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Nanmoku in Gunma Prefecture is Japan's 'oldest' municipality: 70% of residents are over 65. After signing a sister-city agreement with Peru's Belén district, the village was visited by two young students, one of whom declared her readiness to move. How foreigners will obtain residency remains unclear.
Sevara AzamovaItaly and Spain have agreed not to extend the temporary border controls introduced almost three months ago amid the mass influx of migrants into Ceuta. The decision was made after a phone call between the interior ministers of the two countries and a meeting between Meloni and Sánchez. Instead, information exchange within the Schengen area will be strengthened.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to CNN, the US State Department has provided asylum officers with internal assessments comparing crime in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador with the situation in American cities such as Baltimore, Houston and Memphis. The documents pay less attention to human rights abuses, kidnappings and extortion than previous assessments. Experts note a shift in emphasis; the asylum denial rate in June reached 94%.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to AFP, citing diplomatic sources, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands are preparing to conclude an agreement on opening a return center in Rwanda for migrants denied asylum. Final arrangements are expected in the coming weeks, with migrant transfers possible from early 2027.
Sevara AzamovaUS President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that Europe must change, otherwise 'nothing will be left of it', calling immigration the continent's main problem. He did not specify concrete measures. Earlier, on October 2, he said Europe was 'being eaten alive'.
Sevara AzamovaThe Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism has been awarded to De Correspondent's investigation into migrant detention centers in Shengjin and Gjader. The authors documented human rights violations, estimated spending at €259 million for 256 detainees, and criticized the 'return hub' model that five EU countries plan to follow.
Javlon TursunovUK Border Security Commander Duncan Capps told a parliamentary committee that a mass death of migrants crossing the English Channel is 'only a matter of time'. He linked this to the growing size of boats and the number of people on board: this year a record 230 migrants were spotted on a single inflatable boat. Smugglers are shifting routes southward, to Normandy, and the number of migrants in northern France has doubled.
Sevara AzamovaFabrice Leggeri, a Member of the European Parliament from the National Rally, said in an interview with Euronews that the riots and protests in France were the result of the failure of integration policy and the absence of a controlled migration policy. He called on the government to draw conclusions and reproached President Emmanuel Macron for not addressing the problem. Against the backdrop of unrest in the country, temporary curfews were imposed.
Sevara AzamovaA resident of Uzbekistan, placed in a temporary detention center for violating Russia's migration legislation, was released and returned to her homeland together with her child. Her son had been in an orphanage in Novosibirsk. Staff of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan held negotiations, issued the woman a certificate for return, and handed the child over to her at Tolmachevo airport. Over the past week, the consulate helped five children return home.
Sevara AzamovaDonald Trump, speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, called the protests in France a 'full-scale revolution' and warned that without solving the migration issue, Europe will cease to exist. About Marine Le Pen, he said he does not know her but believes she was 'treated badly'.
Javlon TursunovAt a meeting in Brussels, the heads of Turkey's foreign, justice and interior ministries and their Belgian counterparts discussed counterterrorism, extradition, organized crime and irregular migration. Ankara stated that FETO uses Belgium 'almost as a safe haven' and called for the closure of institutions linked to the group.
Javlon TursunovAt a ceremony in Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz highlighted the role of Turkish labor migrants in building German industry after the 1961 agreement, named successful Germans of Turkish origin, and warned of the danger of xenophobia, criticizing the concept of 'remigration'.
Javlon TursunovA meeting of seven ministers from Belgium and Turkey took place in Brussels — the first in ten years. The sides discussed security, the fight against crime, justice and migration, and also plan to sign an action plan on police cooperation. The Belgian Foreign Ministry called Turkey a strategically important partner for Europe.
Javlon TursunovDonald Trump, speaking at the White House, said he had warned Emmanuel Macron about France's 'big mistake' in migration policy and predicted that Paris would 'soon become a Muslim city'. He also criticized France's borders and energy situation. The statement came days after protests in several French cities.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to UN DESA data, on which the Visual Capitalist infographic is based, the number of migrants in the UK, Spain and Germany grew by a combined total of approximately 20.4 million people between July 2000 and July 2024. In percentage terms, the leaders are Malta (+827%), Bulgaria (+590%) and Iceland (+522%). Russia showed the largest absolute decline — minus 4.3 million migrants.
Sevara AzamovaMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a complaint to US authorities after the death of 56-year-old Emiliano Andre-Covarrubias at an ICE detention facility in Laredo, Texas. Mexico's Foreign Ministry is demanding a transparent investigation. According to Mexican media, this is the 18th death of a Mexican national in ICE custody since January 2025.
Otabek YusupovDonald Trump said that migrants have 'taken over France' and called on Paris to close the borders immediately. Protests that began in mid-September over problems in schools escalated into nationwide strikes; more than 2,330 people were detained over the weekend, and nearly 1,000 law enforcement officers were injured. Macron blamed radical far-left groups, Lecornu ordered local curfews.
Otabek YusupovHungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the 'shocking scenes' of the riots in France justify Budapest's tough migration policy. Anti-austerity protests in Paris, Lyon and Marseille were accompanied by pogroms and fires, including the burned-down town hall in Limoges. Magyar's comments drew criticism in Hungary, while Tusk and Macron took different positions.
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