Migration outside Europe & 1,300 dead in the heat
EU countries are moving toward a new migration policy where asylum processes will take place outside Europe's borders. At the same time, the WHO reports high mortality rates in the European heat wave, and the war in Ukraine is now causing a Russian fuel crisis following attacks on oil refineries.
European countries are now shifting their stance on the migration issue and planning to handle asylum reception outside of Europe. The proposal means that the asylum process – the assessment of whether a person has the right to protection – can be moved to countries outside the union instead of taking place at the Swedish or European border.
While policy is changing, the continent is being hit by extreme weather, which has led to 1,300 deaths in the heat wave over the past week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The deaths are linked to the unusually high temperatures that have swept across Europe.
Ongoing conflicts are also affecting energy supplies as Ukraine has hit two Russian oil refineries in new attacks. The strikes have forced the Kremlin to admit to a growing fuel crisis in Russia, while residents in Kyiv express pride in the Ukrainian successes but a desire for the war to end.
In the Middle East, there are signs of a certain diplomatic de-escalation as the US and Iran have reportedly agreed to stop attacking each other. Despite this, military operations continue in the region, where Israel recently destroyed a 200-meter-long tunnel in southern Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shia militia.
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