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US security adviser John Bolton presses Russia about election meddling President Donald Trumpʼs National Security Advisor John Bolton gave a press interview in Geneva on Thursday between the morning and afternoon sessions of his meetings with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev. It was clear the first top-level meeting since theTrump-Putin summit in Helsinkiin July was not going well. In the interview with US news agency AP, Bolton said he had raised the issue of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US elections: "I made it clear that we wouldnʼt tolerate meddling in 2018, and we were prepared to take necessary steps to prevent it from happening." Bolton said the Russian delegates had reacted to his words with stone faces: "They didnʼt respond at all," he said. He said later that the issue of election meddling had prevented the two sides from issuing a joint final statement.
German police fight far-right infiltration claims An incident last week in Dresden, when police detained a TV crew filminga far-right demo against German Chancellor Angela Merkel,has done nothing to quell persistent suspicions about links between the far-right scene and Germanyʼs security forces. Those rumors were only strengthend with the subsequent revelation that the supporter of theanti-migrant PEGIDA movement, who harassed the reporters and complained to the authorities washimself employed by the Saxony state police department. The journalist in question — from public broadcaster ZDF — accused police of effectively acting as the "executive" arm of PEGIDA. The case has generated plenty of political fallout at national level.
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UK warns of red tape, card charges in ʼnodealʼ Brexit The daily lives of British people would see major changes
German churches under scrutiny for violating asylum rules For rejected asylum-seekers in Germany, turning to the church is often their last hope. Many parishes open their doors to delay or preventan imminent deportation. The refugees then live for several weeks or months on the congregationʼs premises, giving them temporary protection from police access. Church asylum makes it possible "to submit individual cases to the authorities for re-examination and thus prevent humanitarian hardships," according to Karl Jüsten.
Italy lets children disembark from Diciotti rescue ship Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab presented the first of a series of technical notices telling businesses and citizens how to prepare for a no-deal exit from the EU.
VW has best ever sales month ahead of new test procedure Volkswagenʼs core brand has reported record sales for July, stating that the number of cars shifted in Germany and Europe as a whole was particularly high. A looming new test procedure has much to do with it. Volkswagen Group reported Thursday that European sales of its core VW brand cars jumped by a staggering 30 percent in July to 163,000 units. The Wolfsburg-based auto manufacturer
said the success was largely due to "special sales initiatives for cars approved under the outgoing NEFZ test procedure. Those carscan currently be bought at a discount and can no longer be sold come September this year. The company increased its VW sales in its home market by 33 percent. Worldwide, a total of 505,900 VW cars left the showrooms in July, making it the best ever month for the companyʼs core brand in terms of sales.
Actor Jimmy Bennett speaks out over Asia Argento assault claim The actor who alleged in legal documents that Italian filmmaker and actor Asia Argento had sexually assaulted him when she was 37 and he was 17 spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since The New York Times revealed the allegations. "I did not initially speak out about my story because I chose to handle it in private with the
person who wronged me," Jimmy Bennett, now 22, said in a statement released through Attorney Gordon K. Sattro. He went into further detail in an Instagram post, noting that he had great respect for the #MeToo movement and had not previously come forward as he was "afraid and ashamed to be a part of the public narrative."
After spending almost a week on the Italian coast guard ship Diciotti, 27 migrant children were on Thursday allowed to disembark from the vessel at the Sicilian port of Catania, Italian news agencies reported. Aid organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it had finally met the children; the Italian Interior Ministry said they were all between 14 and 16 years old. A delegation from Italyʼs guarantor of personal rights office also boarded the ship. Read more: Will Italyʼs refugee stance bring down the EU? Italyʼs Interior Minister Matteo Salvini had said on Wednesday that he would allow children to leave the rescue ship, but refused to let the remaining 150 migrants on board off the vessel. "If there are children on board, they can get off now," Salvini said in a Facebook video.
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