Category: Asylum seeker
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Syrian rebels name interim PM as Middle East nations say Israel ‘exploiting’ Assad’s downfall
A new PM and warnings from Israel – what happened today in Syria?published at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December Image source, Reuters We’re going to be pausing our live coverage for the day, but before we do so, here’s a recap of the third day since the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria.…
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UK could face terror ‘reckoning’ amid Middle East war fears, MI6 chief warns
Britain could face a new “reckoning” with terrorists radicalised by war in the Middle East, the head of MI6 has warned. Intelligence chief Sir Richard Moore, in a speech in Paris, admitted the “menace of terrorism has not gone away”. And Sir Richard said the war in Gaza and the “terrible loss of innocent life…
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Facing the fear of water: Refugees learn to swim in Lesbos
Many refugees who end up on the Greek island are traumatised by water. A swimming programme helps them embrace the sea. Renia Voyatzi, a volunteer coordinator, emerges from the water at the end of a swimming session [Giacomo Sini/Al Jazeera] Renia Voyatzi, a volunteer coordinator, emerges from the water at the end of a swimming…
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Musk, Huckabee, Noem: Who has Trump picked for his second term?
United States President-elect Donald Trump has wasted little time in choosing officials to take up key roles in his incoming administration. Just days after his resounding election victory on November 5, Trump has named a handful of advisers and political allies to serve in various posts, including White House chief of staff. Trump’s early appointments…
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Asylum seeker ‘upset’ at age review before death
An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child the day before, an inquest has heard. Amir Safi was seen “ambling” up an M1 slip road in Nottinghamshire before being found with multiple bone fractures and a…
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Total fury as Syrian asylum seeker pushes 91-year-old widow down the stairs
Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Life & Style UK World Politics Royal US Weather Science History Weird Nature Sunday InYourArea The asylum seeker and convicted rapist is facing deportation after pushing his victim down a flight of stairs at a Swedish…
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Harris vows to end ‘drama and conflict’ in politics during final pitch to voters
Trump told a roundtable earlier that he’s the ‘best border president’published at 23:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October While we wait for Donald Trump’s rally in Allentown, we’re going back to his earlier engagement in Pennsylvania, a roundtable in Drexel Hill. “This is supposed to be just a little group… it’s a lot of people…
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Politics latest: Taxes likely to rise beyond scope of PM’s manifesto – as speculation mounts ahead of budget day
Taxes will be going up in budget – and beyond what was said in the manifesto Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby has been giving us her analysis after speaking to the prime minister last night UK time – and now with the benefit of a bit more insight from government insiders. In his interview, the prime…
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Tory peer ‘regrets’ anti-immigration rhetoric
BBC Lord Timothy Kirkhope was immigration minister for two years until 1997 before his role as an MEP representing Yorkshire and the Humber A former immigration minister has said he “regrets” the former Conservative government’s Stop The Boats rhetoric which he believes was used to inflame this summer’s riots. A banner emblazoned with the slogan,…
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Islamic Centre Head Leaves Germany After Deportation Order
By AFP – Agence France Presse September 11, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size The former head of an Islamic centre in Germany banned for its alleged links to extremist groups has left the country after being served with a deportation order, local authorities said Wednesday. Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh, who was the head of…
