Finland considers closing border crossings with Russia to stem an increase in asylum-seekers | AP News

Finland considers closing border crossings with Russia to stem an increase in asylum-seekers | AP News

HELSINKI (AP) — The government in Finland is considering whether to close some crossing points on the country’s long border with Russia to prevent people from trying to enter without proper documentation, the Nordic nation’s interior minister and prime minister said Tuesday. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said the number of migrants at Finland’s southeastern border

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Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases | AP News

Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases.U.S. officials highlighted the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela on Oct. 18, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border. Customs and Border

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Germany’s opposition Left Party to dissolve caucus after prominent member launches rival venture | AP News

Germany’s opposition Left Party to dissolve caucus after prominent member launches rival venture | AP News

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition Left Party said Tuesday it will dissolve its parliamentary caucus next month after prominent party member Sahra Wagenknecht broke away to found a new party with a more nationalist, migration-skeptic agenda.The Left Party emerged in 2005, bringing together ex-communists from eastern Germany with leftists from the west disgruntled by welfare-state

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