5 h. ago Taliban fighters may have been granted asylum in Britain after slipping through vetting process following evacuation of Kabul, ex

Sir Ben Wallace could not rule out the possibility that some fighters managed to slip through the vetting process after the chaotic and bloody evacuation of Kabul in 2021.

Events

68 h. ago US reportedly considers granting asylum to Jewish people from UK

Trump lawyer Robert Garson told the Telegraph he discussed refuge for those leaving UK over antisemitismDiscussions are reportedly under way within Donald Trump’s administration about the US possibly granting asylum to Jewish people from the UK, according to the Telegraph, citing the US president’s personal lawyer.Trump lawyer Robert Garson told the newspaper that he has held conversations with the US state department about offering refuge to British Jews who are leaving the UK citing rising antisemitism. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister amid abuse of power investigation

Former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro faces allegations he ran a criminal group while in governmentEurope live – latest updatesA former Polish minister who is under investigation for alleged abuse of power during his time in the conservative-nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government has been granted political asylum in Hungary.Zbigniew Ziobro, the former justice minister, was one of the most prominent faces of the PiS government and played a central role in its controversial judiciary reforms, which critics say undermined the rule of law and the independence of courts, leading to prolonged conflict with the EU. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Former Polish justice minister who faces prosecution at home says he's received asylum in Hungary

A former Polish justice minister who faces prosecution in his homeland over alleged abuse of power says he has been granted asylum in Hungary

Politics

2 w. ago Ryan was bound with tape and killed by her father and brother for being too westernised. Will the coward who drowned his own daughter in a stream then fled to Syria ever face justice?

When the 15-year-old was duly granted asylum there, he, his wife and the rest of the family successfully applied to join him. And the warm welcome from the Dutch authorities did not end there.

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3 w. ago Britain slips down wealth rankings as Reeves' tax hikes hold back economy

The UK will slip from 19th to 21st in a league table of gross domestic product (GDP) per head in 2026.

Economics