Trump issues new multi-country travel ban
The president’s executive order restricts bars people from 12 countries, while partially issuing restrictions against nationals from seven others.
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Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again
Northern and Western Europe are the best places in the world to be a journalist, according to a new report.
Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Labour’s decision to grant the geopolitical archipelago to Mauritius has sparked criticism from all sides.
8 migrants perish in the Channel, French police say
More than 40 migrants lost their lives trying to cross the Channel since the start of the year.
‘It’s a human disaster’: the French seaside towns on the frontline of small-boat tragedy
Tuesday’s sinking underlines how security around Calais has led to dinghies launching further along the coast – and taking bigger risks at seaThe local fishing crews had been finishing their long night’s work catching lobster and crab off the northern …
Divided by migration, this tiny Italian community turned into a ghost town
Now the mayor who was responsible for the ‘Global Village’ is plotting for political redemption in the upcoming European election.
Polish border ‘pushbacks’ back in spotlight after pregnant woman’s ordeal
Activists say little has changed in treatment of migrants and refugees under Donald Tusk’s new governmentThe case of a woman from Eritrea who was forced to give birth alone in the forested border area between Poland and Belarus has raised questions abo…
The Arctic Flunkies: EU sanctions 33 of Putin’s people over Navalny’s death in prison
Opposition leader’s “slow killing by the Kremlin regime is a stark reminder of its utter disregard for human life,” top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said.
Somalia signs law ‘nullifying’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port pact
Somalia’s president has signed a law “nullifying” a contentious agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland in a largely symbolic gesture of his government’s displeasure over the deal to grant port access.
[Opinion] Beyond Ukraine and Gaza, an overlooked genocide in Darfur
Bordering Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt, Sudan is in the immediate vicinity of the European neighbourhood and the ongoing war in Africa’s third-largest country, could have worse repercussions than the Libyan coll…
Lampedusa shipwreck: Sirens sound to remember Eritrean victims
An emotional memorial is held for the 368 migrants, mainly from Eritrea, who died 10 years ago.
Eritrean diaspora vow to continue disrupting festivals that ‘promote dictatorship’
Events marred by violence in Sweden, Canada and the US were billed as cultural, but activists say they are militaristic and full of hate speechAfter opponents of the Eritrean government stormed a festival in Stockholm that was allegedly promoting the e…
Scores injured after protesters against Eritrea’s government attack cultural festival in Sweden
An Eritrea-themed cultural festival in a Stockholm suburb took a violent turn on Thursday when about a thousand anti-Eritrean government protesters stormed the event, leaving at least 52 people injured, Swedish media reported.
Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm
Opponents of Eritrean government tore down tents and set cars on fire, with ‘around 100’ people arrestedMore than 50 people have been injured and dozens detained in Stockholm after opponents of the Eritrean government stormed an event in the Swedish ca…