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German Cabinet approves laws to implement EU asylum reform
The German Cabinet has approved two amendments needed to implement the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in Germany, translating the European Union reform package, “one for one,” the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser also intended to apply the CEAS rules for external borders at German airports ahead
Death toll in Lebanon rises to 30 after Israeli attack on Barja
The death toll has risen to at least 30 a day after an Israeli air strike hit the coastal city of Barja in Lebanon. Rescue workers also discovered body parts in the wreckage, the civil defence said. Three injured people were taken to hospital. Barja is located around 30 kilometres south of the capital Beirut. […]
German Cabinet approves new form of military service
Germany’s Cabinet approved legislation introducing a new form of military service on Wednesday, according to government sources. The legislation, presented by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, reinstates a military register that young men must join when they turn 18, stating their willingness and ability to do military service. According to t
Nigeria’s army chief, who led the country through one of Africa’s longest conflicts, dies at 56
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation’s hard-hit northeast, has died after an illness, President Bola Tinubu said Wednesday. Lagbaja was 56. Lagbaja, who served as army chief since June 2023, di