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RomeThe hope that there would be a drastic change in asylum policy under the new Italian right-wing government has already received a severe setback.

ParisFormer Paris police prefect Didier Lallement shared his view on illegal immigrants: "The reality is that, in order not to become a delinquent after arriving in France in chaotic situations, you have to be a saint."

ParisThere has been a change of leadership at the Rassemblement National, the former Front National. For the first time ever, the party will no longer be led by a member of the Le Pen family.

WashingtonThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) expressed satisfaction with the US midterm election outcome. Republican voters, on the other hand, deplored their party's weak performance.

BerlinAn alarming German study revealed how the "vaccine" rollout coincided with a sudden and dramatic drop in fertility rates in Germany and Sweden.

BogotaFor decades, Colombia was one of the US's most important allies and the only NATO partner country in Latin America. But in South America, too, the political tide is turning. In June, the country received its first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro.

I have never known the Federal Reserve make a good decision. Indeed, disastrous decisions are the Fed’s hallmark.

As a public institution, the German rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) finds itself sucked into particularly cutting-edge trends. From now on, the appearance of the employees will be "gender-compliant". In concrete terms, male conductors, train drivers and service employees can now wear women's uniforms – and women, conversely, men's uniforms to confuse their already disabused passengers who once believed that trains ought to run on time.

BerlinThe head of the SPD parliamentary group, Rolf Mützenich said the Ukrainian government put him on a "terrorist list" because he had called for a cease-fire in Ukraine. He added that he had also "received threats".

BudapestAnother controversial message from Viktor Orbán: the Hungarian Prime Minister has now expressed concern about developments in Germany in an interview with the German-language Budapester Zeitung – and in this context expressly invited German citizens to emigrate to Hungary.