BERLIN (AFP) – Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday plans to agree a ban on child marriages after the recent mass refugee influx brought in many couples where one or both partners were aged under 18.
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Hungary: Parliament to Fast-Track Bill Targeting Soros University
Hungary’s parliament decided on Monday to rush through a draft bill on higher education seen as targeting a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
German Government Rejects Calls for Islam Law
The German government says there’s no need for new legislation to regulate Islamic organizations in the country.
French Candidate Fillon: Govt Manipulating Presidential Race
French conservative candidate Francois Fillon is denouncing what he calls the Socialist government’s “manipulations” that he says are designed to eliminate him from the presidential race.
Ten Dead After Explosion in Saint Petersburg Metro Station
Reports suggest there has been an explosion on a Saint Petersburg metro train, leaving ten dead and several injured, with Russian reports suggesting a number of fatalities. Russia’s international news agency RIA Novosti reports the Russian President Vladimir Putin has been alerted to the explosion, which the agency calls an “attack”. It is possible there have been up to ten fatalities, according to the agency. According to reports in Russian-language media several casualties have been reported at the Institute of Technology station of the Saint Petersburg metro. Security services and medical first responders are on the scene. #взрыв на двух станциях в Питере. Взрыв прогремел в вагоне поезда в петербургском метро, станции «Технологический институт» и «Сенная площадь» закрыты на вход и выход, сообщает подземка. «Станции «Технологический институт» и «Сенная площадь» закрыты на вход и выход, поезда следуют без остановки. Происходит эвакуация пассажиров, есть пострадавшие», — говорится в релизе. «Предположительно, в вагоне произошел взрыв неустановленного предмета», — сообщает метрополитен. A post shared by @jewelryhole on Apr 3, 2017 at 5:21am PDT Several users of social media have shared images and videos that purport to come from the scene. One shared to YouTube shows a smoke-filled concourse between platforms. Other pictures shared through Twitter
Poll: Merkel’s Party in Dead Heat with Opposition
A regular poll of German voters shows the populist Alternative for Germany party slipping further amid infighting in its ranks, while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and its main challenger, the Social Democrats, remain in a dead heat.
Le Pen Promises to ‘Uncompromisingly Fight Islamist Fundamentalism’
With just three weeks before the first round of France’s presidential election, right wing candidate Marine Le Pen is working to galvanize voters with the anti-Islam rhetoric that is one of her trademarks.
Italy Brokers Deal Between Dozens of Rival Libyan Tribes To Stem Migrant Crisis
ROME (AFP) – The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing the country’s borders in an effort to curb the influx of migrants trying to reach Europe. Italy’s interior ministry said the 60 tribal leaders — notably the Tuareg of the southwest, the Toubou of the southeast, and the Arab tribe of Awlad Suleiman — had reached the 12-point deal after 72 hours of secret talks in Rome. A representative from Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord, which is based in Tripoli and controls western Libya, was also present. “A Libyan border patrol unit will be operational to monitor Libya’s southern border of 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles),” Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti told Italy’s La Stampa newspaper, one of several Italian media outlets reporting on the deal Sunday. “Securing Libya’s southern border means securing Europe’s southern border,” Minniti said. Southern Libya is criss-crossed by smuggling routes for people, drugs and weapons. Since the 2011 uprising that ousted Moamer Kadhafi, a mosaic of tribal and ethnic forces is fighting for control of illicit trade and oil fields in the region. Tuaregs control the border with southern Algeria, while further east, the Toubou
Spain Urges EU To Take Their Side Over Gibraltar Dispute Post Brexit
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s top diplomat said Sunday that his government is urging the European Union to side with Madrid on the future of the British territory of Gibraltar, which lies at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and Spain has long sought to reclaim. Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told Spanish newspaper El Pais that Madrid insists it should get a veto over any agreements regarding the strategic enclave as Britain prepares to leave the EU. “We have spoken to our fellow (EU) members and institutions in recent weeks and have made clear Spain’s position: when the U.K. leaves the EU, the member nation of the EU is Spain, and in the case of Gibraltar the EU is therefore obligated to side with Spain,” Dastis said. Brussels suggested last week that it was prepared to give Spain such a veto, angering and upsetting people in Gibraltar. Spain has long sought to regain control of the strategic territory that it has longed to reclaim since ceding its control to Britain in 1713. British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday offered reassurances to Gibraltar that the UK remains steadfastly committed to the overseas territory and its 32,000 residents. May’s