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The adoption of the asylum overhaul comes ahead of EU elections expected to see a surge by far-right parties urging a crackdown on irregular migration

EU Signs Off On Asylum Overhaul

The EU on Tuesday gave the final green light to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies that will see hardened borders and responsibility shared among member states.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin describe each other as dear friends

Putin To Visit Beijing This Week

Putin will be in Beijing from Thursday to Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, in the Russian leader's second visit to China in just over six months.
The Everest range, including Lhotse (far left), Makalu (centre) and Ama Dablam (R)

French Climber Dies On Nepal's Mt Makalu

A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia's most active volcanos into two of the worst-hit districts on Sumatra island

Indonesia Flood Death Toll Rises To 50 With 27 Missing

Rescuers recovered more bodies on Tuesday after flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend killed at least 50 people and left another 27 missing, the country's disaster agency said.
Working for a decade at Trump's side, Cohen was eventually named vice president of The Trump Organization, the fixer assigned the most delicate tasks his boss needed done

Michael Cohen, The 'Fixer' Who Turned On Trump

Michael Cohen worked for years as Donald Trump's fixer, a problem solver who was involved in every aspect of the real estate tycoon's business, even saying he would "take a bullet" for the billionaire.
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in Jabalia, the northern Gaza Strip, on May 12, 2024

Gazans Flee Fresh Fighting In North

Thousands fled northern Gaza on Monday as renewed shelling pounded areas where Israel says Hamas militants have regrouped, despite having announced them cleared months ago.
Israelis mourn during a cemermony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery on May 13, 2024, marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers

Fierce Fighting Rocks Gaza After US Warning Of Post-war 'Anarchy'

Clashes also raged in northern and central areas of the besieged Gaza Strip, AFP correspondents and witnesses said, as Israel prepared to mark a somber Independence Day, beginning Monday night, more than seven months into the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack.

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