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Brexit: leading banks set to pull out of UK early next year

(theguardian)- Britain’s biggest banks are preparing to relocate out of the UK in the first few months of 2017 amid growing fears over the impending Brexit negotiations, while smaller banks are making plans to get out before Christmas. The dramatic claim is made in the Observer by the...

Greece defends decision to return Syrians to Turkey

(The Daily Star)- The Greek authorities Saturday hit back at U.N. criticism of its decision to return a group of Syrians to Turkey. The U.N.'s refugee agency, UNHCR, Friday said in a statement it was "seriously concerned" by Greece's decision to return 10 Syrian asylum seekers to Turkey,...

Merkel's Bavarian allies back her for fourth term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies will back her if she decides to run for a fourth term next year, a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU) said on Saturday, signalling a possible end of a row over migration among conservatives. "Angela Merkel is our candidate," CSU...

Second Stockholm refugee center fire in a week

 (The Daily Star)- A home for asylum seekers was set on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Friday, the second such incident in the Swedish capital in less than a week, police said. Police suspect arson in both cases, which caused no injuries. No arrests have been made. The nine asylum...