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As Europe shifts right, governments stiffen migration policies

The success of far-right parties in elections in key European countries is prompting even centrist and left-wing governments to tighten policies on migration, creating cracks in unity and sparking concern among activists.

Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules

The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go to Hungary after its ant-migrant government refused to pay a huge fine for breaking the bloc’s asylum rules.

Western claims over Iran supplying Russia with missiles heighten regional tension, intensify sanctions on it

Recent allegations by Western powers that Iran is supplying Russia with missiles have heightened tensions in the region and given the pretext for an intensification of sanctions by the US and the E3, an informal grouping of countries that includes the UK, France, and Germany.

China sanctions nine US defense firms

China imposed sanctions on nine US defence firms on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, describing the measures as retaliation for Washington's approval of military equipment sales to Taiwan this week.

UK vows to put climate action at heart of foreign policy

Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Tuesday pledged to make action on the climate crisis "central" to British foreign policy.

5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump

Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed by Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he golfed near his Florida club. But the second attack on his life in barely two months is likely to further unsettle an election cycle already marked by upheaval.

Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic, and one in Romania.

Key faces in EU chief von der Leyen's new top team

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will dish out the jobs in her new top team on Tuesday, with EU countries hoping their picks land a juicy post.

Trump blames Biden and Harris 'rhetoric' for assassination bids

Donald Trump on Monday blamed his election rival Kamala Harris and US President Joe Biden after he was targeted in a second apparent assassination attempt, saying their "rhetoric" about him endangering democracy is to blame.

In Photos: Storm Boris unleashes central Europe flooding, toll hits 15

Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 15 people, authorities said Monday as some communities were cut off four days into the disaster.

France nominates foreign minister Sejourne for EU Commission

France will propose Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne to serve on the European Commission after the shock resignation of Brussels heavyweight Thierry Breton, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Monday.

France's Breton quits EU Commission in reappointment row

France's powerful European commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday announced he was quitting his role with immediate effect, claiming EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had sought at the last-minute to bar him from her incoming team.

Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals

Germany will from Monday expand border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members.

Strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 shuts down megacity

Tens of millions of people in Shanghai and across China's densely populated east coast hunkered indoors Monday as the strongest typhoon to hit since 1949 swept in, downing trees and disrupting transport across the region.

Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt, person in custody

Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sunday in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate's campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed.

Venezuela arrests 6 foreigners accused of plotting to kill President Maduro

Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.

Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland

Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.

Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war.

UN chief appoints Retno L.P. Marsudi of Indonesia as Special Envoy on Water

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Retno L.P. Marsudi of Indonesia as his Special Envoy on Water.

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