Austria’s National Parliament has approved a new package of legal reforms aimed at making the deportation of foreign offenders easier and reducing pressure on the country’s overcrowded prison system. The legislation is scheduled to take effect on 1 November and has sparked a political debate over public safety, rehabilitation and prison conditions. Justice Minister Anna […]
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A Singapore-flagged container ship has sunk in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by an unknown projectile, in the latest attack on commercial shipping in one of the world’s most important waterways, reported by BBC News. Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority said all 21 crew members of the GFS Pride were evacuated after Tuesday’s […]
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Germany Begins Revoking Syrian Refugees’ Status Germany has begun revoking the refugee status of some Syrians as Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushes for their return to a country transformed by the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, reported by Heute. According to the German tabloid Bild, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has started sending […]
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KABUL: A senior European Union envoy has held talks with Afghanistan’s foreign minister on security, humanitarian assistance and political cooperation, as the two sides explore ways to expand engagement despite the EU’s lack of formal recognition of Afghanistan’s authorities. Thomas Frellesen, the EU’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi as part […]
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STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s political deadlock deepened on Tuesday after Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson admitted that her second attempt to form a government had failed, nearly a month after the country’s parliamentary election. Speaking at a news conference, Andersson said negotiations with the three other parties in the centre-left bloc had reached an impasse. Although progress […]
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BRUSSELS: Europe’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is still causing severe disruption at the borders of the Schengen area, with travellers facing waits of up to five hours at peak times, airport and airline groups have warned. Nearly six months after the system was fully introduced, there is little sign of improvement. The European airport association […]
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RIYADH: The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has warned civilians to leave a fuel facility in Sanaa ahead of what it described as a targeted operation, raising fears of renewed military activity in the Yemeni capital, reported by Arab News. The coalition’s joint forces command issued the warning on Tuesday, calling on residents […]
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VIENNA: Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) is hoping that its no-confidence motion against the federal government, which it plans to introduce at the upcoming session of the National Council, will win support beyond the opposition benches, acccording to ORF News. “Perhaps the free mandate should also be invoked,” FPÖ Secretary-General Christian Hafenecker told a press conference […]
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NICOSIA: Greek Cyprus is preparing to take Türkiye’s proposed undersea gas pipeline to Turkish Cyprus before European Union foreign ministers, arguing that the project violates its sovereignty and casts doubt on Ankara’s stated ambition to one day join the bloc. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said he would brief his EU counterparts on a memorandum of […]
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined French high school students on Tuesday as they protested for better learning conditions, adding her voice to a movement that has spread across the country. Thunberg, who rose to fame as a teenager leading school strikes for climate action, appeared outside the Paul Eluard high school in Saint-Denis, the […]
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