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Photo credit: BBC Three men have been jailed after conspiring to smuggle people in a boat from France to the UK. Kentlive reports that Freddy Lawrence, Keith Baigent and Paul Gigia were sentenced to seven years and six months, three years and nine months, and three years and four months imprisonment respectively at Canterbury Crown Court for…

Photo credit: New York Post Mark Carney, former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, wants to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party. Global news reports that whoever is elected leader of the Liberal Party will be Canada’s next prime minister until a fresh election is held….

Photo credit: Asia News Network 11 Indonesian citizens have been arrested in Japan for allegedly committing a couple of offences. Temp.co reports that Judha Nugraha, the Director of Indonesian Citizen protection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo continues to communicate with the Isesaki Police. The Police have named 11 Indonesian…

Photo credit: the Guardian Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, according to mediators Qatar and the US. BBC reports that Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said the agreement would come into effect on Sunday. but the Israeli cabinet must…

Photo credit: Indian Express 20,000 Indian students landed in Canada but failed to show up at colleges last year. The Indian Express reports that Indian students formed a significant portion of the nearly 50,000 international students reported as “no-shows” at Canadian colleges and Universities in March and April 2024, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)….

Photo credit: Premium Times The federal government of Nigeria is set to distribute 255 tractors to farmers in the country. This is the first instalment of the 2,000 tractors ordered by the government. Apart from the fact that the delivery appears to be late, there are some other factors.  Let’s address the late delivery first. …

Photo credit: BBC A group of over 60 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers who were held for more than three years on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago were unlawfully detained by the United Kingdom government officials, a judge ruled yesterday. A Lawyer Writes reports that in most cases their unlawful detention…