The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has struck down a challenge from Hungary and Slovakia over the bloc’s mandatory refugee quota policy. The ruling is a victory for Brussels, Paris and Berlin. The EU’s top court on Wednesday dismissed a … Read More
Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hold her ground in a television debate ahead of German elections, under attack from her Social Democrat (SPD) rival on refugee policy, ties with Turkey and her handling of US President Donald Trump. Merkel … Read More
The trauma of conflict is so overpowering that people often do not wish to return home. They deserve a humane response. Two years ago this month, the image of Aylan, a Kurdish toddler washed up on one of Turkey’s sandy … Read More
Two years ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel uttered her now famous refugee crisis mantra, “we can do this.” She no longer uses that phrase, but it still speaks volumes about Germany, says DW’s Christoph Strack. “A year like that cannot and … Read More
Under a new system, African leaders have agreed to register ‘vulnerable’ would-be migrants before they can seek asylum in Europe. More than 1.5 million migrants have surged into Europe since 2015. Now European leaders and their African counterparts are working … Read More
With re-election a month away, German chancellor says she’d do it all ‘the same way again’ while urging other EU countries to step up. Despite the massive problems that allowing hundreds of thousands of refugees into her country over the … Read More
A knife-wielding man has been shot dead in the center of Brussels after authorities said he attacked a group of soldiers. The prosecutor’s office confirmed the soldiers shot and killed the man in the Belgian capital. The incident is being … Read More
The war cycles continue to ramp-up across the globe. And this latest wave of geopolitical unrest continues to rise at an unsettling pace. Just like my mentor and friend, Larry Edelson, predicted. Long before Larry passed away early this year, … Read More
AFTER the United Nations lifted sanctions imposed on Libya in 2003, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi set off to improve relations with Europe. He knew that the two most important cards he held were oil money and migration. He knew that … Read More
Publication of action plan for governments is response to what Vatican sees as one of biggest global challenges of 21st century. Pope Francis has issued a 20-point action plan to governments on refugees and migrants to try to galvanise their … Read More