Under 9,000 people requested asylum in Germany last month, down from 19,785 in October 2024, according to Bild The number of new asylum requests in Germany has been “plummeting” this year in comparison to 2024, Bild has reported, citing the latest data it had obtained. The nation received around half…
The Maldives has prohibited anyone born after January 1, 2007 from buying or using tobacco The Republic of Maldives has banned smoking for individuals born on or after January 1, 2007, becoming the second country in the world after New Zealand to implement a generational prohibition on tobacco. According to…
The US-led military bloc reportedly faces a military mobility crisis due to bureaucratic hurdles and poor planning NATO member states would need several weeks to deploy forces to Ukraine in the event of an escalation of the conflict with Russia, Euractiv reported, citing analysts and military sources. European bureaucracy reportedly…
Washington’s anti-drug campaign off Venezuela’s coast is the only way to oust “illegitimate” Nicolas Maduro, Maria Corina Machado has said The US military buildup off Venezuela’s coast could help bring about regime change, opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate this year signaled she would welcome…
The US and Chinese presidents met this week at the APEC summit in South Korea US President Donald Trump has said his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, earlier this week will pave the way for lasting peace between the nations. The two leaders met for the first time…
South Karelia’s economy has shrunk and unemployment has risen after Helsinki shut all crossings with its eastern neighbor The Finnish region of South Karelia has been losing an estimated €1 million ($1.2 million) in tourist income every day since the country closed its border with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Saturday….
The measure is aimed at curbing disorderly conduct by teenagers A limited five-night curfew has been imposed for all people under 18 in Washington, DC, following a large fight between groups of teenagers on Halloween. All minors must remain indoors from 11pm to 6am Saturday to Wednesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser…
Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran will not bow to US pressure to abandon its nuclear program Iran will not stop uranium enrichment, regardless of the pressure from the US and its allies, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Saturday that the US and Israeli airstrikes…
Supplying the US-made cruise missiles to Kiev will not help end the conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Supplying US-made long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine will not help end the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. She made the remarks after CNN reported that the…
Two suspects were detained after the attack in central England, police have said Multiple people were stabbed on a train near Cambridge in East England on Saturday, police have said. Two suspects have been detained. Ambulances and armed units were dispatched to the scene around 7:40pm local time. “Armed officers…