German Protestant Church council chairwoman criticizes asylum debate

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UK looks at handing asylum seeker housing contracts back to local councils

Exploratory talks follow criticism of private outsourcing groups and concern about their high profits

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White supremacist stabbed asylum seeker in hotel

Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel in Worcestershire.

German carmaker Audi holding talks with works council after struggles

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German Cabinet approves laws to implement EU asylum reform

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Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'

Poland’s president has condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.”

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Volkswagen's employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants

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Volkswagen's employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants

The head of Volkswagen's works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany

World - ABC News - October 28

Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner

Germany has protested to Iran over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces

World - ABC News - October 29

German police probe anti-Semitic calls at Hanover peace protest

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Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests

Donors and alumni cut gifts to west’s wealthiest university by 14% to below $1bn with endowment fund taking brunt of hit

World - Financial Times - October 17

'Sorry I have a German passport' - Tuchel hopes he can win over critics

Newly appointed England head coach Thomas Tuchel says he wants to make the nation's "dream come true" at the 2026 World Cup.

Salmond got respectful send-off he deserved - Alba chairwoman

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh was in North Macedonia with the former first minister before his death earlier this month.

Asylum hotel rioter dies in prison

Peter Lynch was serving two year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorder

Tourism hotspot cuts council tax on second homes

Councillors vote to cut council tax premium, six months after a higher rate of 200% was brought in.

More councils hit by pro-Russia cyber attack

The unitary authority says its website is down due to a cyber attack affecting several councils.

Haiti's Ruling Council Fires Acting Prime Minister

The poorest country in the Americas has been rocked by political turmoil since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

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First migrants arrive at Italian asylum centre in Albania

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Greece sceptical about EU outsourcing asylum seekers

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Italy-Albania deal cannot be replicated for entire bloc

Business - Financial Times - October 17

UK gives asylum to son of Singapore founder over persecution claims

Lee Hsien Yang has alleged he faced oppression back home from the government his brother had led.

Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge

It's understood the men have been sent to places including Cardiff, Wolverhampton and Bristol.

Church bell rings after 150 years of silence

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King Charles begins Australia tour with church service

King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a six-day tour of Australia, their first since the King ascended to the throne.

Harris’s Faith, Inside and Outside the Black Church

Her biography embodies the multifaith, pluralistic and increasingly secular America she is bidding to lead.

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Alex Salmond laid to rest in funeral near family home

A private service has been held at Strichen Parish Church in Aberdeenshire.

Church covered up 'abhorrent' abuse, report finds

John Smyth QC's abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years, a report concludes.

Bishop says Welby's position in Church is untenable

Justin Welby said he should have more rigorously followed up the details of John Smyth's abuse in 2013.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.

Abuse survivors call for further Church of England resignations

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down over a damning report into abuse.

Church at precarious moment after Welby resignation

Justin Welby behaved like a politician and in some ways has faced the downfall of one, writes religion editor Aleem Maqbool.

The ‘mother-in-law’ of German coalitions

Leftist politician Sahra Wagenknecht has emerged as kingmaker in Germany’s eastern regional governments

World - Financial Times - November 4

How the UN Human Rights Council promotes dictatorships over human rights

The UN Human Rights Council has elected some of the world's most oppressive regimes, including Qatar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, to its membership, leading to a mockery of its ...

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Mayor and 15 others killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon council meeting

Sixteen people are dead following air strikes on municipal buildings in the city of Nabatieh.

U.N. Security Council Urges Israel to Increase Flow of Aid Into Gaza

Some of the sharpest criticism about a lack of sufficient assistance in the enclave came from Israel’s allies, including the United States.

World - The New York Times - October 17

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