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Netanyahu slams French ‘threat’ to recognise Palestine if talks fail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu has criticised a French ultimatum that it would unilaterally recognise a Palestinian state if peace talks fail, saying such rhetoric might encourage Palestinians to shun any compromise.
Danish cops wear ID badges for first time since 1918
On Monday, Danish police officers across the nation went to work with a new ID badge on their uniforms. The badges will make individual officers identifiable for the first time since 1918.
Economists to Cameron: refugee crisis response ‘morally unacceptable’
In open letter to PM, more than 120 leading economists including former UN and World Bank officials say UK can do far more
More than 120 leading economists, among them former government, UN and World Bank officials, have lambasted the UK government’s response to the refugee crisis, calling it seriously inadequate, morally unacceptable and economically wrong.
In an open letter to David Cameron, the economists argue that as the world’s fifth-largest economy, the UK “can do far more” and are calling on the government to take a “fair and proportionate share of refugees, both those already within the EU and those still outside it”.
Drought-stricken African communities fear death before rain arrives
Somalia and Ethiopia are facing a malnutrition crisis amid the worst drought seen since the famine of “biblical proportions” in the mid-1980s.
Trump Campaign Sued By Former Staffer For Sex Discrimination
A former Donald Trump campaign staffer has filed a lawsuit claiming that she and other women were discriminated against by the campaign. [ more › ]
Bangladeshi ‘Tree Man’ to undergo surgery
A Bangladeshi father dubbed “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet will finally have surgery to remove the growths that first began appearing a decade ago.
National borders are becoming irrelevant, says John McDonnell
Shadow chancellor predicts international open borders by end of century as Labour’s Yvette Cooper backs need for checks
John McDonnell has claimed that borders between countries will become “irrelevant” by the end of the century, a prediction that has been questioned by his Labour colleague Yvette Cooper.
The shadow chancellor said on Sunday it was inevitable that there would eventually be open borders, warning that people are already “ignoring” boundaries that currently exist.
German vice chancellor: Monitor AfD after call to shoot at refugees
Sigmar Gabriel has called for the right-leaning Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to be watched by intelligence services. AfD’s leader Frauke Petry said police should have the right to shoot at migrants.
More than 10,000 migrant children ‘missing’: Europol
Some 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe since their registered arrivals, according to Europol. The EU police agency fears many may have been forced into sex rings or the slave trade.
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