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Rubio reacts to Spanish airspace denial: “There will be consequences”

Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, has told Al Jazeera that America will review NATO’s status once the war with Iran is over. He warned that European reluctance to help the US — specifically Spain’s refusal to allow American warplanes to use its airspace — will have consequences. Europeans expect US protection but offer no reciprocity, Rubio said.

Defends politician who distinguishes Danish ethnicity from Danish citizenship

Newly elected Folketing member Nadja Isaksen was publicly condemned for stating that colleague Samira Nawa is not ethnically Danish. She now receives support from Mustafa Sayegh, originally from Lebanon, a public commentator and former Muslim. – It is correct that neither Nawa nor I are ethnically Danish, says Sayegh.

Red Youth want to replace the Army with a socialist “people’s militia

Red Youth has shocked its parent party Rødt once again by proposing to abolish the Army and replace it with a socialist “people’s militia”. The mother party appears to be growing tired of the youth wing’s endless crazy stunts. Even Red Youth’s own leadership seems to dislike the proposal.

Merz sends clear message to 720,000 Syrians: “Go home and rebuild your country

Germany’s Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that 80 per cent of the more than 900,000 Syrians in the country should return to their homeland within three years. Syria’s president Ahmed al-Sharaa does not entirely agree.

Moroccan biology professor abandoned his kids in Spain to milk its welfare system

Parents from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) intentionally abandon children in Europe to claim welfare rights and secure family reunification — now even a Moroccan biology professor arrested.

Full rift between Germany and Syria over return of 900,000 Syrians

Germany had hoped that a significant portion of the 900,000 Syrians it has taken in could return home. However, Syria’s Foreign Minister Shaibani has poured cold water on that idea: forced returns will not be accepted. His message to Syrians who do not wish to return is simple — just dig in and stay in Germany.

Canada: 84-year-old offered assisted dying for back pain – she refused and is now climbing mountains

Canadian Miriam Lancaster woke up one morning with pain in her lower back. She called an ambulance, and at the hospital she was offered assisted dying before she was even examined, tests were taken, or any treatment was attempted.

Keir Starmer insists: the Iran war is “not our conflict

The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, maintains firmly that the British should not allow themselves to be drawn into the Iran war. But ordinary Britons are paying the price, which is extremely high both for fuel and for other forms of energy.

Spain has closed its airspace to American warplanes

Spain says, according to AP, that it has closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in the war. Such a decision places a severe strain on trust within the alliance, even if it concerns only one country. The other European allies have also shown little willingness to contribute.

Iran’s ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was declared persona non grata – unwanted – on Tuesday and was to have left the country on Sunday. However, the ambassador refuses, citing support from Nabih Berri and the Shiite movement Amal. Thus Iran shows it does not respect Lebanon’s authorities and chooses Shias and the armed militia Hizbollah over the Lebanese people.