Wed 25 June 2025: Police in Germany have launched a nationwide operation targeting suspected authors of online hate speech and incitement, according to information obtained by dpa. More than 170 operations are planned, coordinated by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). The suspects are accused of incitement to hatred and insulting politicians, among other things. The investigations focus on […]
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Wed 25 June 2025: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday said he is “optimistic” that member states will agree on a new defense spending target of 5% of GDP, meeting the US expectations for a stronger European contribution to collective defense. Speaking ahead of a NATO leaders’ meeting in The Hague, Rutte said that […]
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Tue 24 June 2025: The UN refugee agency on Tuesday projected that 2.5 million refugees will need resettlement in 2026, according to its newly released report, amid shrinking quotas. While the figure remains substantial, it marks a decline from the 2.9 million estimated for 2025 — largely due to voluntary returns by Syrian refugees. “We are seeing […]
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Tue 24 June 2025: Dissenting justice warns court actions expose ‘thousands to the risk of torture or death’. A divided Supreme Court has allowed the administration of United States President Donald Trump to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homeland, lifting a court order that requires they get a chance to […]
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Tue 24 June 2025: A ceasefire between Israel and Iran came into effect at 0400GMT Tuesday following hours of intensified mutual hostilities. Iran’s IRGC said that a total of 11 retaliatory missiles were fired in five salvos on Israel in the hours leading up to the ceasefire. According to the Israeli emergency medical service (MDA), […]
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Mon 23 June 2025: UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Monday announced a “rapid national investigation” into English maternity services after a string of scandals over 15 years. Streeting said he was ordering the probe having heard many “deeply painful stories of trauma, loss, and a lack of basic compassion — caused by failures in NHS (National […]
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Sat 21 June 2025: There is a Fox News headline that goes like this: Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to give medal back Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation medal. While the Fox News headline […]
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Fri 20 June 2025: British members of parliament will debate and vote Friday on the final stage of a bill that could legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales. The bill, introduced by Labour lawmaker Kim Leadbeater, would allow adults with a terminal diagnosis and six months or less to live […]
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Fri 20 June 2025: Marking World Refugee Day, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday sounded the alarm over the rising number of forcibly displaced people and the growing challenges they face amid shrinking humanitarian aid. “Record numbers of men, women and children – over 122 million people worldwide – have been uprooted […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: The US announced on Wednesday that it has resumed processing student visa applications for foreign nationals, with a new requirement that applicants provide access to their social media accounts for official review. The State Department lifted the May suspension of student visa processing and issued new guidance to diplomatic posts around […]
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