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Countering irregular migration: Better EU border management  

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

The influx of migrants and the security of external borders is a challenge for Europe. Learn more about how Parliament is addressing the situation, Society.To counter irregular migration, the EU is strengthening border controls, improving the management of new arrivals and making returns of illegal migrants more efficient. It is also working to bolster legal labour migration and deal more efficiently with asylum applications.Read more about the EU response to migration.What is irregular migration?Irregular migration is the movement of people from non-EU countries across EU borders without complying with the legal requirements for entry, stay, or residence in one or more EU countries.Number of illegal border crossings into EuropeIn 2015, there was a significant increase in the number of illegal border crossings into the EU. According to data from Frontex, the EU's border agency, there were more than 1.8 million illegal border crossings, the highest number ever recorded. Since then, t...

Harriette Cole: I asked my sister to watch my teen, and she broke my trust

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently found out that my sister let my 17-year-old daughter drink alcohol while she was staying with her.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I finally told my parents I’ll be leaving the U.S. next week, and they’re livid Advice | Harriette Cole: My co-worker cornered me about my son, and I was very uncomfortable Advice | Harriette Cole: I worry I’ll lose my friend because of this workplace issue Advice | Harriette Cole: Is it OK for me to hide my health concerns from my husband? Advice | Harriette Cole: It bothers me that there was so little reaction to my social media purge I am upset that my underage daughter was drinking, but I’m even more upset that it was done behind my back.I told my sister to clue me in on absolutely everything that happens with my daughter, and the fact that she didn’t even ask me about it is hurtful.I haven’t figured o...

Miss Manners: The bride hung up on me, and her mother was rude, too. Was I in the wrong?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My long-distance niece, whom I only see every few years, hung up on me when I called to give my regrets that I could not make it to her wedding.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: This lady at church got stuck, and I accidentally laughed out loud Advice | Miss Manners: This well-off bride’s wedding shower has me baffled Advice | Miss Manners: I’m plagued by how I mishandled this neighborly interaction Advice | Miss Manners: One guest ignored my buffet and raided the refrigerator Advice | Miss Manners: What should I do when my co-workers glare at me? I explained that we had a prepaid, nonrefundable vacation planned, and that we would like to make it up to her by taking the newlyweds out to dinner the next time we traveled there.She said, “That’s not good enough,” and hung up the phone. I haven’t spoken to her since.Is this acceptable bridal behavio...

Dear Abby: She stages these embarrassing displays, and I can’t deal with it anymore

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

DEAR ABBY: A family friend, “Simone,” makes the time we spend together unbearable.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: He’s just a little boy, but he’s already on the wrong path. What can I do? Advice | Dear Abby: I have a wedding dress and a man I love, but I’m ready to scrap everything Advice | Dear Abby: The family letter is meant to be upbeat but I can’t bring myself to read it Advice | Dear Abby: Do I need to make a formal goodbye to an unwanted friend? Advice | Dear Abby: I took in her cat and it was a big mistake. How do I get out of this? She’s married to my husband’s best friend, “Earl.” We see them often and spend many holidays together.Before Earl married Simone, we thought she was a pretty normal person and a great match for him. Over time, we have come to realize that she’s anything but.Simone is loud and dramatic, and she love...

Player of the Week: Gaithersburg’s Gideon Ituka

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "fdb49a08-e061-4bda-a513-a8bfd45bc16d"}).render("831d10cf73e3464ba7c3ff4dc1a52f2a"); });There are not many secrets when it comes to the Gaithersburg High School football team’s offensive game plan.The Trojans have 5-foot-10, 240-pound senior running back Gideon Ituka — a powerful runner who has accepted a football scholarship offer from Wisconsin — and he is going to get the ball. A lot.While opponents know what is usually coming, stopping Ituka is another matter. This past Friday, he rushed 26 times for a career-high 304 yards and four touchdowns, carrying Gaithersburg to a 28-14 win over Seneca Valley.For his efforts, Ituka was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week.Gideon Ituka, a big, strong powerf...

Biden tells Netanyahu that explosion at Gaza hospital appears to have been done ‘by the other team, not you’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Biden tells Netanyahu that explosion at Gaza hospital appears to have been done ‘by the other team, not you.’Source

Afghanistan wins toss and opts to field against New Zealand in Cricket World Cup

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won his second toss in four games and opted to bowl first against New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.New Zealand, the runner-up in 2019, and India are the only unbeaten sides in the tournament.The Black Caps are second behind India in the standings. Both teams have six points from three games, with India leading on net run-rate. New Zealand has beaten England, Netherlands and Bangladesh.Skipper Kane Williamson is again unavailable, this time owing to a thumb injury sustained during the match with Bangladesh, and is replaced by Will Young. Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi misses out for a fourth successive game.Afghanistan is coming off a stunning 69-run win over England in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history. The victory lifted the team to sixth in the standings with two points from three games. Afghanistan is unchanged and again the focus will be on its trio of spinners – Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rah...

Indonesia’s ruling party picks top security minister to run for VP in next year’s election

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s ruling party on Wednesday named the nation’s top security minister as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate in next year’s election in Southeast Asia’s largest democracy.Muhammad Mahfud will be seeking the vice presidency alongside the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo, former Central Java governor.The announcement by PDIP chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri was attended by three leaders of PDIP’s partner parties for the February election and sets up a potential three-way race, with Pranowo expected to face former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.Baswedan choose his running mate as Muhaimin Iskandar, the chairman of National Awakening Party, which has strong ties to the country’s largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, which boasts over 45 million members.PDIP’s pick is considered by many as a move aimed at boosting Pranowo’s popularity in the w...

Biden arrives in Israel on mission to contain Israeli-Hamas war and encourage delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Biden arrives in Israel on mission to contain Israeli-Hamas war and encourage delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.Source

Biden on Gaza hospital strike: Looks like the ‘other team’ did it

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:48 GMT

U.S. President Joe Biden landed Wednesday in Israel and told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the attack on the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza which killed hundreds on Tuesday night appears to have been committed by the “other team, not you.”“Based on what I have seen, it was done by the other team, not you,” Biden said. “But there’s a lot of people out there who are not sure. So we’ve got to overcome a lot of things.”Biden said that “he’s deeply saddened and outraged by the incident,” adding “the U.S. will continue to support Israel.” He did not provide evidence for his remark that the deadly explosion might have been caused by Palestinian militants. “I’m looking forward to having a discussion about what happens from here,” Biden told Netanyahu, as Israel continues its war on Palestinian militant group Hamas. This story is being updated.