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Brussels to facilitate asylum seekers return to non-EU countries

May 21, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], May 21: The European Commission wants to simplify the process of returning asylum seekers to safe countries outside the European Union, even if they have only briefly travelled through them, in an effort to expedite asylum procedures.

UK ramps up pressure on Israel over actions in Gaza, West Bank

May 21, 2025

Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks

May 21, 2025

Australia to stay tariff-free for Pacific Islands struggling with aid cuts, says foreign minister

May 21, 2025

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EU countries adopt four sets of new Russia sanctions

May 21, 2025

Moscow [Russia], May 21: The EU adopted four sets of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, including a 17th package targeting Moscow's shadow fleet, and measures related to...

Rains halt search for gold miners after deadly Indonesian landslide

May 20, 2025

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 20: Torrential rains have forced Indonesian rescuers to suspend their efforts to find 14 missing gold miners after a landslide in the remote east of the country...

WHO in financial crisis after US withdrawal

May 20, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], May 20: The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a shortfall of $1.7 billion over the next two years, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on...