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Published on 27/05/2026 – 18:02 GMT+2 The South African government and advocacy groups for the country’s Afrikaner white minority rejected on Wednesday the Trump administration’s position that there’s a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in South Africa. The argument served as the administration’s rationale for raising the US refugee cap, but only for white Afrikaners. The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the US as refugees this year, increasing its annual quota, but blocking people from other countries from entering through the programme. President Donald Trump announced he was increasing…

Warsaw and London will also work on a new joint action plan on irregular migration that “will discuss how to boost border security and dismantle organised crime groups,” according to the treaty. The agreement, which builds on similar pacts between the two countries signed in 2017 and 2023, is the latest in a long line of bilateral deals as European countries look to reinforce relationships with allies beyond NATO. Of the 169 multilateral defense deals signed by EU countries, the U.K. and Ukraine since 2014, 135 were signed after Moscow’s all-out war began in 2022, with 36 signed in 2025…

Published on 27/05/2026 – 17:18 GMT+2 Former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, will face a crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court from 30 November, the presiding judge said on Wednesday. Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity, with prosecutors alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders between 2013-2018 during his so-called “war on drugs.” The 81-year-old will be the first Asian former head of state to face trial at the ICC, which prosecutes individuals for the world’s worst crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors had sought the 30 November start…

On Georgia’s Independence Day, protesters gathered near parliament and along the main avenues of Tbilisi to denounce the ruling Georgian Dream party, which critics accuse of eroding civil liberties and steering the country away from Europe, as chants of “Freedom” echoed through the streets amid renewed calls from opposition figures and civil society groups to revive a protest movement that has been ongoing for well over a year over Georgia’s stalled EU ambitions. The demonstrations began in November 2024 after the government suspended talks on joining the European Union following disputed parliamentary elections, a move the opposition branded a “betrayal”…

The European Commission is putting the brakes on subsidies for companies linked to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš until conflict of interest allegations are fully cleared up.”Czech authorities should not report to the European Commission any expenditures related to operations from December 9, 2025, if those operations concern entities within the Agrofert group or any organization controlled by or associated with Andrej Babiš,” wrote Hugo Sobral, a top official in the Commission’s regional policy department, in a letter dated May 20. Obtained by POLITICO, the letter was first reported by news outlet Seznam Zprávy.”This should remain in effect until the…

Europe should use “all the tools” it can leverage to “defend its interests” and tackle aggressive foreign trade practices that threaten its industry, France’s EU Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad has told Euronews. His comments come as the EU mulls a clampdown on a glut of Chinese imports. “A commitment to international trade law — it’s important. But you have to be strong and to be respected,” Haddad said on Euronews’ interview programme, 12 Minutes With. “You have to be able to defend your interest and use all the tools that you can leverage, especially to impose the very basic principles…

Published on 27/05/2026 – 16:09 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has no cash in its official Gaza reconstruction fund, despite member countries pledging billions of dollars, a source familiar with the board told the AFP news agency on Wednesday. Trump conceived the board to coordinate the rebuilding of Gaza, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a US-backed ceasefire in October which stopped two years of devastating war. But he quickly raised eyebrows by sending out wide invitations, including to Russian President Vladimir Putin and to countries far removed from traditional Middle East diplomacy. Since the board was…

Am Wochenende beschließt die AfD Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Grimmen ihr Programm für die Landtagswahl im September. Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler haben den Entwurf analysiert: Während inhaltlich bei Migration die harten Töne dominieren, gibt sich die Partei im Vergleich zu Sachsen-Anhalt auffällig moderat und regierungsfähig. Die Hausordnung des Bundestages erlaubt es, Mitarbeitern bei Sicherheitsbedenken den Hausausweis zu verweigern. In dieser Wahlperiode traf es bereits acht Personen. Alle aus der AfD. Schindler und von Pezold haben die Hintergründe zum Fall von Tobias Laue: Der AfD-Kommunalpolitiker und Security-Chef war einst Funktionär des Rockerclubs Bandidos und stand bereits vor Gericht. Trotz Hausverbots werden…

Published on 27/05/2026 – 15:41 GMT+2•Updated 15:53 European countries have roundly rejected Russia’s threat against diplomats based in Kyiv and confirmed their representations would continue to operate without interruption. Germany, France, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia and the European Commission are among those that have summoned Russia’s ambassadors to convey their outrage after the Kremlin published a notification urging foreign citizens and diplomatic staff to leave Kyiv “as soon as possible” ahead of fresh air strikes. “Through its actions, Russia demonstrates daily its cynicism and contempt for international law,” the French Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. “France strongly…

Egypt has made a string of major gas discoveries over the past two months — capped by its biggest find in the Western Desert in 15 years — as the Iran war drives energy demands to record highs, poising Cairo for a return to its role as a major gas export hub. “I think the new discoveries will help address Egypt’s challenging energy balances but are unlikely to be transformational,” said Bill Farren-Price, head of gas research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. “Rising power demand is still likely to outpace upstream gains, although the reforms are likely to…