Finland prepares to resume asylum seeker transfers to Italy

 Finland is preparing to resume transferring asylum seekers to Italy, becoming the fourth country to take such action after Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Spain ‘deplores’ US sanctions on International Criminal Court officials

Spain on Wednesday deplored US sanctions targeting officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including the court’s president and a senior lawyer in the prosecutor’s office.

Foreign ministers of 20 EU countries endorse creation of Russia ‘tribunal’

Foreign ministers of 20 out of 27 EU countries, who met in the city of Lvov at Ukraine’s invitation, supported the initiative to set up a special tribunal under the framework of the Council of Europe, which in their view would "prosecute Russia's leaders," Reuters reported.

Germany labels AfD party as 'extremist', opening door to ban

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has designated the Alternative for Germany, the country's second-largest political party, as a right-wing extremist group, a controversial step that could lead to the organization being banned altogether.

After massacres, UN urges Syria to protect all people regardless of religion, ethnicity

The UN Security Council on Friday condemned recent massacres of civilians in Syria and urged its transitional authorities to respect all people regardless of religion or ethnicity.