Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings

Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings

[1/5]The screen in the Danish Parliament, Folketinget, shows the result after a vote for a new law against inappropriate treatment of writings of importance to religious communities, in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7, 2023. After a debate lasting several hours, the law against the inappropriate… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more COPENHAGEN, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Denmark’s … Read more

Britain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration

Britain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration

[1/2]A sign is seen at the arrivals passport control area of Terminal 5, at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/files Acquire Licensing Rights PM Sunak says Britain taking ‘radical’ action on migration Government aims for 300,000 fewer migrants than last year Higher minimum salary for skilled workers announced Unions raise concern over … Read more

Dutch politician Wilders vows ‘I will be prime minister’ on X

Dutch politician Wilders vows ‘I will be prime minister’ on X

Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party, Geert Wilders gestures as he meets with members of his party at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights AMSTERDAM, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Veteran Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders on Saturday … Read more

Police still probing cause of fiery car crash at US-Canada border

Police still probing cause of fiery car crash at US-Canada border

[1/2]A Customs and Border Protection officer watches as a vehicle burns at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada, in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. November 22, 2023 in a still image from video. Courtesy Saleman Alwishah via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 23 (Reuters) – U.S. police said on Thursday they were still … Read more

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

HELSINKI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from midnight on Friday in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the month, more than 600 people without … Read more

Dutch election: Wilders’ far-right party set for gains

Dutch election: Wilders’ far-right party set for gains

Dutch will get first new PM in over a decade Polls indicate at least three parties still battle for top spot Talks to form coalition government usually take months Far-right, left, up in recent polls AMSTERDAM, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Voters in the Netherlands cast their ballots on Wednesday in a close election which opinion … Read more

Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return

Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return

Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HELSINKI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Finland said on Monday it had become impossible to return asylum seekers who did not meet the criteria for protection and said that … Read more

Australia signs security, migration pact with Pacific’s Tuvalu

Australia signs security, migration pact with Pacific’s Tuvalu

[1/2]A man riding a motorbike is seen reflected in a puddle of water in Funafuti, Tuvalu, August 13, 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikasvia via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Australia announced on Friday a security guarantee to the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate … Read more

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct 31 (Reuters) – As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. “We’d live here our whole life if they didn’t send us back,” said the 35-year-old Afghan national, who was … Read more

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) smiles as he reacts to the applause of members of the House after being elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the … Read more