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Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 18 October, 2024

Judges’ decision on 12 men held in Italian migration hub in Albania also casts doubt on EU’s hardline plans

The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be transferred to Italy, a court has ruled, in a heavy blow to a controversial deal between the far-right Rome government and Tirana aimed at curbing migrant arrivals.

The decision also casts further doubt on the feasibility and legality of plans by the EU, discussed on Thursday , to explore ways of establishing migrant processing and detention centres outside the bloc as part of a new hardline approach to migration .

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North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to fight Ukraine, says Seoul

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 18 October, 2024

Russian navy ships reportedly transferred 1,500 forces to Vladivostok, where they are being trained

South Korea’s intelligence agency said on Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine, a development that could intensify the standoff between North Korea and the west.

In a statement on its website , the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said that Russian navy ships transferred 1,500 North Korean special operation forces to the port city of Vladivostok between 8 and 13 October and were now undergoing training.

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Man appears in court charged with Belfast murder of Mary Ward

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 18 October, 2024

Ward’s body was found at her home and Ahmed Abdirahman was arrested in Dublin

A man has appeared in a Dublin court charged with the murder of Mary Ward in Belfast.

The 22-year-old was found dead at her home on 1 October with neck wounds. Her body was found after police officers went to her house, but she was last seen alive on 25 September, according to police.

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Les voyages en avion en Europe du Nord pourraient être perturbés par l’armée russe

news.movim.eu / Numerama • 18 October, 2024

Des compagnies aériennes se plaignent du brouillage des signaux GPS en Europe du Nord opéré par l'armée russe. La situation reste stable, mais des avions ont dû retarder leurs vols à cause de ces interférences.

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Russia seeks to ban ‘propaganda’ promoting childfree lifestyles

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 18 October, 2024

People could face fines of up to 400,000 rubles, as data suggests birthrate has slid to lowest level in quarter of a century

A law that would ban “propaganda” seeking to champion a childfree lifestyle has cleared its first hurdle in Russia’s lower house of parliament, gaining unanimous approval among lawmakers for a bill promoted as a means to increase the country’s birthrate.

The new legislation sets out fines for those deemed to be discouraging people from having children, as official data released last month suggested Russia’s birthrate had slid to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, a slump exacerbated by the country’s ageing population and Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

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Baby dies after boat capsizes in attempted Channel crossing

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 18 October, 2024

French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant

A baby died after a boat carrying people in the Channel towards Britain capsized off the French coast, local coastguards have said.

The incident happened on Thursday night when 65 people were rescued after an overloaded boat started to sink off the coast of Wissant in northern France. Some people were in the water when rescuers arrived. An unconscious baby was found in the water and was later declared dead.

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Valentino steals the show in Paris with Alessandro Michele at the helm

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 29 September, 2024

Ex-Gucci star brings 70s haute bourgeoisie ladies in trailing chiffons and Gen Z boys in tattoos and pearls to the runway

Valentino was the hottest ticket of this Paris fashion week, and the show had a sense of occasion to match.

A vast floor was laid with smashed mirror tiles, glittering like a ballroom after an earthquake. Five hundred armchairs and a smattering of glowing lamps lay beneath a shroud of white sheets, as if a grand house had been locked up for a long winter. The house of Valentino was shaking off the cobwebs for a new era and hitting the dancefloor.

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Far-right Freedom party winning Austrian election, first results show

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 29 September, 2024

Party projected to beat centre-right People’s party by three points, surpassing expectations

Preliminary results from Austria’s general election showed the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) winning the most votes for the first time in the postwar period as it rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living. It was projected to beat the co-ruling centre-right People’s party (ÖVP) by three points, surpassing expectations.

Data reported on public television indicated the FPÖ, which campaigned hard on a pledge of “remigration” of undesired immigrants, had taken about 29.1% of the vote, comfortably ahead of the ÖVP of chancellor Karl Nehammer on 26.2%. The opposition Social Democratic party scored its worst ever result – about 20.4% – while the liberal NEOS drew about 8.8%. Despite devastating flooding this month from Storm Boris bringing the climate crisis to the fore, the Greens, junior partners in the government coalition, tallied just 8.6%.

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Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 29 September, 2024

Two countries agree to modifications beneath Matterhorn peak, one of Europe’s highest summits

Switzerland and Italy have redrawn a border that traverses an Alpine peak as melting glaciers shift the historically defined frontier.

The two countries agreed to the modifications beneath the Matterhorn peak, one of the highest summits in Europe, which straddles Switzerland’s Zermatt region and Italy’s Aosta Valley.