories – Financial Times

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Donald Trump’s ‘tariff wall’ takes shape around south-east Asia’s factories Financial Times ’Shock. Frustration. Anger.’ Trump’s tariff letters roil Asian allies Politico Malaysia calls for stronger inter-ASEAN trade amid tariffs uncertainty Reuters Malaysia’s Anwar warns of weaponised trade as Trump’s tariffs loom Al Jazeera How Trump’s tariff threats could impact relationship between U.S. and Asian allies PBS Source link

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