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Dutch Influential Immigration Politician Bolkestein Dies At 91
Dutch Influential Immigration Politician Bolkestein Dies At 91

Frits Bolkestein, one of the most influential Dutch conservative-liberal politicians who was among the first to publicly challenge immigration policies in the Netherlands, has died at the age of 91.

Trump Praises US Military Following Airstrike That Kills ‘Terrorist Leader’ in Syria
Trump Praises US Military Following Airstrike That Kills ‘Terrorist Leader’ in Syria

President Trump praised US Central Command forces for carrying out a successful airstrike over the weekend in Syria that targeted a senior “terrorist leader.”

Russia, US Restoring Relations As Part Of Peace Plan For Ukraine
Russia, US Restoring Relations As Part Of Peace Plan For Ukraine

Top American and Russian officials who met in Saudi Arabia have agreed on planning to end the war in Ukraine and to work on normalizing diplomatic and economic relations.

Austria: Islamic Extremist Killed Teenager; 5 Injured
Austria: Islamic Extremist Killed Teenager; 5 Injured

Austria was in shock Monday after more details emerged about a Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach that killed a child and injured five others.

Britain Urges US To Back Europe Force In Ukraine
Britain Urges US To Back Europe Force In Ukraine

Britain’s prime minister urged the United States on Monday to support a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine and suggested Washington cannot wash America’s hands of Ukraine without damaging European security.

Lebanon Halts Iranian Flights to Curb Hezbollah Money Smuggling
Lebanon Halts Iranian Flights to Curb Hezbollah Money Smuggling

Lebanon has indefinitely extended its flight suspension to and from Iran after initially imposing a ban on February 18, following revelations that Iran was smuggling cash to its terrorist proxy, Hezbollah, through civilian flights.

Delta Airlines Plane Crashes in Toronto In Snowstorm; 18 Injured
Delta Airlines Plane Crashes in Toronto In Snowstorm; 18 Injured

Some 18 people were injured when a Delta Air Lines passenger plane crashed while landing in Toronto, flipping upside down in hazardous conditions in Canada’s most populous city, officials said Monday.

Concerns Over Russian Invasion In Europe; Trump Seeks Ceasefire By Easter
Concerns Over Russian Invasion In Europe; Trump Seeks Ceasefire By Easter

European leaders gathered for an emergency summit in Paris on Monday after Kyiv warned of an imminent Russian invasion of NATO military alliance member states, although U.S. President Donald J. Trump reportedly seeks a ceasefire in war-torn Ukraine by Easter.

Transatlantic Ties Under Threat At Munich Security Conference (Worthy News Focus)
Transatlantic Ties Under Threat At Munich Security Conference (Worthy News Focus)

An emotional outgoing chairman of Germany’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) suggested Sunday that the transatlantic relationship is under threat amid mounting U.S.-Europe tensions.

Munich Security Conference Mourns 2 Killed In Attack
Munich Security Conference Mourns 2 Killed In Attack

Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) plunged into mourning Sunday as news emerged that two people were killed in a car-ramming attack on a labor union protest in nearby Munich, which also injured nearly 40 people.

18 Killed In Stampede At India’s New Delhi Train Station
18 Killed In Stampede At India’s New Delhi Train Station

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday he was “distressed by the stampede” at a train station in India’s capital of New Delhi that killed at least 18 people, including 14 women.

Hungary’s Orbán Warns Of End EU And Expects Peace In Ukraine Soon (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hungary’s Orbán Warns Of End EU And Expects Peace In Ukraine Soon (Worthy News In-Depth)

Hungary’s powerful prime minister has warned that the European Union will collapse by 2029 unless it reinvents itself and said he expects a “permanent” peace solution for wartorn Ukraine within six months “or even earlier.”

Ukraine Calls For Europe Army Ahead Of Putin-Trump Talks In Saudi Arabia
Ukraine Calls For Europe Army Ahead Of Putin-Trump Talks In Saudi Arabia

Ukraine’s president calls for the creation of an “army of Europe” amid fears the United States and Russia will decide on his nation’s future at a meeting between the U.S. and Russian leaders in Saudi Arabia.

Alice in Orbánland: Germany’s AfD Leader Visits Hungary Amid Controversy
Alice in Orbánland: Germany’s AfD Leader Visits Hungary Amid Controversy

This week, it was “Alice in Orbánland” as the leader of Germany’s far-right AfD party, Alice Weidel, visited Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán, the prime minister who critics say turned his nation into a thiefdom.

Dozens Injured As ‘Islamic Extremist’ Drives Car In German Crowd (Worthy News Focus)
Dozens Injured As ‘Islamic Extremist’ Drives Car In German Crowd (Worthy News Focus)

Investigators say an Afghan migrant who pushed his car into a workers protest in the German city of Munich, injuring nearly 40 people, was a bodybuilding “Islamic extremist” shouting “Allahu Akbar” or “Allah is the Greatest.”