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Europe’s Taliban Dilemma: the struggle to return Afghan migrants

The EU’s efforts to return irregular migrants to Afghanistan face a fundamental dilemma: how to solve the long-standing and intractable issue of the repatriation of Afghans while avoiding legitimising the Taliban, a regime the bloc has refused to formally recognise since it seized power in 2021. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT UN and…

California voters to consider ballot measure to increase taxes on billionaires

California voters will decide in November whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires under a ballot measure supporters say could raise about $100 billion to help offset federal Medicaid funding cuts, despite opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders. The proposal would apply to California residents…

Newsletter: Temperatures rise over sanctions against Russia

Morning Brussels. Angela Skujins here ringing out the hopefully penultimate day of this heatwave in the Belgian capital, and the final day of the working week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Here’s what’s driving your Friday: Discussion on the 21st package of sanctions fires up, Commissioner McGrath’s trip to Malta prompts questions, and…