News agency German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the ruling conservative CDU/CSU plans to cut funds for independent counseling services for asylum seekers, the RND media group and the investigative journalism group Correctiv reported. Independent counseling for asylum procedures inform asylum seekers about their rights in Germany. According to the reports, counseling providers were informed of …

News agency More US Marines and warships are expected to be deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the …