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The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Pope Francis mention of the Mediterranean Sea as a migrant “graveyard” cannot be construed to refer to Russia.

The UK Health Secretary has told Brits not to change their holiday plans, but avoided promising there wouldn’t be a lockdown this Christmas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Friday he recently received intelligence that Russian-backed actors are planning a “coup d’etat in Ukraine” to overthrow his presidency, according to the state-owned Ukrinform news agency.

Redesigning organisms for other purposes is a new field of scientific endeavor known as synthetic biology. According to a report by the World Economic Forum, expect to see (and hear) more about it as scientists look to reset humanity’s future and the “bio-economy” on the back of coronavirus vaccine research.

Top EU migration officials are holding an emergency meeting Sunday in the French port of Calais to find ways to fight migrant smuggling.

An African migrant was found dead in the Italian border city of Ventimiglia this week, with investigators believing he was stabbed to death. 

Matteo Salvini said that the demographic problems facing Italy and other Western nations cannot be solved through mass migration

The German Bishops’ Conference has “emphatically” called on all Catholics to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, calling the measure a “moral duty.”

Pope Francis said Saturday that in dealing with migration problems government leaders must combine “healthy realism” with “respect for people’s dignity.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reintroduced the mask mandates for shops and public transport in response to the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant, despite the requirements only being lifted in July.

The Notre Dame Cathedral looks set to become a super-woke Disneyland-style “theme park” under new renovation plans.

Smuggling organizations this year have netted £58 Million for helping migrants cross the English Channel in boats from France.

A senior Irish medical official has claimed that he never called schools safe environments with regards to Covid-19, despite previously saying they were.

Cardinal Sarah called on Europe to develop Africa to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, warning Europe is on a path to “self-destruction.”  

New restrictions were being slapped on travel as the world scurried Saturday to contain the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Pope Francis lamented the often “hostile” reception given to migrants in Europe and elsewhere in a video message sent Saturday to prepare his upcoming visit to Cyprus and Greece.

England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has suggested that Britons would accept fresh restrictions, after 20 months of on-and-off lockdowns and social distancing.

Children being treated for transgender issues at a Swedish hospital have allegedly suffered severe injuries as a result of puberty blockers.

Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko told migrants gathered at the Polish border they have a “right” to enter the European Union.

Climate crazies Extinction Rebellion have blockaded a number of Amazon warehouses in the UK on Black Friday, the company’s busiest day of the year.

The incoming German leftist coalition government is set to increase immigration by increasing family member chain migration.

UK Asylum claims have surged to their highest level in 20 years amid the ongoing Channel Migrant Crisis, according to government data.

The EU border agency Frontex reported that in the first ten months of 2021, illegal crossings into the bloc have increased by 70 per cent.

The Girl Guides reportedly appointed a man who identifies as a woman who had posted a photo of himself online wearing a bondage outfit…

Tony Blair’s former home secretary says he fears if a Labour government opts to make mass migration easier, voters may revolt and “Nigel Farage might end up being prime minister”.

Police officers in the Austrian region of Vorarlberg have written a letter attacking the government’s mandatory vaccine policy, while police officials have accused them of violating their oaths.

A poll has found that the majority of Germans are in favour of making vaccination against the Chinese coronavirus compulsory.

Pope Francis will once again shuttle migrants back to Italy after his upcoming visit to Cyprus, the Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday.

CALAIS, France (AP) — French fishing crews blocked French ports and ferry traffic across the English Channel on Friday to disrupt the flow of goods to the U.K., in a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licenses.

The global demand for luxury private jets is booming as elites ignore irregular commercial travel options and fly their own way as coronavirus restrictions linger around the world.

French officials have lashed out after an open letter to President Macron regarding the Channel Migrant Crisis was published online, disinviting British Home Secretary Priti Patel from scheduled talks.

Poland remains under attack from Belarus, with a group of at least 200 migrants making an attempt to storm the nation Wednesday night.

Boldness, courage, and a willingness to take risks are essential qualities of the Christian life, Pope Francis said in a video address Thursday evening.

England has seen a major rise in the number of children being educated at home, with concerns regarding health and philosophy cited.

The UK announced that it was banning flights from South Africa and five other southern African countries effective at noon on Friday, and that anyone who had recently arrived from those countries would be asked to take a coronavirus test.

A Lithuanian MP said “communism is a plague” after the latest round of threats from Beijing over the opening of a de-facto Taiwan embassy.