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Asylum & Migration

DNA testing to become a requirement for “family reunification” in Austria soon

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FALCON POWERS – The Austrian People’s Party intends to make DNA testing a requirement for refugee families seeking to reunite, as part of a plan to limit “excessive” asylum seeker family reunification, while these steps face opposition from some Austrian political parties. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced plans to expand......
Economy & Business

Experts warn of a housing gap as construction slows in Germany

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FALCON POWERS – The number of new apartments completed annually has hardly changed since 2021, dramatically missing government targets. Germany’s Federal Statistical Office announced on Thursday that 294,400 new apartments were built in Germany last year, a yearly decline of 0.3%. This total was far below the state’s target of......
European

Von der Leyen endorses Polish and Greek push for European ‘air defence shield’

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FALCON POWERS – Prime ministers Tusk and Mitsotakis say the bloc needs to shield itself amid brewing tensions in Europe’s periphery. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has indicated she will support the Polish and Greek prime ministers’ call for a “European air defence shield” if she secures a......
International

China Threatens with Fireballs… and Warns Taiwan Against “Provocation”

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FALCON POWERS – On Friday, China hinted at expanding what it described as countermeasures against Taiwan if it is “provoked”, and warned Taipei that its president is pushing towards war. The Chinese military continued military exercises around Taiwan for the second day, including drills to test the ability to seize......
Lebanon and Gaza War

Lapid: Chances of Retrieving “Captives” from Gaza Diminishing

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FALCON POWERS – The leader of the Israeli opposition, Yair Lapid, stated that the chances of retrieving the Israeli “captives” from the Gaza Strip are diminishing daily, and he called on the Israeli government to do everything to secure their release. Lapid’s statements come after the occupation army announced the......
Lebanon and Gaza War

UN Rapporteur: Israel Must Allow Immediate Access for Monitors to Palestinian Detention Sites

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FALCON POWERS – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, stated that she has received information about the mistreatment of Palestinians detained in prisons run by the Israeli Prison Service and in Israeli military camps. The UN human rights expert called on the Israeli authorities to investigate......
European

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Sparks Outrage in Israel

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FALCON POWERS – Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz said that “Palestine will be liberated from the river to the sea”, in a statement condemned by Israel. Díaz’s comments came at the end of a video clip circulated on social media on Wednesday, in which she explained that Spain’s move......
Asylum & Migration

“The Smugglers Sold Us Illusions”… What are the Experiences of Migrants Attempting to Cross the Border between Belarus and Poland?

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FALCON POWERS – Since 2021, there has been an increase in migrant movement between Belarus and Poland, a crisis that the Polish authorities have called “orchestrated” by the Belarusian government. This has led Poland to increase its border patrols and build a metal wall with barbed wire. Despite these heightened......