Olympic swimmer sees need for better Germany integration – DW – 08/25/2025

Olympic refugee swimmer Alaa Maso had never planned to come to Germany. But close to 10 years after first arriving along with about 1.2 million other asylum seekers as Germany opened its doors... Read more »

Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda

Salvadoran migrant and US resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia (center) and Lydia Walther Rodríguez (right) of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) address the media as he arrives at a US Immigration and Customs... Read more »

How would potential new property tax differ from stamp duty and council tax system? | Property

The government is considering a new national property tax as the first step towards a radical shake-up of stamp duty and council tax. The discussions taking place at the Treasury – revealed... Read more »

Ukrainians worldwide celebrate Independence Day with actions of solidarity across Europe – Rubryka

On Ukraine’s Independence Day, August 24, Ukrainians and their supporters gathered in dozens of cities across Europe to remind the international community that Ukraine’s struggle is a fight for the future of... Read more »

Israel bombs Gaza hospital killing at least 15 people, including journalists

Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, was killed in the first strike, according to the officials. Photographer Hatem Khaled, who was also a Reuters contractor, was wounded in a second strike, the... Read more »

Ministers vow to give sexual violence victims ‘the justice they deserve’ | Rape and sexual assault

Ministers have vowed to give victims of sexual violence “the justice they deserve” as figures showed that growing numbers of sentences for such crimes in England and Wales were being referred back... Read more »

Neo-Nazi murderer strikes deal to start new life – DW – 08/25/2025

“I heard the news with a mixture of disbelief and shock,” Michalina Boulgarides told DW. She is the daughter of Theodoros Boulgarides, who was murdered in Munich in 2005 by the National... Read more »

Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly taps into SNP discontent over party’s future | Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon’s month-long promotional tour for her memoir Frankly comes to an end this Friday at the Southbank Centre in London, the city, according to one of many carefully placed publication interviews,... Read more »

Why Russia’s new middle class can’t afford for Putin’s war to end

The Russian city of Volgograd was the location of one of the bloodiest fights in world history. The seven-month-long Battle of Stalingrad, as the city was known in 1943, claimed half a... Read more »

‘Now I’m classed as a thief’: O2 mobile user hit by double-edged scam | Scams

The call was unexpected but it brought good news: Bruce Stanwyck* was told that the monthly payments for his O2 phone contract would be reduced from £19 to £12 if he switched... Read more »