Figures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to IrelandUp to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have entered the country via the Northern Ireland land border in the last three years, figures suggest.Irish government data shows the common travel area (CTA) is being exploited in both directions but suggests it may be more popular for those seeking asylum in Ireland than in the UK. Continue reading...
Figures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to Ireland
Up to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have entered the country via the Northern Ireland land border in the last three years, figures suggest.
Irish government data shows the common travel area (CTA) is being exploited in both directions but suggests it may be more popular for those seeking asylum in Ireland than in the UK.
Lawyers ask prosecutors to upgrade charges from manslaughter in light of text messages discussing fire riskLawyers for victims of the deadly New Year’s Eve fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have formally asked prosecutors to upgrade the charges against the bar’s owners after text messages emerged discussing the danger.Forty-one people were killed and 115 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar, which investigators believe started in the basement when sparklers attached to champa
Forty-one people were killed and 115 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar, which investigators believe started in the basement when sparklers attached to champagne bottles were held too close to sound-insulating foam on the ceiling.
Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talks Ukraine and Moldova will take a decisive step towards joining the EU on Monday, as they embark on the first phase of membership negotiations.The start of substantive negotiations, launched by senior EU officials and ministers from both countries in Luxembourg on Monday, will be a highly symbolic moment for the two countries that were both part of the former Soviet Union. It comes after Russia
Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talks
Ukraine and Moldova will take a decisive step towards joining the EU on Monday, as they embark on the first phase of membership negotiations.
The start of substantive negotiations, launched by senior EU officials and ministers from both countries in Luxembourg on Monday, will be a highly symbolic moment for the two countries that were both part of the former Soviet Union. It comes after Russia has intensified its bombardment of Ukrainian towns and cities, while sustaining huge losses for little territorial gain.
Cyber agency says BlackCore targeted John Swinney, as well as interfering in New York and French electionsFrance’s cybersecurity agency has accused the Israeli tech company BlackCore of interfering in the Scottish elections earlier this year by targeting the first minister, John Swinney.The disinformation detection agency Viginum said BlackCore had this year used proxy social media accounts to target Swinney, the Scottish National party, and the Scottish government on four occasions. Continue re
Cyber agency says BlackCore targeted John Swinney, as well as interfering in New York and French elections
France’s cybersecurity agency has accused the Israeli tech company BlackCore of interfering in the Scottish elections earlier this year by targeting the first minister, John Swinney.
The disinformation detection agency Viginum said BlackCore had this year used proxy social media accounts to target Swinney, the Scottish National party, and the Scottish government on four occasions.
China denounced on Tuesday European Union claims that Beijing had trained Russian troops sent to Ukraine as “pure slander”, after the bloc’s top diplomat became the latest to raise the issue.
Ukrainian and European Union flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels in February 2026. Photo: European Commission.
China has presented itself as a neutral party since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, although Kyiv’s allies have long accused Beijing of secretly helping its cl
China denounced on Tuesday European Union claims that Beijing had trained Russian troops sent to Ukraine as “pure slander”, after the bloc’s top diplomat became the latest to raise the issue.
Ukrainian and European Union flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels in February 2026. Photo: European Commission.
China has presented itself as a neutral party since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, although Kyiv’s allies have long accused Beijing of secretly helping its close partner Moscow.
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday the bloc had now “verified reports that the Chinese military has been training Russian military personnel to fight in Ukraine”, calling Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war.
Asked about the comments at a regular news briefing, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said: “The relevant claims have no factual basis. It is pure slander and smearing.”
Several media outlets reported last month that European intelligence agencies believed China had conducted the training.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in January 2025. Photo: Kaja Kallas, via Facebook.
A senior EU official confirmed the reports on Friday, saying the training was happening in several locations in China and that “hundreds” of troops were involved.
Kallas said on Monday the EU had sanctioned several Chinese entities in response.
The allegations bolster suspicions that Beijing has offered more material support to Moscow than publicly disclosed.
Ties between China and Russia have strengthened since the war began, with Beijing providing an economic lifeline to diplomatically isolated Moscow.
Donald Trump has said he had accepted President Emmanuel Macron's offer of dinner this week at Versailles as the palace of the Sun King Louis XIV is "the real deal".
Donald Trump has said he had accepted President Emmanuel Macron's offer of dinner this week at Versailles as the palace of the Sun King Louis XIV is "the real deal".
The European Union is preparing to host the Taliban in Brussels for the first time for "technical talks" on the repatriation of Afghans despite sharp criticism from rights groups and signs Afghanistan's rulers are cracking down further on women.
The European Union is preparing to host the Taliban in Brussels for the first time for "technical talks" on the repatriation of Afghans despite sharp criticism from rights groups and signs Afghanistan's rulers are cracking down further on women.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a political assassination. The Kremlin critic, known for provocative caricatures of President Vladimir Putin and other political figures, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in eastern Poland on Monday.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a political assassination. The Kremlin critic, known for provocative caricatures of President Vladimir Putin and other political figures, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in eastern Poland on Monday.
Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capitalA massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv has badly damaged the Dormition Cathedral in the Pechersk Lavra monastery complex, a Unesco world heritage site and one of Ukraine’s most significant religious and cultural sites.Nine people were killed across the country, including four in Kyiv, where waves of drones and missiles drove residents to undergrou
Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capital
A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv has badly damaged the Dormition Cathedral in the Pechersk Lavra monastery complex, a Unesco world heritage site and one of Ukraine’s most significant religious and cultural sites.
Nine people were killed across the country, including four in Kyiv, where waves of drones and missiles drove residents to underground shelters and heavy explosions echoed throughout the capital.
The European Union will open the first part of the process for Ukraine and Moldova to join the bloc, following Hungary's lifting of its veto on the accession of Ukraine.
The European Union will open the first part of the process for Ukraine and Moldova to join the bloc, following Hungary's lifting of its veto on the accession of Ukraine.
A woman assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein in the early 1990s says Buckingham Palace sat on evidence the former prince had leaked confidential government information.
A woman assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein in the early 1990s says Buckingham Palace sat on evidence the former prince had leaked confidential government information.
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