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700,000 unregistered Afghan refugees live in Pakistan!
Photo credit: Human rights watch The Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees (CCAR) has revealed that around 2.9 million refugees from Afghanistan of which 0.7 million were unregistered individuals. Geo News reports that the official briefed the panel during a session of the Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (Safron). Under the chairmanship of Senator…
Trump to send 30,000 migrants to Guantanamo Bay!
Photo credit: LBC US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay,…
Israel releases 110 detainees while Hamas frees 8 hostages!
Photo credit: KFOX Hamas released three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday, and Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the swarming crowds at one of the hostage handover points. CBC reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sight of their handover amid the…
Number of foreign workers in Japan hits record high…
Photo credit: Kyodo News The number of foreign workers in Japan has hit a record high for the 12th straight year. The Japan Times reports that it reflects severe labour shortages in the country. The number of foreign workers as of October last year totalled 2,302,587. By nationality, Vietnamese workers were the largest group with 570,708…
An avalanche of executive orders!
Photo credit: ABC News US President Donald Trump has signed dozens of executive orders in his first week back in office. The Guardian reports that the orders include ending birthright citizenship, pardons for January 6 rioters, and withdrawing from the Paris climate accord. He’s also signed actions eliminating DEI and “gender radicalism” from the US military….
Rohingya refugees’ boat runs aground!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Over 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Aljazeera reports that local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 women and four children ran aground in Pereulak region in East Aceh on Wednesday after its engine broke down. He…
Maa na’wo wa sa! Spend the commonwealth like there’s no tomorrow!
Photo credit: Toronto Star Singing plays a very important role in the politics of where I come from. There was this great politician in pre-independent Nigeria who bought a limousine. He was then a government functionary but did not belong to the ruling party. There was to be an investigation into the acquisition of the vehicle. Our…