Getty Images Trump begins his second presidential term in January and has told NBC he will issue a range of new executive orders President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end automatic citizenship for anyone born in the US, starting on his first day back in office next month. “We have to end it. It’s ridiculous,” … Read moreTrump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
Europe’s climate monitor says 2024 is “effectively certain” to be the hottest on record and the first year above the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F) climate benchmark, a critical threshold to protect the Earth from dangerously overheating. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday an unprecedented spell of extraordinary heat had pushed average global temperatures … Read moreEU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
Less than 48 hours after the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Germany, home to the largest Syrian population outside the Middle East, says it will freeze asylum processing for Syrian citizens. An official from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees told Der Spiegel news magazine on Monday that the move was taken in … Read moreGermany pauses asylum applications for Syrians after al-Assad’s fall
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees calls for “patience and vigilance” in returning Syrian refugees to Syria after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. Filippo Grandi said in a statement on Monday that the process must be “voluntary” and “safe” as the situation in Syria remains “uncertain”. Grandi’s comments came after several European countries … Read moreUN urges patience as European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions