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Chow uges Toronto residents to fight Ford’s “land grab”
Photo credit: Toronto Star The gloves are coming all off as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow attempts to rally Torontonians to combat the Doug Ford government’s plans to take over and expand Billy Bishop Airport. City News reports that on Thursday, the Province introduced the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026, which looks to further develop the airport…
People in food crisis doubles as foreign aid plummets
Photo credit: Yahoo News The number of people facing a “food crisis” around the globe has doubled over the past decade, a new report finds, with the new data coming in the wake of figures that show that foreign aid has also fallen to a 10-year low. The annual report, co-published by aid partners including the…
Greece deploys officials to Libya to curb migration flows
Photo credit: Greek reporter Greece has dispatched senior coast guard officials to Libya in a bid to strengthen cooperation and curb the rising flow of irregular migrants heading toward the island of Crete. Libya Review reports that the move highlights the growing European concern over migration routes from North Africa. Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs, Vasilis Kikilias,…
Experts say Canada’s change to health program for refugees could put people’s life at risk
Photo credit: Aljazeera Windsor-Essex community members and experts have said an upcoming new federal co-payment system will hurt access to healthcare for refugees and instead can increase overall costs, CBC News reports. CBC News reports that members of the St John’s medical community speak out against the new federal co-payment system they say will hurt access…
Government monitors foreign residents’ movement
Photo credit: the Korea Times The Ministry of Justice said it has released two new sets of nationally approved statistics tracking the regional movement and migration flows of foreign residents in Korea, with the data now available to the public for the first time. The Korea Times reports that the two new databases – the Foreign Residents…
The priceless treasures fuelling Sudan’s civil war
Photo credit: WSJ Rebel fighters in Sudan’s civil war have landed on a lucrative way to fund their brutal campaign: looting the country’s museums. The Wall Street Journal reports that historians and curators are saying that the Rapid Support Forces that have been fighting government forces for the past three years are now targeting Sudan’s rich cultural…
Iran fires on 3 ships while US maintains blockade – diplomacy stalls
Photo credit: WION Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying assault on shipping in the key waterway. The Associated Press reports that the assault came a day after US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports. The…