BERLIN (AA) – A Christmas speech by a local politician from Germany’s conservative CDU party has led to outrage and disbelief. Udo Witschas, the district administrator from Bautzen in the German state of Saxony, said in the speech that he did not want to “bleed school or recreational sports for this asylum policy,” referring to [&h...
BERLIN (AA) – Hundreds of right-wing extremists are wanted for arrest in Germany, the Berlin-based Taz newspaper reported Wednesday. As of Sept. 30, there were open arrest warrants for 674 people from the far-right spectrum, the Interior Ministry said in response to a parliamentary inquiry made by the radical leftist opposition party The...
LONDON (AA) – More than 400 migrants were illegally detained at removal centers, internal government emails have revealed, according to a local media report. Home Office emails obtained by the BBC said their detention was “no longer legal” and authorities were required to move them “to hotels ASAP.” The detention centers were used to keep [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Wednesday for a restructured European Parliament amid an ongoing corruption case involving a high-ranking European parliamentarian. “The swamp should be drained,” Orban told reporters at an annual press conference, adding that Hungarians want the parliament to consi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ukraine is preparing to take official steps to prove that Russia’s presence on the UN Security Council is “illegal” and to have it removed from the body, Kyiv has announced. “Ukraine is now preparing for official steps that will prove Russia’s illegal presence in the UN Security Council and l...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The delivery of a US-made Patriot air defense system to Ukraine will “significantly” bolster Kyiv’s ability to defend its skies amid relentless Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Speaking at the White House alongside President Joe Biden, Zelenskyy said the system i...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The EU ambassadors have adopted a compromise text on visa liberalization for Kosovo ahead of the final adoption by the EU Council, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU said. “The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU brings Kosovo one step further on its European path,” it […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Due to Europe’s perception of the Muslim Balkan country, Bosnia and Herzegovina is unlikely to become a member of the European Union anytime soon, according to Admir Lisica, a political researcher on the region. “I honestly believe that Bosnia and Herzegovina will not become a member of the European Union for [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – France footballers Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni were target of racist abuse following their World Cup final defeat to Argentina on Sunday. Attacker Coman and midfielder Tchouameni both made missteps in the final. Both found themselves the target of online racist abuse after the game. German powerhouse Bayern Munic...
BERLIN (AA) – A German court has found a 97-year-old woman guilty of complicity in killings of more than 10,000 people at a Nazi camp. Irmgard Furchner, known as the “secretary of evil,” was given a two-year suspended sentence by the court in the northern town of Itzehoe. Furchner was 18 years old when she […]
