Posts by Riah Stelmack
Bavaria’s AfD demands Germany conduct mass deportations of migrants
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) state-level branch in Bavaria passed a “Bavarian resolution for remigration” during a party conference on Saturday. The resolution urges the mass return of foreigners to their home countries and the prevention of asylum seekers from ever reaching German soil. It was introduced by the AfD’s deputy state chairman Rainer…
Read More‘Wrapathon’ of 25,000 gifts for Ukrainian children
People across the UK have wrapped about 25,000 Christmas presents to be delivered to young people in Ukraine. Volunteers in Swindon, Bath and Ipswich joined a “wrapathon” organised by The Plant and Hire Aid Alliance. This is the event’s third year, with about 45,000 gifts sent to children in Ukraine since it began. “A lot…
Read MorePope to visit Corsica but skip Notre-Dame’s grand reopening in Paris
Pope Francis is set to visit the French island of Corsica next month to participate in a congress on religiosity in the Mediterranean region and celebrate Mass, the Vatican announced on Saturday. The island has never received a visit from a pope. Francis will meet French President Emmanuel Macron during the one-day trip on December…
Read MoreFrance alarmed by disappearance of writer in Algeria
France’s Emmanuel Macron has joined calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, who has gone missing after he flew to Algiers last Saturday. An outspoken critic of the Algerian regime, Sansal is reported by some French media to have been arrested by Algerian police when he stepped off the plane. “The president is very…
Read MoreEight more charged after defence firm break-in
Eight more people have been charged over an alleged break-in at an Israel-based defence firm’s UK site as part of a pro-Palestinian protest. Elbit Systems UK, near Patchway, Bristol, was allegedly attacked by members of Palestine Action in the early hours of 6 August, the Old Bailey heard previously. The Crown Prosecution Service said it…
Read MoreVW boss sticks to factory closure plans despite looming strike
Thomas Schaefer, Volkswagen Brand Board Member, speaks at the “50 Years of Golf Production” ceremony at the VW plant. Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Volkswagen is sticking to its plans for factory closures in Germany even though the union has voted to go on strike in early December. “We need to reduce our capacities and adjust to the…
Read MoreCar supplier Bosch to cut working hours for employees in Germany
German automotive supplier Bosch logo is pictured on a plant of the industrial group in Schwaebisch Gmuend. Bernd Weißbrod/dpa In addition to cutting thousands of jobs, German automotive supplier and engineering giant Bosch is also reducing the weekly working hours of some of its employees in Germany in order to cut costs. A total of…
Read MoreLuxembourg’s Juncker calls for end to border checks in EU
Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who was also prime minister of Luxembourg for almost two decades, has criticized the reintroduction of border checks in Germany and other European Union states. “I would like this to stop,” he told dpa. “Anyone who thinks they can apprehend refugees in droves and other people with arrest warrants…
Read MoreIsrael’s ambassador to Germany: Jews feel unsafe across the country
Israel’s ambassador to Germany has called on German authorities to take more action against anti-Semitism across the country – not just in certain neighbourhoods in Berlin. Berlin’s police chief, Barbara Slowik, had recently warned Jews about anti-Semitism, saying they should be extra careful in certain city neighbourhoods with a heavy Arab population. She said Berliners…
Read MoreEU Parliament head worried about possible populist gains in Germany
The president of the European Parliament, has expressed concern over a possible success of populists in the upcoming German parliamentary elections and what that would mean for Europe. Roberta Metsola called on Germany’s pro-European parties to stand together on important issues. “What happens in Germany in the next four years has a major impact on…
Read MoreKey UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort. The resolution was approved by consensus by the assembly’s legal committee, which includes all…
Read MoreMan has 500 bikes for Africa refused at port
A man who tried to send 500 bikes to a charity in Africa had them refused at a Scottish port after they were classed as waste. Nigel Carter, 64, had been gathering bicycles across Scotland to be shipped to Sudan, to help people who need access to cheap transport. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)…
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