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The Ministry of Immigration and Integration Affairs announced on Tuesday that the government had struck a deal with the Venstre Party, the Conservative People’s Party and the Liberal Alliance to tighten the country’s immigration rules, putting emphasis on “Danish values.”  “Obtaining Danish citizenship is a great declaration of faith from …

The Israeli strike reportedly targeted a site in al-Dumayr, located some 24 miles (40km) from the Syrian capital, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported early on Thursday morning. The country’s air defenses were said to have intercepted “most of the enemy missiles,” according to a military spokesman. “The Israeli enemy …

“You’re next,” James tweeted on Wednesday, adding the hashtag “#accountability” and a photo of Columbus police officer Nicholas Rearden who was identified as the officer who shot and ultimately killed Ma’Khia Bryant.  Activists have used Bryant’s death as the latest example of police brutality against black Americans, but critics have …

The bill introducing new binding lockdown rules for the German states with high infection rates was approved by a narrow majority in the Bundestag on Wednesday. It received support from 342 MPs while 250 lawmakers voted against it and 64 abstained. Some restrictions introduced by the amendments have been eased …

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While organizers have not yet released their estimates of attendance at the actions, held in cities across the country, Russia’s Interior Ministry claims around 14,400 people were involved in the gatherings. They say crowds ranged in size from 6,000 in Moscow to only 40 people in the Far East city …

A few days ago, I arrived in the United States to spend a few weeks visiting friends as things begin to safely open back up. Within less than a day, I was able to get my first Covid-19 vaccine dose and already have my second scheduled. It speaks to how …

In a Tuesday Twitter thread, the Black Lives Matter organization called for Biden to end the 1033 program, otherwise known as the Law Enforcement Support Office, which allows for the transfer of military surplus equipment to local law enforcement agencies. While this can at times be weaponry, it also includes …

Stephen Chase Randolph, a participant in the January 6 raid on the Capitol in Washington, DC, was identified from surveillance footage and photographs using facial recognition software alone, the Huffington Post reported on Tuesday. The suspect’s identity appears to have been triangulated through computerized means alone, according to federal authorities, …

In the short clip posted to Instagram, the SUNY Buffalo State College teacher says she wants to be “honest” and hear “honest” responses from students before she finally declares, “I am sick of [talking] about Black Lives Matter.” The teacher was identified as Erica Cope by the student who took …