Flowers, music and silence mark 20th anniversary of Madrid train bombings
Madrid, Spain Reuters Spain on Monday marked the 20th anniversary of Europe’s deadliest Islamist militant attacks with flowers, music and silence in several ceremonies to remember the train bombings in Madrid. Ten bombs hidden in sports bags exploded on four packed commuter trains at the height of morning rush hour in Madrid on 11th March, […]
EU sees high risk of child trafficking as 3.3 million Ukrainians flee to Europe
Reuters The European Union’s migration commissioner warned on Monday that Ukrainian children were in danger of being trafficked as they flee their country from the Russian invasion. Ylva Johansson told a news conference in Estonia that about half of 3.3 million Ukrainians who had fled to EU countries since the start of the war were […]
More than three million have fled fighting in Ukraine
Przemysl, Poland/Palanca, Moldova Reuters Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad passed three million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped fighting and Russian bombardment. Some 3,000,381 people have so far left Ukraine, data from the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, showed. It is basing its aid plans on […]
EU plans law requiring tech firms to do more to combat child abuse
Frankfurt, Germany Reuters The European Union plans to legislate in the coming months to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, beefing up current voluntary arrangements, a top official said in a newspaper interview. European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson gives a news conference following the EU High-level Forum on […]
Denmark firm on returning refugees to war-torn Syria
Copenhagen, DenmarkReuters Despite mounting pressure from lawmakers and civil society organisations, Denmark is determined to push ahead with efforts to return refugees to war-torn Syria as it claims conditions in parts of the country have improved. On Tuesday, the EU’s top migration official expressed concern about the approach after the Nordic country decided last year […]