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US attacks Iran, Tehran attacks Gulf Arab states
Photo credit: Aljazeera The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Associated Press reports that…
Hungarians back strict migration policy, new survey finds
Photo credit: AzerNews A majority of Hungarians support maintaining strict migration controls along the European Union’s external borders and believe national governments should retain primary authority over immigration policy, according to the results of a newly released public opinion survey. AzerNews reports that the findings indicate that most respondents favour stronger border security measures, reflecting continued public concern…
Foreign migrant living illegally in Canada eligible for Ontario welfare, tribunal rules
Photo credit: National Post Ontario must pay social assistance benefits to a foreign migrant living illegally in Canada, a tribunal has ruled in a case revealing that welfare intake workers did not conduct an immigration check of the applicant to avoid jeopardizing his ability to remain in Canada. The National Post reports that the Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal…
Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral saw calls for his killing
Photo credit: NPR US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tension gripping the Mideast as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region. The Associated Press reports that Trump commented on social…
Iraq’s Displacement: From war-driven migration to climate-induced mobility pressures
Photo credit: Reuters Displacement dynamics in Iraq are undergoing a structural shift, as war-driven migration steadily recedes while environmental stress, especially escalating water scarcity, is becoming a long-term driver of population movement. Despite official claims of declining irregular migration and ongoing returns from displacement camps and abroad, climate pressures and upstream water politics are reshaping internal mobility patterns…
Oyo State abductees rescued
Yesterday was probably one of the increasingly rare days of tremendous happiness for Nigerians as abducted students and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government of Oyo State were rescued. Premium Times reports that Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that some of the terrorists who kidnapped the pupils and teachers were killed during the successful…
Torontonians fleeing city in droves, new TMU report suggests
Photo credit: Reddit New data out of Toronto Metropolitan University shows that Toronto’s population growth has seen a dramatic swing since 2024, going from the fastest growing area in North America to just 443 last year. Toronto Sun reports that the report from TMU’s Centre for Urban Research and Land Development, says while a drop in international migration…