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ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu and 2 others!
Photo credit: the Guardian The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes during the Gaza war. The Guardian reports that Netanyahu and Gallant are at risk of arrest if they travel…
Migrant workers being sensitized in leopard-prone sugarcane belt of India!
Photo credit: New York Times In India, the Junnar forest department has reached out to sugarcane farmers and labourers to sensitize them about the situation on the ground and the dos and don’ts of staying in leopard-prone areas. Hindustan Times reports that while the sugarcane-cutting season has started and farmers and farm labourers are increasingly…
Mass deportations likely in Australia!
Photo credit: BBC Up to 80,000 people of various visa categories could be potentially removed to third countries by the Albanese government’s migration bill that legal experts, advocates, and former refugees have lambasted. DailyMail.com reports that the government has yet to state which countries it has been in discussions with in a bill that passed…
Canada’s employment minister resigns!
Photo credit: the New York Times Canada’s employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of scrutiny over his business dealings and his shoplifting claims of Indigenous ancestry. The Guardian reports that moments before the question period on Wednesday, Justin Trudeau’s office said Randy Boissonnault would “step away from cabinet effective immediately” and will “focus…
Korea eases medical screening for foreign workers!
Photo credit: reddit Authorities in Korea have announced that they will ease medical examination requirements for foreign labourers who want to work in food factories and eateries so that they can join the workforce immediately. Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the Office for Government Policy Coordination has said that foreign workers with food hygiene jobs can…
Migrants set out from Mexico hoping to reach the US before Trump’s inauguration!
Photo credit: Yahoo Hundreds of migrants left Mexico City on foot Wednesday. MacauBusiness.com reports that their aim is to reach the US border before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. The group of about 1,500 people set out from the city in the early morning hours for a walk of some 2,600 kilometres. One…
NATO Secretary General on 1,000 days of Russian war against Ukraine!
Photo credit: Yahoo NATO Secretary General Mark Rute marked the 1000th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine on Tuesday. NATO News reports that he did this in a video message to the people of Ukraine. He said, “This war must end. Our support for Ukraine will not.” At NATO Headquarters, diplomats and staff gathered, along…