Finland Extends Closure of Russian Border Amid Migrant Influx Finland extends closure of its border with Russia for two more months due to ongoing migration concerns and Moscow's alleged hybrid operation. Top News · Feb 8, 2024
EU Ports Urged To Team Up To Fight 'Very Creative' Drug Smugglers Drug smugglers in the EU have become so "very creative" that the bloc's seaports should join forces to combat their ever-changing tactics, Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden told AFP. That idea is to be promoted Wednesday when Verlinden, along with the European Commission, meets top representatives from around 20 EU… International Business Times · Jan 21, 2024
French PM Attal's new cabinet maintains key defence, interior ministers France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, 34, unveiled his government on Thursday with several cabinet members remaining in their posts, including hardline Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and controversial Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti. France 24 · Jan 11, 2024
Poland ex-minister on hunger strike as row between PM and president deepens The former interior minister and his deputy were arrested at the Presidential Palace for abuse of power. Al Jazeera · Jan 10, 2024
Number of asylum seekers in Germany jumps 50 per cent in a year to 350,000 ‘We protect people from war and terror... On the other hand, those who do not need protection must also leave our country,’ Interior Minister Nancy Faeser says The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024
France will no longer accept imams trained by foreign countries French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced in a letter that from 1 January 2024, France will no longer accept new imams trained and sent by other countries. This in a bid to reduce "foreign influence" on Islam in France. Radio France Internationale · Jan 1, 2024
France to deploy 90,000 police officers to patrol New Year’s Eve festivities Security will be tight across France on New Year’s Eve, with 90,000 law enforcement officers set to be deployed, domestic intelligence chief Céline Berthon said Friday. Of those, 6,000 will be in Paris, where French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said over 1.5 million people are expected to attend celebrations on… France 24 · Dec 30, 2023
Council of state orders France to bring back man deported to Uzbekistan France’s top court has ruled that France must ensure the return of an Uzbek man who was illegally deported last month. The decision runs counter to the Interior ministry’s vow to deport those it considers to be dangerous foreigners. Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2023
Macron mulls next steps after French lawmakers reject controversial immigration bill French President Emmanuel Macron and his government are regrouping after the National Assembly rejected his flagship immigration bill without even bringing it up for debate. Macron has asked for the legislative process to continue, and refused to accept the resignation of Interior minister Gerald Darmanin who offered to step down… Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2023
French Interior Minister Drops Presidential Ambition, Backs Ex-PM France's powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has indicated he is no longer interested in running for the presidency in 2027, saying that former prime minister Edouard Philippe is best placed to succeed Emmanuel Macron. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2023
Govt sends out PM2.5 alert The Interior Ministry has ordered provincial authorities to immediately start preventive measures against PM2.5 now the country has entered the high-pollution risk season. Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2023
Wyoming may auction off huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton Wyoming officials will decide whether to auction off a valuable and pristine piece of state land located within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
'Failure' In Psychiatric Care Of Paris Attacker: Minister There was a clear failure in the psychiatric care of the radicalised Islamist suffering from mental troubles who stabbed a German tourist to death in central Paris at the weekend before being arrested, France's interior minister said Monday. International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023
Psychiatric 'failure' blamed for Paris knife attack: interior ministry France's interior minister Gérald Darmanin said there were clear failures in the psychiatric care of a radicalised Islamist who stabbed a German tourist to death in central Paris at the weekend. The attacker and members of his family remain in custody as an investigation gets underway. Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2023
France 24 · Dec 3, 2023 Paris knife attacker 'swore allegiance to IS' terrorist group, suffered from mental issues The man who stabbed a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted to social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 3, 2023 'Terrorist plot' probe after deadly Paris stabbing French prosecutors have opened an investigation into a "terrorist plot" after a man known to the authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in central Paris at the weekend before being arrested.
France 24 · Dec 2, 2023 French police arrest assailant after deadly knife attack in central Paris French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Storms delay search for 12 crew missing after Turkish cargo ship sinks in Black Sea Turkey's interior minister says severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Severe storms delay search for 12 crew missing after Turkish cargo ship sinks in Black Sea Turkey's interior minister says severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 Native American advocates seek clear plan for addressing missing and murdered cases A group of advocates is calling out New Mexico’s Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that crafted recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities
Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2023 French lawmakers start debating controversial immigration bill The French upper house Senate has begun debating a controversial immigration bill that the government says will bolster security for legal migrants. But opponents see it as new evidence of a move to the right by President Emmanuel Macron.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2023 France reports sharp rise in anti-Semitic acts since 7 October France has recorded more than a thousand anti-Semitic acts since the deadly 7 October attack by Hamas gunmen on Israel, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday.
Bangkok Post · Oct 31, 2023 Bars to open until 4am in tourist areas from New Year Entertainment venues will be allowed to stay open until 4am in tourist provinces from this New Year festival onward, to help the economy, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 29, 2023 France looks to remove radicalised students from schools Teachers at the Gambetta-Carnot school in Arras in northern France had twice reported Mohammed Mogouchkov to authorities when he was a student there. But he remained at the school and graduated, and on 13 October he stabbed to death a teacher, claiming allegiance to the Islamic State armed group. The…
Bangkok Post · Oct 13, 2023 Govt may extend night venue hours to 4am The Interior Ministry is determining suitable locations as test areas for the government's plan to allow night entertainment venues to stay open until 4am.