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Huge coup in Paris - jewelery worth 115 million stolen  

A jewelry store in central Paris was robbed at 12 o'clock on Tuesday. The armed robbers are said to have taken jewelry worth between 10 and 15 million euros, which corresponds to between 115 and 175 million kroner. This is what police sources told Le Figaro and several other French media.  

According to the information, the robbery was carried out by two men and a woman. They then fled on foot. The prosecutor's office in Paris confirms that the robbery has taken place and that an investigation has been launched. The store is cordoned off and the police are at the scene.  

 

People rest during the trek across the Dariéngapet, in a picture from May this year. Ivan Valencia / AP  

The flight to the United States  

Record numbers of migrants cross dangerous jungle path  

So far this year, 248,901 migrants have crossed the Darién Gap, the dangerous jungle path between Colombia and Panama, according to Panamanian authorities. That's about the same number, if not more, that passed in the whole of last year.  

The Darién Gap is a hard-to-reach region covered in rainforest, swamps and mountains. In addition to the terrain being very difficult, many migrants, but also some tourists, become victims of crime when they pass.  

Most migrants who pass through the area come from Venezuela. People from Asia and Africa also travel to South America and make it to the Darién Gap in the hope of reaching the United States.  

It will be more difficult for Hungarians to travel to the United States. TT 

 

The Democrats' criticism of Hungary Inflation of Hungarian passports prompts 

 

US to change visa requirements The US is tightening its view on Hungarian passports as a result of the country easing the rules for becoming a citizen of Hungary, AP reports.  

 

According to the news agency, close to a million foreigners have been granted Hungarian passports in the past nine years, many without even having lived in the country. 

 

The development is a consequence of Hungary, under the leadership of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, trying to simplify the process for people with alleged Hungarian roots to obtain citizenship - which led to hundreds of thousands of foreigners, including Serbs and Ukrainians, becoming Hungarians - and by extension also EU citizens. 

 

The extent means that the US now classifies Hungarian citizens as a security risk, which will make it more difficult for them to enter the US.

The Bibby Stockholm residence in Portland, England, on August 1, 2023. James Manning/AP  

The flight to Europe  

Protests from all camps against floating asylum seekers  

A floating accommodation will soon be ready to house 500 asylum seekers in the port of Portland, UK, British media reports.  

For that, the government is criticized from all sides:  

According to the BBC, the local population is protesting against the accommodation being placed there. Asylum rights activists call the accommodation a floating prison and criticize the overcrowding and fire safety at the accommodation and the government's restrictive refugee policy, according to TT.  

The opposition Labor party accuses the government of scoring cheap political points without doing anything about the migration crisis, according to the Daily Mirror. 

The government has promised to reduce the number of asylum seekers through deterrent measures - almost 15,000 people have crossed the English Channel so far this year. In addition to several barges, asylum seekers must be placed in military facilities and in giant tents. The plan to house them in asylum centers in Rwanda has been reprimanded by the government in court.