Almost 1.2 million apply for Spain’s migrant regularization scheme, official figures show

Almost 1.2 million undocumented migrants have sought legal status in Spain under a scheme that has defeated a growing European crackdown on irregular immigration, according to final figures released on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a standard bearer of more open immigration policies, launched the vast plan in April […]

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Defendant Imamoglu excluded from trial

July 2, 2026, 4:23 p.mJuly 2, 2026, 4:23 p.m The deposed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been expelled from the courtroom during an ongoing court hearing against him. Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested a year ago.Image: keystone As local media reported from the Silivri courthouse, there had previously been a dispute over the sequence of defense […]

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Albanian police fire water cannon as protests against Trump-linked luxury resort continue

Violent clashes erupted between police and demonstrators outside Albania’s parliament on Thursday, as protests against a resort controversial development linked to US President Donald Trump’s family continue. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Since late May, protests have been held against the construction of a luxury hotel linked to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner in a […]

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