EU healthcare workers say they ‘refuse to be instruments’ in deportation plans

Professionals from across Europe urge MEPs to reject plans, saying ‘climate of fear’ could stop people seeking care

More than 1,100 healthcare professionals from across Europe have urged MEPs to reject proposed measures aimed at increasing the deportation of undocumented people, warning they could threaten public health by transforming essential public services, including hospitals, into sites of immigration enforcement.

The draft plans, which are due to go to a vote on Thursday, have been in the works since last March, when the European Commission laid out its proposal to target people with no legal right to stay in the EU, including potentially sending them to offshore centres in non-EU countries.

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WHO warns of health crisis ‘unfolding in real time’ across Middle East

Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens’, WHO’s regional chief has said

A total stop to hostilities in the Middle East is needed to halt a “health crisis unfolding in real time”, the World Health Organization’s chief in the region has said.

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities must be treated as “safe havens”, urged Dr Hanan Balkhy, the WHO’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Iran Is Applying the Lessons of Russia’s Drone Warfare Against America – WSJ

  1. Iran Is Applying the Lessons of Russia’s Drone Warfare Against America  WSJ
  2. In Iran War, Cheap Drones Remain Wild Card  The New York Times
  3. Opinion | Iran’s cheap, deadly drones have done the U.S. a favor  The Washington Post
  4. The Age of Asymmetric Warfare Is Here, and the West Is Not Ready  Foreign Policy
  5. How Iran’s cheap drones are changing warfare  Vox
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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast – WDRB

  1. Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast  WDRB
  2. Iran Sets High Bar in Cease-Fire Talks: Here’s What Tehran Is Asking For  WSJ
  3. AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT  10TV
  4. Iran rejects Trump's proposal to end the war and lays out 5 conditions  NPR
  5. Iran has no intention to hold talks with U.S; foreign minister says Trump proposal to end war being reviewed  CNBC
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Air Canada C.E.O. Draws Scorn for Delivering Condolences Only in English – The New York Times

  1. Air Canada C.E.O. Draws Scorn for Delivering Condolences Only in English  The New York Times
  2. Carney says Air Canada's English-only message after LaGuardia crash 'lacks compassion'  BBC
  3. Mark Carney rebukes Air Canada chief over English-only crash message  The Guardian
  4. Quebec Pension Fund Caisse Condemns Air Canada CEO’s Video, Joining Carney  Bloomberg.com
  5. Air Canada CEO summoned to Ottawa over English-only condolence video for LaGuardia crash  CBC
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Italy’s opposition sees its chance to beat Meloni. But it needs a leader, and a plan. – politico.eu

  1. Italy’s opposition sees its chance to beat Meloni. But it needs a leader, and a plan.  politico.eu
  2. Italy’s tourism minister resigns under pressure from Meloni after referendum defeat  AP News
  3. Italy’s Leader Once Seemed Unbeatable. A Surprise Defeat Has Dented Her Aura.  The New York Times
  4. Italy tourism minister quits in Meloni's post-referendum purge  Reuters
  5. Meloni’s referendum defeat shows the cost of the Trump factor | Riccardo Alcaro  The Guardian
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G7 allies meet against backdrop of wars in Ukraine and Iran, with unpredictable US – Reuters

  1. G7 allies meet against backdrop of wars in Ukraine and Iran, with unpredictable US  Reuters
  2. Iran war is a 'catastrophe,' G7 ministers warn — but there's little they can do to stop it  CNBC
  3. Rubio Says Allies Should Step Up on Iran After U.S. Help for Ukraine  WSJ
  4. Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies  NPR
  5. Europe Today: G7 gathers in France as Iran rejects Trump's 15-point ceasefire plan  Euronews.com
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