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Germany appoints intel official with migrant background

Sinan Selen, a senior counterterrorism expert with Turkish roots, has been officially appointed as the vice president of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency BfV. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced Selen’s appointment at an official ceremony at the headquarters of the BfV in...

Choose France? Macron woos business chiefs rattled by protests

As Emmanuel Macron prepares to pitch a dynamic new France to dozens of business leaders on Monday, many are wondering if the former banker can first win over his opponents. Macron is gathering 150 top executives at the sumptuous Versailles palace for the second edition of his "Choose...

EU sanctions 9 individuals over use of chemical weapons

The European Council on Monday sanctioned nine individuals under the new regime of restrictive measures against use and proliferation of chemical weapons. In a statement, the European Council said the sanctions have been imposed on head and deputy head of the Russian military intelligence...

Germany bans Iran’s Mahan Air flights

Germany has banned Iran’s Mahan Air from operating flights in and out of the country, officials said on Monday. Deputy foreign ministry spokesman Christofer Burger told a news conference in Berlin that the decision was taken to protect “foreign policy and security interests” of...