Germany and Somalia are to cooperate on stepping up the deportation of migrants from the East African country. After a meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the leaders agreed that migrants without the legal right to remain in Germany “will be repatriated quickly and efficiently.R
Philippines Approves Purchase of 40 Patrol Boats Amid China Spat
(Bloomberg) — The Philippines has approved the purchase of 40 fast patrol craft worth 25.8 billion pesos ($441 million), seeking to bolster maritime security as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea linger. Most Read from Bloomberg The National Economic and Development Authority Board, chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., greenli
Mexico Supreme Court rejects last-ditch effort to limit judicial overhaul
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court dismissed a proposal Tuesday to reduce the scope of a contentious judicial overhaul making all judges stand for election. The failed effort would have required only Supreme Court justices to compete in elections instead of all of the country’s judges as mandated in a constitutional change approved in [&hell
Fired Gallant reveals points of contention with Israel’s Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday warned of a “moral darkness” in the country after his dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gallant named three points of contention with Netanyahu: his demand for a deal to release the hostages held by Hamas; his call for the establishment of a commission to investigate the Oct
Gideon Saar appointed new Israeli foreign minister to replace Katz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Gideon Saar, previously a minister without portfolio, as the new foreign minister. His predecessor, Israel Katz, is replacing Yoav Gallant, dropped by Netanyahu who said their trust was broken. Katz as the new defence minister was an unexpected choice, with many seeing Saar as the most likely cand