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Photo credit: The Hill Armed gangs are making any hope for a full and stable election impossible in Haiti. Asia One reports that the country has not held elections since 2016. Its last president was assassinated in 2021. The gangs have since taken control of much of the capital and the surrounding areas.  The electoral council…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said his country will soon put a stop to youth migrating in search of menial jobs. The Chronicle reports that Chiwenga said the government’s transformative economic development programs are primed to impact communities in a manner that should put a stop to the continued migration in search of…

Photo credit: CTV News A group of pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the start of a defence conference in London, Ontario, on Tuesday morning. The Canadian Press reports that they blocked off entrances to the building and locked some doors with bicycle locks. However, the crowd soon dispersed, and London police said one person was arrested. Protest organizers…

Photo credit: BBC Anti-immigration riots broke out in Dublin on  Tuesday night, and several people, including a girl, were injured. The Mirror reports that the disorder broke out near Citywest Hotel in Saggart, County Dublin. The violence erupted after the alleged sexual assault of a child, thought to be the girl in question. Objects were…

Photo credit: RTE Six members of an Italian charity which rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea have gone on trial in Sicily. RTE reports that they are accused of aiding illegal migration. The case centres around the Mare Jonio, a ship operated by Mediterranea Saving Humans (MHS), which took 27 migrants off a tanker in…

Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada A majority of Canadians say they support communities declaring states of emergency in order to clear homeless encampments in parks and public spaces, according to a new poll. National Post reports that thirty-two per cent of Canadians said they supported the tactic and and 25 per cent said they somewhat supported it….

Photo credit: Council on foreign relations Saudi Arabia has abolished the controversial “kafala’ system. The Times of India reports that the move ends over 50 years of a framework that tied foreign workers’ residency and rights to employers. A part of the Saudi authorities’ Vision 2030, it grants millions of migrant workers the freedom to change…