MORE THAN 50,000 UNACCOMPANIED CHILD MIGRANTS WENT MISSING IN EUROPE: SURVEY

Wed 01 May 2024: More than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants went missing after arriving in Europe, a survey by a European journalism project revealed Tuesday. “Italy has the highest number of registered missing unaccompanied minors, with 22,899, followed by Austria (20,077), Belgium (2,241), Germany (2,005), and Switzerland (1,226),” according to the Lost in Europe project, […]

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“POLITICS CAN BE A BRUTAL BUSINESS”: HUMZA YOUSAF RESIGNS AS SCOTLAND’S FIRST MINISTER

Mon 29 April 2024: As the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the country’s first minister, Humza Yousaf has resigned. The move comes shortly after Yousaf broke up the SNP’s coalition with the Scottish Greens, which led to the opposition parties putting up two no-confidence motions that Yousaf was predicted to lose. “I […]

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EUROPE STEPS UP MILITARY SUPPORT TO UKRAINE IN FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA

Sat 27  April 2024: More than two years after Russia began a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Kyiv has recaptured 54% of occupied territory. But counteroffensive efforts have stalled amid Moscow’s advancements on the eastern and southern fronts. The war-torn country would not be able to manage to fight off the Russians without military aid from other countries. The EU‘s 27 members […]

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FRANCE POLICE CLEAR MIGRANT CAMPS AHEAD OF OLYMPIC GAMES

Fri 26  April 2024: French authorities have been conducting evictions of migrants and refugees from areas in the capital Paris, apparently in preparation for the country’s hosting of the Olympic Games in three months. In recent weeks, police and gendarmes in Paris have been seen entering and clearing makeshift camps located throughout the city, such […]

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SHOPLIFTING OFFENCES RISE TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN UK WITH ALMOST 1,200 OFFENCES A DAY

CCTV footage shows group of girls stealing croissants in East Sussex on 18 July, 2022 Fri 26  April 2024: There is currently an alarming rise in criminal activity in the United Kingdom, including record-breaking rates of shoplifting and property and a commercial robberies. The UK saw a record high of nearly 1,200 shoplifting incidents each […]

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“WAR FOOTING”: UK TO BOOST DEFENSE SPENDING TO 2.5% BY 2030, SAYS PM SUNAK

Wed 24 April 2024: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that he has fully funded plans to increase defense spending every year to 2.5% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2030. At a news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a military base in Poland, Sunak declared Britain’s commitment to bolstering […]

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TRUMP HAS SLIGHT EDGE OVER BIDEN IN U.S. SWING STATES – POLLS

Wed 24 April 2024: Seven U.S. states are likely to decide the outcome of the U.S. presidential election between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican president Donald Trump in November – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. These states – known as swing states because they swing between Democratic and Republican candidates – play a critical role in determining […]

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UK SET TO BAN TOBACCO SALES FOR A ‘SMOKE-FREE’ GENERATION. WILL IT WORK?

Sun 21 April 2024: Britain is set to impose tough measures to stub out smoking, which has emerged as one of the biggest causes of cancer deaths in the country. Parliament approved the government’s “historic” plans to create a “smoke-free” generation on Tuesday in a bid to reduce the number of people dying from smoking-related […]

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KREMLIN WARNS OF ‘IRREPARABLE DAMAGE’ AS US PLANS TO USE FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS FOR UKRAINE

Sun 21 April 2024: Moscow warned that a US decision to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine will cause “irreparable damage” to America’s image, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday. In response to a US decision to use the assets to benefit Ukraine, Peskov said the confiscation would also scare off Russian investors. Peskov evaluated […]

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