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New interior minister sees no migrant ‘invasion’ in Italy Italy’s new Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has said that there was no migrant “invasion,” countering statements by her anti-immigration predecessor Matteo Salvini. Lamorgese told the Repubblica newspaper in an interview published on Friday that this year 9,600 migrants and asylum seekers had arrived in Italy, compared to 22,000 in 2018. Lamorgese, 66, a former civil servant who has no political affiliation made the statement after Salvini spoke of a “tripling” of migrant landings in Italy and called for the “invasion” to stop, AFP reported. “We are not facing any invasion,” said Lamorgese, who took up her role in September after the formation of the new coalition government between the Five Star Movement and the ce...

‘From Russia with love!’ Russian hockey player dons ‘Putin costume’ for Halloween Russian hockey player Nikolai Lemtyugov, who currently represents British team Sheffield Steelers, celebrated Halloween in style by donning a Vladimir Putin costume for a Challenge Cup game against Manchester Storm. Taking place on October 31, the game was influenced by Halloween with all players putting on specially-designed costumes. READ MORE: ‘I broke my nose’: Putin recalls bruising boxing days as he’s presented with ‘diamond glove’ (VIDEO) Lemtyugov’s outfit was one of the most remarkable as the forward greeted the 7,000 crowd wearing a face mask of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Positive vibes only. Thanks for [the] warm welcome and all your help with th...

White Helmets plotting to stage new chemical weapon incidents in Syria – Russian Foreign Ministry The White Helmets are coordinating their activities with terrorists, seeking to stage new chemical weapons incidents in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. She cited the data that the Syrian government provides to the UN on a regular basis, adding that “their goal clearly is to undermine the political process.” The White Helmets, who call themselves a humanitarian organization, currently are active near Idlib, cooperating with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group, TASS quoted the spokeswoman as saying. The United States’ decision to allocate $4.5 million to support the White Helmets is an example of Was...

Orthodox priests from W. Europe arrive in Moscow after historic move to side with Russian Church A delegation from the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe arrives in Moscow on Saturday to take part in events dedicated to their reunification with the Russian Orthodox Church. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia earlier described the move as a historic decision as the archdiocese was, until recently, in the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Some 100 parishes centered in Paris will become part of the Moscow Patriarchate after rejecting an order by Constantinople to dissolve. On Saturday, the delegation of priests will visit the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, a monastery which is the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church. They...