German chancellor Angela Merkel’s political party rocked by members’ neo-Nazi link allegations

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There have been several recent far-right terrorist attacks in Germany. Angela Merkel’s center-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has been rocked by accusations that several of its officials maintain ties to far-right, survivalist groups with neo-Nazi links. These allegations come as Germany has … Read More

Germany: CDU rejects calls to bring thousands of refugee children from Greek camps

Two German parties are at loggerheads over how to deal with overcrowded migrant camps in Greece. The Greens are urging the government to come to the aid of 4,000 children, while the CDU said it is “not a solution.” Migrant … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 December 2019

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Greetings from Tyler, Whoever heard of THIRTY feet of snow?  That’s what they’re dealing with in Iceland, where they’ve never seen the like.  Snow was supposed to have been a thing of the past, something the youthful generation would only … Read More

Pope calls for refugee camps of ‘slavery and torture’ to close

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called for the closing of migrant detention camps in Libya on Thursday, saying they were rife with torture and slavery. Francis, who has made a defense of migrants and refugees a key part of … Read More

Brexit Britain Is Still the Promised Land for Desperate Migrants

Kurdish-speaking migrants line up for food in Dunkirk, on Dec. 19. Photographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Night is falling on the small Belgian town of Gembloux and with the darkness comes another shot at completing an epic … Read More

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