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Cameron Forced to Water Down Demands on EU Migrant Benefits

Up to 300,000 Britons will lose entitlement to in-work benefits if David Cameron accepts a Brussels compromise on his call for strict restrictions on European Union (EU) migrant benefits. The prime minister has been warned that is the price Britain will pay if he continues

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Greece Starts Removing Stranded Migrants At Macedonia Border

IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Greek police started removing hundreds of migrants stranded on the Greece Macedonia border and blocking rail traffic on Wednesday, a police official and a Reuters eyewitness said. Some 1,200 people mostly from Pakistan, Morocco and Iran,

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Eleven Migrants Drown Off Greek island: Maritime Police

At least 11 migrants, including five children, drowned and about 10 were missing after their boat sank overnight off the Greek island of Farmakonisi, Greek maritime police said Wednesday. Twenty-six people were saved and a search was under way in

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French Socialists In Panic Retreat From Le Pen Challenge

France’s Socialist Party on Monday said it would pull its candidates out of a third regional poll, that of eastern France, adding to its efforts to create an electoral “barricade” against Marine Le Pen, the party’s chief said on Monday.

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European Union Seeks Help With Migrant Crisis From United States

The European Commission has asked for U.S. assistance in dealing with the migrant crisis, including increased cooperation with American military in the Mediterranean and diplomatic pressure on Gulf states. An internal document prepared by Commission staff and sent to Washington last month —

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Slovenia Called To Consider New Immigration Laws, Burqa Ban

Ban the burqa and enact urgent new immigration laws. That is the simple prescription for social order from Slovenia’s parliamentary opposition as the tiny European nation struggles to cope with the migrant invasion convulsing its borders and interior. A new bill proposed by the

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UN Warns Of Lesbos Chaos As Mediterranean Migrant Crossings Pass 800,000

More than 800,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, the UN said Friday, warning the Greek island of Lesbos especially was overstretched, with thousands, including young children, forced to sleep outside. Since January, 806,000 people

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Berlin Police Raid 10 Sites In Online ‘Hate Speech’ Crackdown

Berlin police say they’ve raided 10 buildings in the German capital as part of a crackdown on hate speech on social media networks. Police said Thursday that the morning raids involved 60 officers, who confiscated smartphones and computers as evidence,

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Merkel Approval Rating Plummets 26 Points

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been looking unusually vulnerable as she prepares to meet the world’s top leaders this week, struggling to slow a huge influx of migrants amid mounting demands to do just that. Merkel’s optimistic

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French Political Elites Panic As Marine Le Pen Gains Ground

Europe’s migrant invasion, coupled with strengthening support for Marine Le Pen’s National Front (NF) is causing panic in French political circles. The situation is perceived as so dire that Prime Minister Manuel Valls is considering alliances between the centre right, and even far