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Tensions rise as UK refuses asylum seeker returns from Ireland

The UK government will not take back asylum seekers who have crossed into Ireland until EU-wide asylum rules are changed, Downing Street has said. Last week, the Irish government announced emergency laws to return a rising number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland. But the PM’s official spokesperson said it was up to the […]

Sunak Refuses to Confirm Election Date Ahead of Regional Votes

(Bloomberg) — The UK prime minister refused to pin down a date for a general election ahead of key regional votes this week that are viewed as a bellwether for the Conservative Party’s success. Most Read from Bloomberg In an interview with Trevor Phillips on Sky’s Sunday Morning, Rishi Sunak said that he will not […]

Hong Kong Refuses Entry to Reporters Without Borders Staffer

(Bloomberg) — A Reporters Without Borders representative was refused entry to the city after arriving to monitor the trial of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, the group said. Most Read from Bloomberg Taipei-based Aleksandra Bielakowska was questioned and searched before being turned away on Wednesday, the international non-governmental organization said in a statement, adding it […]

Judge refuses to throw out Trump unclassified documents case

A US federal judge refused to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defence arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to retain the records after he left office. Lawyers for Mr Trump, in asking for the case to be tossed out, had cited a 1978 statute known as […]