Alex Thomson
Migrants and refugees: does opening door make it better or worse?
Another round of insults about who is racist and who is progressive is achieving nothing at all in the stymied, divided, impotent EU.
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Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont detained in Germany
Catalonia’s former President has been detained in Germany on an international warrant as he tried to enter the country from Denmark. Carles Puigdemont fled Spain after a failed bid by his regional government to declare independence in October. He faces up to 25 years in prison in Spain on charges of rebellion for organising October’s…
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Danish fishermen fear for their post-Brexit futures
It hasn’t been plain sailing this week for Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations, with a backlash building over fishing. Much to their annoyance, Britain’s fishermen learned this week they will have to wait until the end of 2020 to take back control of British waters. But on leaving the EU, British rights will extend up to…
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America’s long history of meddling in other countries’ elections
As the FBI investigates claims that Russian meddling helped Donald Trump become president, FactCheck looks at America’s own track record of interfering with democratic elections.
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Woman’s body identified as missing Swedish journalist
Police in Denmark say DNA testing has confirmed that a headless torso found on a beach off Copenhagen is that of the missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall. Ms Wall was last seen alive on a mini-submarine belonging to Danish inventor Peter Madsen, who has been arrested on suspicion of killing her.
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Missing journalist killed in Danish submarine accident
The owner of a home-made submarine has told Danish police that a missing journalist died in an accident on board, then he buried her at sea. Thirty-year-old reporter Kim Wall disappeared more than a week ago after going on board the vessel on an assignment. The owner, Peter Madsen, was arrested hours after his submarine…
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FactCheck: will Brexit protect Britain from terrorism?
Does Britain’s membership of the EU makes us less safe? That’s what Leave campaigners Iain Duncan Smith and Boris Johnson have suggested, among others. Mr Duncan Smith said last month that a Paris-style attack is more likely to happen here if the UK votes to Remain in the EU. And Boris Johnson wrote in a…
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Danish MPs debate seizing refugees’ valuables
The Danish parliament is debating a bill which would allow police to seize migrants’ valuables to pay for their stay in asylum centres.
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FactCheck: who were the victims of the ‘Islamic State’ in 2015?
The attacks in France dominated the headlines, while the media were accused of ignoring other victims of the so-called Islamic State’s global campaign of terror.
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France hits Islamic State militants in Syria
France has launched airstrikes against the jihadi group in Syria for the first time and calls for a “global solution” to the Syrian crisis.
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Alex Thomson
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Jon Snow
Does Corbyn's run indicate that alienation rules?
There is a genuine sense that some of those supporting Jeremy Corbyn are invigorated by the sense of a genuine alternative to the broad consensus among the major parties.
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Oskar Groening: could this be the last Holocaust conviction?
The 94-year-old “accountant of Auschwitz” is sentenced to four years in prison. But for the Nazi hunters trying to bring more war criminals to justice, time is running out.
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FactCheck: Is Britain pulling its weight in the fight against IS?
David Cameron says only the US has hit the Islamic State group with more air strikes than Britain. Is the UK really doing enough in Iraq?
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Gary Gibbon
Europe – ‘engaged’ and yet split
David Cameron ended up getting the prestigious 11pm slot to speak for about 5 minutes about Britain’s renegotiation. A source said the Prime Minister didn’t notice if anyone had left the room.
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Gary Gibbon
EU renegotiation: what next and who matters
If David Cameron demands a lot of time from leaders at this week’s EU summit, he risks looking like someone knocking on the door asking for milk when the neighbours’ house is on fire.
