BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants to make it simpler and faster to deport migrants, particularly those with a criminal background, by cutting notification periods and making searches by authorities easier, according to an interior ministry statement on Wednesday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser presented a draft bill that she said would …

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Caroline Ellison, the former co-head of Sam Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, testified at his fraud trial on Wednesday that she was in a “constant state of dread” as the firm’s lenders demanded repayment amid a downturn in cryptocurrency markets in 2022. Ellison, the former co-chief executive of Alameda …

PARIS (Reuters) – France will need to increase their intensity to match the physical challenge posed by South Africa in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final, eighthman Gregory Alldritt said on Wednesday. The hosts anticipate a bruising examination in the clash at the Stade de France but have a good idea …

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO will discuss damage to a gas pipeline and data cable running between member states Finland and Estonia, and will mount a “determined” response if the cause is proven to be a deliberate attack, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. The damage on the Balticconnector pipeline …

(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker VinFast Auto said on Wednesday it would acquire a 99.8% stake in battery maker VinES from its founder Pham Nhat Vuong as it seeks to ramp up its integration in the production value chain and competitive advantage. VinFast, which was backed by Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup, said …

(Reuters) – FIFA’s decision to hold the 2030 World Cup in six countries with fans flying to over 100 games will increase the tournament’s carbon footprint and is at odds with the soccer governing body’s climate commitments, experts have warned. FIFA allocated the 2030 World Cup to Spain, Portugal and …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has declared the Kemaman parliamentary seat as vacant after receiving notification from the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday (Oct 11). Johari said the EC had sent a letter to the Dewan Rakyat to inform the House of the unexpected vacancy …

(Reuters) – Poland holds a parliamentary election on Sunday, with the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party seeking an unprecedented third term in power after eight years in power. WHAT’S AT STAKE? A third PiS term could mean Poland continues to drift away from democratic standards, critics say. They …

PARIS (Reuters) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a multilateral treaty on Wednesday that would replace a hodge-podge of national digital services taxes if ratified by enough countries. The release of the text puts pressure on the United States in particular, where a two-thirds majority in …

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Fiji face England on Sunday bidding, for the third time, to become the first Tier Two team to make the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, having come so agonisingly close in their last opportunity 16 years ago. The islanders actually made the last eight of the inaugural …