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Migration Union concerned about rise in hate speech against immigrants in Portugal
The Union of Migration Technicians (STM) expressed its concern to the Presidency of the Republic on 20 July regarding the increase in hate speech against immigrants and advocated for greater development cooperation in Portuguese-speaking countries to attract qualified personnel. The Portugal News reports that the president of the STM, Manuela Niza, told Lusa news agency at…
Trump announces new 59% tariff on Canadian goods
Photo credit: Aljazeera US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian goods set to begin August 19, including goods previously exempted under the Canada-United-States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The National Post reports that the tariff is in response to what the US administration views as…
Ukrainian refugees reach 5.76 million
Photo credit: DW The number of Ukrainian refugees in the world (excluding Russia) as of April 30, 2026, amounted to 5,762 people, of , 5,213 million were recorded in Europe and 0.549 million outside of it, according to the May issue of the Monitoring of Main Economic Events of the Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine,…
Canada to temporarily ban foreign nationals travelling from Congo over Ebola risk
The Liberal government in Ottawa will bar foreign nationals who have set foot in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days from entry to Canada due to the risk of importing the deadly Ebola virus. The Canadian Press reports that, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the new temporary measure will come…
Nigeria’s trust deficit by Adewale Sobowale
I must confess that the current administration in Nigeria wowed me with the way the Oriire abductees were rescued or released. Some might be surprised by my conclusion, but given what I’ve observed so far, I believe it’s real. We have a saying that there’s no way a portion of a dog’s thigh would be shared…
Cockroach party supporters face police batons as they march in Delhi
Photo credit: Aljazeera Indian police baton-charged hundreds of protesting students and activists on Monday to prevent them from launching a march to the parliament. The Independent reports that the protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Daharmendra Pradhan over a series of botched national exams. Ahead of the scheduled march, hundreds of people thronged Jantar Mantar in the…
US strikes Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over Jordan attack
Photo credit: the Boston globe The US military launched airstrikes Sunday targeting Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for the killing of American troops in Jordan, further widening the crossfire between the nations as they fight over the Strait of Hormuz. The Associated Press reports that the strikes, now part of a weeklong campaign that has…