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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
Photo credit: The Guardian Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, Eritrean diplomats will face restrictions on their movement outside London. Fast-track visas will also be stopped for VIPs. Ministers have previously pressured other…
North Korea tests two submarine-launched missiles
Photo credit: Aljazeera North Korea had test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the sea off its east coast, state media KCNA reports. The test-fire on Wednesday aimed to examine the reliability of war deterrents and improve the navy’s skill in performing strategic missions, the outlet said. One of the missiles fired was a Pulhwasal-3-31,…
Libya executing people based on secret trials
Photo credit: the independent Libya has executed at least 31 people since late August following military trials, marking the country’s first known executions since 2010, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that the rights group said it had documented the executions carried out by the self-styled LIbyan National Army (LNA) as of…
Pakistan’s PM calls for expanding legal migration opportunities
Photo credit: The Nation Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for expanding legal migration opportunities for Pakistani skilled workers and professionals in European countries, saying pathways could help meet labour-market needs while reducing migrants’ vulnerability to smuggling networks. Business Recorder reports that he made these remarks while speaking to Magnus Brunner, European Union Commissioner…
Taiwan clarifies pregnancy rules for migrant caregivers
Photo credit: Taipei Times Employers are not required to support a foreign worker’s family if the worker becomes pregnant, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) said yesterday, following complaints from an employer who discovered a caregiver they recently hired was pregnant. Taipei Times reports that the ministry urged the public not to spread misinformation, saying pregnant foreign domestic workers…
Environmentalists picket African Energy Week…
Photo credit: CW39 Houston Climate activists picketed outside the African Energy Week conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, calling for an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent and accusing energy companies of prioritizing profits over people and the environment. The Associated Press reports that Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion…
Scarborough takes centre stage in mayoral campaign on Thanksgiving
Scarborough was the focal point for Toronto’s mayoral campaign on Thanksgiving, with the main candidates making their stops in the city’s east end. City News reports that Mayor Olivia Chow attended an event hosted by the Chinese Cultural Centre and served meals to seniors. She was technically present in her capacity as mayor, but she…