Anti-war candidates are expected to win the day as the AfD meets in Magdeburg to decide on its list system for the 2024 European elections.

Pentagon officials believe Ukraine has started the main push in its counter-offensive against Russia with the aim of cutting Russian forces off from the Crimean peninsula, with thousands of troops believed to be committed to the battle.

The statement comes as Russia hosts 17 African heads of state at this week’s Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg.

Despite constant warnings of the impact of the lockdown on children, the government is said to be only just “beginning an attendance drive over the summer.”

Moldova’s decision, which reflects its markedly cooled relations with Moscow, comes on the heels of a recent investigation, which showed that the number of satellite dishes and communication devices on the Russian embassy’s rooftop had been steadily increasing, sparking espionage fears.

The Honorary President of the German Teachers’ Association warned that antisemitism is being imported into schools, and recommended that those who are responsible for determining course curriculum must boost “education on values and democracy.”

Despite the EU’s top diplomat describing Niger as politically “solid” three weeks ago, the ongoing coup potentially opens the door for Russia and Islamists to gain traction in what was the last pro-Western government in the region and a major European ally.

The EU has flatly condemned the desecration of the Islamic holy text in contrast to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who took a softer approach, as protests continue across the Islamic world, allegedly backed by Russia.

Many of the traffickers and smugglers who operate in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia overlap with those smuggling migrants into Europe and while some simply facilitate illegal crossings, many other groups have more sinister motives.

Albanian gangs are running the UK drugs trade and in Italy “Albanian-speaking groups” are listed alongside the notorious ’Ndrangheta criminal organisation.

Italian journalists, investigating illegal immigration across the Western Balkan countries, were threatened with death by a people smuggler.

Despite being an EU outsider, Norway already has strong cooperation agreements with Brussels on defence.