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Trump fires top US General, shakes up Pentagon
President Donald Trump has fired US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the…
Asylum seekers must prove danger to avoid deportation – Canada immigration agency
Canada’s immigration authorities have clarified that seeking asylum does not provide an automatic exemption from immigration laws. The Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) emphasised that…
Pope not out of danger amid health issues, Doctors say
Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said Friday amid questions over the 88-year-old’s future as head of the Catholic Church.…
50,000 int’l students enrolled in Canadian institutions but failed to show in class
A report in January this year showed that nearly 50,000 international students did not register at their designated institutions after arriving in Canada in March and April 2024. Immigration, Refugees and…
Pope Francis may consider resigning if health deteriorates, says Cardinal
Gianfranco Ravasi, an Italian cardinal and former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, says Pope Francis could consider resigning if his current health deteriorates. On Tuesday, the Vatican…
Trump orders halt to federal funding for undocumented migrants
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at identifying and eliminating federal funds being used for undocumented migrants, the White House said. The order “directs Federal departments and agencies to…
Appeal court declines Trump’s request to reinstate birthright citizenship order
The 9th US circuit court of appeals has declined an emergency request from President Donald Trump to vacate a ruling blocking his birthright citizenship order. Trump issued a flurry of executive orders on the first…
Zelensky says Trump living in Russian ‘disinformation space’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Donald Trump was living in a Russian “disinformation space”, responding to scathing comments by the US president that Zelensky’s popularity rating is four…
Hamas to Free Six Israeli Captives, Return Four Bodies
Hamas has announced that it will release six Israeli captives and the bodies of four deceased this week as part of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement with Israel. “It has been agreed to release the…
Pope Francis diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, says Vatican
The Vatican says Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. In a statement on Tuesday, the Vatican said a chest CT scan carried out on the Pope showed that his condition presents a “complex picture”.…
Trump signs order to make IVF more affordable in US
United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at improving the affordability and availability of in vitro fertilization, a health issue he had addressed on the campaign trail. The…
UK court raises man’s jail term to seven years for FGM, forced marriage
A 48-year-old man in the UK, Emad Kaky, has had his prison sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. This is detailed in a Tuesday press release…
Pope’s condition ‘complex’, hospital stay extended – Vatican
Pope Francis did some work during his fourth day in hospital Monday, but the 88-year-old faces a “complex clinical picture” that will require a longer than expected stay, the Vatican said. The head of the Catholic…
Israel minister says Hamas must leave Gaza, surrender arms
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Hamas militants must surrender their arms and leave Gaza. He was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss the next phase of the…
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US tax system – Reports
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sparked alarm by seeking access to a system with the US tax office that has detailed financial data about millions of Americans, US media reported.…
Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal with US on minerals
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he blocked a Donald Trump-led deal that would give the US access to vast amounts of Ukrainian natural resources as it lacked “security guarantees” for Kyiv and…
Monkey disrupts power grid, plunges Sri Lanka into darkness
Sri Lanka was plunged into darkness for three days after a monkey tampered with an electric grid station. Reuters reported on Friday that Sri Lanka’s power minister, Kumara Jayakody, blamed the country’s power…
Trump administration begins firing probationary staff
US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun laying off probationary employees as it moves to the next stage of its plans to aggressively shrink the federal workforce. The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs was…
Trump Launches ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Targeting Allies, Adversaries
US President Donald Trump inked plans Thursday for sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” hitting both allies and competitors, in a dramatic escalation of an international trade war that economists warn could fuel inflation…
Diddy sues NBC for $100m over ‘defamatory’ documentary
Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs has launched a $100 million lawsuit against NBC, alleging that the network’s documentary ‘The Making of a Bad Boy’ made defamatory statements about him. The documentary, released on…
Panama says received first plane of US deportees
Panama said Thursday it had received a first US military plane transporting 119 deportees of various nationalities, who will now be repatriated to their own countries. President Jose Raul Mulino, who has offered…
US: Inflation unexpectedly increases, surpasses economists’ expectations
Inflation in the United States rose unexpectedly in January, reaching 3%, its highest level in six months, and surpassing economists’ expectations of 2.9%. The increase was driven by rising egg and energy prices, adding…
US rejects NATO membership for Ukraine
United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth stated on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” but emphasised that Ukraine’s membership in NATO was not a realistic outcome of a negotiated…
Pope Blasts Trump Over Migrant Deportations, Says It Is A ‘Major Crisis’
Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump’s deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a “major crisis” that “damages the dignity of men and women”. In a letter to US…