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Breaking News : Trump to stop legislation which is separating child migrants from their families
On : --BBC: US President Donald Trump has promised action to “keep families together” amid fury over separations of undocumented child migrants from adults.
“I’ll be signing … Read more
Wildlife crime: global seizures and arrests in transcontinental operation
On : --Interpol: An international operation against the illegal trade in wildlife and timber has seen hundreds of seizures worldwide as well as suspects arrested.
Codenamed Thunderstorm … Read more
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza crack down on tax evasion
On : --Ansa/TgCom/Rai Italy’s financial crimes force has identified around a thousand tax evaders accused of dodging more than €2 million a piece in 18 months. Collectively … Read more
Children should be banned from using their mobile phones (UK)
On : --The Telegaph: Children should be banned from using their mobile phones at school, the culture secretary has said.
Condoms, kites, birthday balloons: Silly Gaza weapons could lead to serious war
On : --For over two months, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been flying kites, birthday balloons and inflated latex condoms into Israel, relying on the gentle … Read more
Developing Story: Hungary approves law through which aid given to ‘illegal immigrants’ is criminalised
On : --Euronews: Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved “STOP Soros” legislation, which will criminalise aid given to illegal immigrants.
The ruling right-wing Fidesz party, which has the
… Read morePrince Louis to be christened on 9th July
On : --Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 8-week-old son will be christened on Monday, July 9, Kensington Palace confirmed on Wednesday.
“The Duke and Duchess of … Read more
Tv anchor breaks down during report on ‘tender age’ detention centres
On : --The Guardian : T MSNBC host struggles to get through a segment on her nightly show, describing babies being forcibly removed from their parents and … Read more
Gaza tension escalates
On : --France 24/The Times of Israel: Israeli fighter jets hit 25 targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian … Read more
Italian coastguard ship Diciotti carrying 522 people arrive in Pozzallo on Tuesday night
On : --Ansa/The Local An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 500 migrants, including dozens rescued by the US Navy off Libya last week, arrived on Tuesday … Read more
250 left dead after Libyan air-war
On : --The Washington Post: At least 230 civilians have died in Libya in the chaotic, multiparty air war that has followed the ouster of dictator Moammar … Read more
Pope Francis criticised Trump’s administration policy of separating migrant families – “Populism is not the solution”.
On : --Pope Francis has criticised the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world’s … Read more
Babies and other young children sent to at least three ‘tender age’ shelters
On : --AP: Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three … Read more
Juncker convenes informal working meeting on migration and asylum issues
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The European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker announced that he will be convening an informal working meeting on migration and asylum issues in Brussels … Read more
Prime Minister Conte calls out Salvini on Roma register
On : --Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday criticized Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s plans to create a Roma “register.”
“No one is planning to create files … Read more
Major drink manufacturers experience disruption following shortage of CO2
On : --SkyNews: A shortage of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) across Europe means soft and alcoholic drink makers are scrambling to secure supplies to ensure their products … Read more
Gaza on the “brink of war”
On : --Al Jazeera: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the “most serious escalation” of violence in the Gaza Strip places the besieged enclave on the … Read more
Hungary is to step up its anti-immigration measures with a new 25 percent special tax on aid groups which support migration
On : --Euronews: Hungary is to step up its anti-immigration measures with a new 25 percent special tax on aid groups which support migration.
Prime Minister Viktor … Read more