Nearly 32,000 applications for the regularization of migrant workers have been presented to the Italian interior ministry in the first two weeks of this month after legislation approved in May came into force on June 1, according to official data released on June 15. A reported 91% of applications concerned migrant home helps and carers. The government said applications are rising steadily. Source Info Immigrants
Eight Turkish military airplanes carried out a total of 33 violations of Greece’s national airspace over the course of one day on Wednesday, Greek military authorities have said. Source Ekathimerini
- Military source says around 200-strong force has been sent to the Pratas Islands following reports PLA was planning large-scale simulated invasion
- Mainland China has been steadily boosting its presence in the disputed waters, where a number of other countries have claims South China Morning Post
The death of a 12-year-old girl by a stray bullet in Sweden has sparked outrage and reignited debates over its handling of gang-related violence.
Details of what happened have not been officially confirmed, but local media outlets reported that the gunmen had been aiming at two members of a criminal gang, and had not intended to shoot the child. Source BBC
