Pakistan expels 213 Afghans!

Photo credit: Aljazeera Pakistan has expelled 213 Afghan nationals as part of its ongoing campaign against illegal immigrants. Pajhwok News reports that a total of  923 Afghan nationals were arrested in Rawalpindi on Thursday and 213 of them were repatriatied to Afghanistan.  The report added that since the launch of the crackdown against illegal foreigners,…

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Turkish student’s arrest sparks protests!

Photo credit: MSN Rumeysa Oziuk, a Turkish student was detained on Tuesday evening in Somerville, Mass., outside of Boston. CBC reports that she was accosted by masked and plainclothes agents in the latest Trump administration action against a foreign student who had voiced support for Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza.  Her arrest came a…

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Trump’s tariffs: Toronto council fights back!

Photo credit: Toronto Star Toronto city council has unanimously approved Mayor Olivia Chow’s plan to fight US tariffs, despite reservations expressed by some members that the measures were “performative”. It would do little to deter American trade aggression, according to them. Toronto Star reports that in a speech, Chow accused US President Donald Trump of launching a…

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Nigeria: Fighting for a nation’s soul!

Photo credit: the Cable The Yoruba have a saying, it is: While the place we’re going to may not be far, the various side attractions delay us in getting there. In 1952, the Irish writer Samuel Beckett wrote a tragicomedy named “Waiting for Godot.”  The play consists of conversations between two characters – Vladimir and…

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“Nazis got better treatment.” – US Judge

Photo credit: New Arab An appeals court judge said Monday that Nazis were treated better under the Alien Enemies Act than Venezuelan migrants removed from the US and flown to El Salvador earlier this month. CBS News reports that Judge Patricia Millett while admonishing the Justice Department during oral arguments said: “Nazis got better treatment…

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