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All members of the senior civil service should receive a 3.25% rise, the government saysThe Conservatives are taking the credit for the near-50% fall in net migration. They say it is the changes to visa rules that they introduced that brought the numbers down.This is from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary.Net migration has halved - dropped by 430,000 - in 2024 compared to 2023This is thanks to measures put in place by the last Conservative GovernmentThis drop is because of the visa rule changes that I put in place.Labour will try to claim credit for these figures but they

Netanyahu says it is necessary to ‘avoid a humanitarian crisis in order to preserve our freedom of operational action’ in Gaza.French president Emmanuel Macron said he had contacted his Israeli counterpart after the killings of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC. Macron posted on X:To President @Isaac_Herzog, I extended our thoughts to the families and loved ones of the victims.Nothing can justify such violence. My thoughts go to their loved ones, their colleagues, and the State of Israel.There is and should be no place in our societies for hatred, extremism, or antisemitism. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-war-aid-netanyahu-hamas-middle-east-crisis-live-news

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania today to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warRomania’s Constitutional Court has rejected the defeated ultranationalist candidate’s request to annul the presidential vote as a result of foreign interference.Despite conceding the defeat on Sunday night, George Simion later filed his challenge in a bid to overturn the result which saw him lose to liberal Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/22/europe-news-latest-germany-russia-ukraine-nato Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-05-22 07:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryUS Speaker Mike Johnson on the shooting:I’ve been informed of the tragic shooting that occurred outside of the Capitol Jewish Museum tonight in Washington D.C. We are monitoring the situation as more details become known and lifting up the victim’s families in our prayers.Yoni Kalin and Katie Kalisher were inside the museum when they heard gunshots and a man came inside looking distressed, they said. Kalin said people came to