16 h. ago Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership

The German chancellor’s high-wire statesmanship on Ukraine has done little to alleviate his domestic woesEurope live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz hosted the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday as a weakened leader 100 days into his term, with his attempts to rally western support for Kyiv and wrangle Donald Trump failing to silence his domestic critics.The German chancellor took the initiative for Wednesday’s lightning round of telephone conferences bringing in EU leaders, Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance. Zelenskyy’s surprise arrival in Berlin to sit in on the calls underlined Merz’s starring role in the diplomatic efforts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 450 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Separately, thousands took part in Palestine Solidarity march through London to protest against humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest 466 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

London protests live: Police arrest 466 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action  The Independent

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 350 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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4 d. ago Watch: Moment police arrest protesters as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Watch as police detain demonstrators during a protest against the terror ban of the group Palestine Action. (9 August)

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest 200 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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4 d. ago 200 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action

200 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action  Anadolu Ajansı

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest 150 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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4 d. ago 360 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action

360 protesters arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action  Anadolu Ajansı

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4 d. ago Dozens arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action

Dozens arrested in London as hundreds stage rally in support of Palestine Action  Anadolu Ajansı

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 50 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action

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4 d. ago London protests: Police swoop to make arrests as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

London protests: Police swoop to make arrests as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action  The Independent

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5 d. ago Faith leaders rally to support immigrants facing deportation in Southern California

Faith leaders in Southern California have been supporting immigrant communities during increased immigration arrests and raids

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7 d. ago First people detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal before being sent back to France – UK politics live

Home secretary says the move ‘sends a message to every migrant currently thinking of paying organised crime gangs to go to the UK’Keir Starmer has also issued a statement about the detention of small boat arrivals (see 9.58am) on his social media feed. He says:We have detained the first illegal migrants under our new deal before returning them to France. No gimmicks, just results.If you break the law to enter this country, you will face being sent back.The transfers to immigration removal centres are under way as we speak, so we won’t provide operational details at this point that criminal gangs can simply use and exploit.But no-one should be in any doubt: anyone who arrives from now on is eligible for immediate detention and return.The pilot has now begun, so the first migrants who have arrived on the small boats are now in detention. We will then swiftly make the referrals to France and that process will now start to be able to return people to France.It’s the beginning of the pil...

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8 d. ago Purdue University student freed from ICE detention after outcry from faith leaders

A Purdue University student from South Korea has been freed from federal detention following days of protests by faith leaders in New York and abroad

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on asylum myths: when truth loses, scapegoating takes over Britain’s migrant debate | Editorial

Labour’s cautious fixes for immigration and asylum policy face a toxic public mood shaped by fear, falsehoods and far-right provocationIn politics, numbers rarely speak for themselves. They must be framed and interpreted. They are often weaponised. In Britain’s increasingly toxic debate over asylum and migration, the question isn’t just how many asylum seekers arrive on small boats. It’s what those numbers are made to represent – and why polls suggest a large proportion of the public now believes things that are simply untrue.Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has staked her political credibility on restoring a sense of grip over the asylum system: reducing the backlog by processing cases, accelerating returns of those with no legal claim to stay and launching an as yet small-scale “one in, one out” returns deal with France. In balancing operational realism with symbolic reassurance, Ms Cooper walks a knife-edge between policy and perception. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Pakistan arrests over 200 activists as they rally to support former leader Imran Khan

Officials say police arrested more than 200 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in various parts of Pakistan as they attempted to hold rallies to mark the second anniversary of Khan’s arrest

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3 w. ago Border Patrol agent shot in the face by illegal immigrant during botched robbery in New York City park

The federal agent, 42, was sitting in Fort Washington Park, Manhattan, when he was approached by two men on a moped attempting to rob him just before midnight.

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3 w. ago Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways

A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country

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