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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has warned that a new wave of migrants could be on the horizon as landings in Italy and Greece rise.

BERLIN (AP) – Austria is preparing to repatriate two sons of an Austrian Islamic State group supporter believed to have died in Syria after she headed there in 2014.

An Afghan migrant has been arrested in Austria in connection with the attempted arson of an office of the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ). The attack took place last week in the city of St. Pölten and saw a total of four

An Austrian intelligence report states that radical Islamic terror is still the number one security issue in the country with foreign fighters a chief concern.

Austrian firefighters say they have found a body at a residential building in Vienna following a suspected gas explosion.

A drug dealer allegedly offered a man 100,000 euros to plant a bomb in the car of former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, according to a report.

The Vatican canceled a friendly soccer match between its new women’s team and a team in Vienna, after several Austrian players staged a protest against the Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion.

Following the collapse of the populist-conservative coalition government in Austria, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has appointed Vienna lawyer Brigitte Bierlein as interim Chancellor until elections are held in the Autumn.

Former Austrian vice-chancellor and populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has managed, through preferential voting, to secure the right to sit for his party in the European Parliament.

VIENNA, Austria: Austrian People’s Party leader Sebastian Kurz has been formally removed as Austrian Chancellor following a non-confidence vote passed by the Social Democrats and the populist Freedom Party.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called for an early election after the resignation of his vice chancellor spelled an end to his governing coalition.

VIENNA (AP) – Austrian vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigned Saturday after two German newspapers published footage of him apparently offering lucrative government contracts to a potential Russian benefactor.

Austrian lawmakers have approved plans to ban girls in elementary schools from wearing headscarves, a move that would add to existing restrictions on veils.

Mainstream media outlets have affected shock over plans to require asylum seekers in south Austria to sign a list of ‘10 Commandments’ including a promise not to break the law.

Hundreds of regular Austrian citizens expressed to a national newspaper their views on migration, with some saying they felt like foreigners in their own country.

In a recent interview with Austrian media, populist Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache alluded to the effects of mass migration and demographic change saying his party continued to fight against “population exchange.”

A court has fined Austrian political scientist Michael Ley, an expert in Islamic antisemitism, for claiming a University of Salzburg professor was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

According to information from the Austrian Interior Ministry, asylum home employees face threats of murder from angry asylum seekers with at least 15 serious incidents occurring in the last year.

Austrian Minister of the Interior Herbert Kickl has announced that, so far, there are no known personal relationships between Christchurch suspect Brenton Tarrant and any Austrian identitarian Martin Sellner.

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities have arrested an Iraqi man suspected of carrying out unsuccessful attacks on trains in neighbouring Germany last year and sympathizing with the Islamic State group, officials in the two countries said Wednesday.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said he is considering a ban on the Identitarian movement after it was revealed that the Christchurch killer had donated to Martin Sellner in early 2018.

Austrian Franciscan monks in Salzburg will cease feeding the poor after a number of violent incidents from foreign migrants.

Internal documents reveal that Brussels plans to incorporate the controversial UN migration pact into the EU’s legal framework “through the back door”, Austria and Hungary have warned.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has criticised the European Union (EU) over being complacent and lethargic in its attitude to innovation and global competitiveness.

A Somali, alleged to have been involved in piracy incidents in 2010 and 2011, has been arrested after trying to claim asylum in Salzburg, Austria.

Austrian populist Interior Minister Herbert Kickl has announced that the country will be converting all asylum seeker reception centres to departure centres.

BERLIN (AP) – Austria’s chancellor has described parts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy as “very successful” as he prepares to visit Washington this week.

The Austrian Interior Ministry has banned several extremist symbols including those from Turkish ultra-nationalists, Kurdish terrorists, and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has confirmed that he will be visiting President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. later this month with the meeting focused on trade relations between the U.S. and the European Union.

Spain, Britain, France and other EU nations on Monday recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as interim leader after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an ultimatum to call snap elections.

More than half of the suspects involved in murders where women were the victims have foreign backgrounds, according to Austrian Family Minister Juliane Bogner-Strauss.

Almost a million illegal aliens are living in Libya and ready to leave for Europe, the country’s internationally-backed leader has said.

The European Union (EU) has launched infringement proceedings that could lead to sanctions against Austria over a controversial new reform to benefit payments for children living abroad.

Austrian Vice Chancellor and leader of the national populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) Heinz-Christian Strache has slammed pro-mass migration activists, saying they bore “joint responsibility” following several migrant-perpetrated murders.

The Austrian government has released statistics showing that in 2017, four out of every ten migrants who claimed to be underage were lying in order to have a better chance of getting asylum.

Austria’s decision to leave the UN Migration Compact while holding the European Union’s rotating presidency brought “shame” on the bloc by aligning it with U.S. President Donald Trump, EU forces have angrily proclaimed.