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StockholmSweden has been struggling for years to find a new, tougher course on migration policy. The Scandinavian country has long been plagued by outright excesses and civil war-like conditions – a consequence of immigration policies that have long been too liberal.

RomeLooking ahead to the 2023 Italian general elections, the leader of the right-wing "Fratelli d'Italia" (FI), Giorgia Meloni, has called on the Italian right to unite. In the recent mayoral elections last Sunday, the right-wing and conservative parties had consistently delivered sobering results and had been overtaken by the centre-left coalition.

Warm SpringsAmerican doctor and vaccine critic Carrie Madej was seriously injured in a plane crash on Sunday. She is in hospital with several broken bones. Her boyfriend was also involved in the crash and has a broken back and skull. On her website there is a call to prayer.

As fuel prices hit record highs in the US, thieves either target pumps and transport vehicles, or hack into networks of gas retailers.

DresdenIn the future, Saxony's police officers could use e-cars to hunt criminals. For this purpose, two electric patrol cars from VW will be tested in Dresden for a year. There's just one catch.

FrankfurtIn future, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will no longer be allowed to address its customers as "Mr" and "Mrs", but must henceforth offer a "gender-neutral" address when booking tickets on the internet. The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court has ordered the railway to do so. The complaint was filed by a person who does not classify himself as either female or male.

BudapestThe onslaught of illegals on Hungary's southern border continues unabated – the number of migrants there has more than doubled compared to last year. According to the Hungarian border police, more than 100 000 illegals have already been arrested this year.

On Friday, 400 young Africans managed to tear down the border fence from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Melilla and to penetrate EU territory. The incident is not the first of its kind. And since the invaders are not expected to be returned to Morocco quickly, it will certainly not be the last.

WashingtonUS leader Joe Biden on Thursday was outed holding a script, ostensibly given to him by his superiors instructing him on how to enter a room, sit down and when to "say hello". The only problem is that the president is not supposed to have any superiors – he was elected by the American people to be the "Commander-in-Chief".

MunichThe German sanctions against Russia are becoming increasingly absurd. In the process, the authorities are also openly accepting illegal behaviour.