Arrests Over Refugee Truck Deaths
Three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 71 refugees found in a truck by the border with Hungary. Police say it’s likely they suffocated. The UN says 340 thousand asylum seekers have entered Europe so far this year.
And in recent days, thousands have passed under a razor wire fence being built along Hungary’s border with Serbia.
Tensions With Venezuela Increase
President Juan Manuel Santos has recalled his country’s envoy to Venezuela. It comes after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro closed checkpoints along the border and deported more than 1,000 Colombians last week. He accused Colombian paramilitaries of the shooting of three Venezuelan soldiers who were left critically injured. About 6,000 Colombians have since left the state. Santos said he’d call foreign ministers from the Union of South American Nations for an extraordinary meeting. Maduro later recalled
Caracas’ ambassador to Bogota.
Defrocked Ambassador Dies
Jozef Wesolowski, a former papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic who was facing sex abuse allegations, has died. He was awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing minors and possessing child pornography. The Vatican says he died of ‘natural causes.’ Pope Francis has promised to follow up on accusations of sexual abuse made against the Catholic Church. He’s created a new tribunal to try bishops accused of covering up sex crimes. Wesolowski would have been the first high-ranking church official tried on such charges.
Visa Checks Cancelled
The state of Victoria has cancelled a proposal to carry out visa checks in Melbourne. The proposal by Australia’s border protection agency caused an outcry on social media. The agency had said it planned to check for visa fraud as part of a general crime crackdown. But many people said the checks could lead to racial profiling and harassment.
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