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UK gov’t condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port
Photo credit: The Telegraph On Saturday, dozens of masked people protesting Channel migrant crossings blocked access to the port of Dover, briefly halting ferry traffic between England and France. Al Jazeera reports that images shared online showed dozens of demonstrators dressed in black and wearing balaclavas streaming onto roads surrounding the port in the United Kingdom. In…
IDF begins strikes in Lebanon after drone attack by Hezbollah
Photo credit: Jerusalem Post The IDF began a wave of strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning following the launch of two drones by Hezbollah terrorists towards troops within the security zone, the military announced. The Jerusalem Post reports that during the Hezbollah attack, IDF soldiers opened fire on the drones and downed one of…
Trump sends envoys to Moscow and Kyiv with new plan to “end the war”
Photo credit: France 24 US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steven Witcoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine. The move marks Washington’s latest bid to break a diplomatic stalemate in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II,…
Five EU countries aim to send rejected migrants to “return hubs” by 2027
Photo credit: Yahoo News Five European countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a “return hub” for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of 1 January, a Danish minister has said. Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to the initiative as Copenhagen…
Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes
Photo credit: L.A Times An attempt to steal oil from a loading vessel in Nigeria’s oil-producing Rivers State left at least 37 people dead, most of them from inhaling toxic fumes, an advocacy group said Friday. The Associated Press reports that the Youth Advocacy Centre said the victims were simultaneously siphoning crude products into their boats from…
Think tank says key to winning Canada-US trade war is not retaliating
Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada We normally have a coffee hour in church after Sunday service. Last Sunday, about four of us were discussing the Canada-US trade war. One man said Canada didn’t need to do anything as long as the situation didn’t degenerate into “fisticuffs”. I wasn’t surprised, then, when I read that a free-market…
Woman involved in immigration offences in two countries
Photo credit; Yahoo News An Immigration New Zealand (INZ) investigation into immigration offending in New Zealand has led to the same individual being arrested in the Philippines on alleged syndicated illegal recruitment offences under Philippine law. Julie Pearl De Los Santos, also known as Julie Pearl Robejes, was convicted in the Manukau District Court in…