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Report: Migrant Camps are ‘Diabolical’

Investigating the migrant camps in Calais, Northern France, researchers from the University of Birmingham found inhabitants to be inadvertently defecating in their own water supply, and consequently stricken with disease. Describing the camps as “diabolical”, the researchers blamed the people

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Germany Adopts New, Tougher Immigration Rules

Germany has declared Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro safe countries today, making it less likely asylum applications from Balkan will be accepted, and easier for the country to expel individuals with rejected claims. The change heralds a shift in attitude towards the

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Labour Front Bench Rift Opens Over Falkland Islands

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn made waves in the South Atlantic this month because of his view that the Falkland Islands are ‘negotiable’ – yet senior figures close to him are openly expressing dissent. Buenos Aires was not shy in

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Get Assad To The Negotiating Table, Says Merkel

Speaking at the European Union migrant crisis summit in Brussels this morning German chancellor Angela Merkel has called for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to be invited to negotiations. Recognising that one of the key achievements required to slow the flow