Wilders abandons pursuit of Netherlands PM job – POLITICO

Wilders abandons pursuit of Netherlands PM job – POLITICO

“I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That was not the case,” Wilders said Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter. It would be the first time since 1982 that the leader of the winning party in a Dutch general election didn’t become prime minister. Wilders said his decision had … Read more

276 Indians back from France, questioned on arrival | Latest News India

276 Indians back from France, questioned on arrival | Latest News India

Mumbai/Chandigarh/Ahmedabad: Two hundred and seventy-six Indians, who were headed to Nicaragua and stopped in France over fears of human trafficking, landed in a charter A340 Airbus aircraft at Mumbai airport early on Tuesday after being detained at Vatry airport near Paris for four days. Passengers of a charter aircraft, which was grounded in France for … Read more

Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks

Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with the Biden administration over the direction of border security talks. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was on the phone constantly with administration officials questioning why the Senate negotiations did not include any meaningful consideration of providing pathways to … Read more

Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid

Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials were laboring Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by agreeing to Senate Republican demands to bolster U.S.-Mexico border policies, with urgency setting in as Congress prepared to depart Washington with the impasse unresolved. The White House was racing to lock in … Read more

More EU countries threaten to close Russian borders amid migrant surge – POLITICO

More EU countries threaten to close Russian borders amid migrant surge – POLITICO

A growing number of asylum seekers arriving on the EU’s eastern frontier is forcing Baltic countries to consider border closures with Russia, due to fears the Kremlin is weaponizing desperate people to create a migration crisis on the Continent. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are increasingly concerned after Finland last week shut all of its crossings … Read more

‘Crack’ squad of AI experts to be set up to tackle benefit fraud, asylum backlogs and the bloated civil service

‘Crack’ squad of AI experts to be set up to tackle benefit fraud, asylum backlogs and the bloated civil service

Around 30 specialists from across tech industry and academia to be assembled  A ‘crack’ squad of artificial intelligence experts will be brought in by the Government to tackle benefit fraud, asylum backlogs and the bloated civil service, the deputy prime minister has announced. Around 30 specialists from across the tech industry and academia are being … Read more

Far-right surge upends German state elections – POLITICO

Far-right surge upends German state elections – POLITICO

In two German state elections that are seen as a bellwether of the national mood, the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, surged while the three parties that make up the country’s federal coalition government suffered significant losses. Conservative forces won clear victories in both the states of Bavaria and Hesse. In Bavaria, the Christian … Read more

Chicago migrants: Mayor Johnson to brief city council members on migrant plan, including use of ‘base camps,’ sources say

Chicago migrants: Mayor Johnson to brief city council members on migrant plan, including use of ‘base camps,’ sources say

CHICAGO (WLS) — As more buses carrying migrants arrive in Chicago, city council members are preparing for a detailed briefing with Mayor Brandon Johnson about his specific plan to shelter them, sources said. In an exclusive television interview with ABC7, Johnson revealed part of his plan to move migrants from police stations into what he … Read more