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Photo credit: CNN Dean Cain, who starred as the Man of Steel in the 1990s TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman said, “So many patriots have stepped up, and I’m proud to be among them.” AP reports that the US government is deploying patriotic icons and increasingly warlike rhetoric to recruit…

Photo credit: AP News Laurent Saint-Cyr, a wealthy businessman, on Thursday became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council. AP reports that the council is tasked with restoring order in the beleaguered country. Meanwhile, a top gang leader has vowed to overthrow the government. Saint-Cyr’s appointment at the council’s heavily guarded office in the capital marked the…

Photo credit: CBC York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub has released a report documenting nearly 100 cases of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia in Canada since October 7. Global News reports that the report includes incidents ranging from vandalism and doxing to students being disciplined for displaying Palestinian identity. Researchers and community leaders are calling for…

Photo credit: Prensa latina Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has decried the hostility of anti-Cuban politicians in the United States against Cuban migrants who maintain ties to their homelands. Prensa Latina News reports that Rodriguez wrote, “The damage caused by their economic suffocation measures is not enough for them. They intimidate, threaten, and persecute Cuban migrants with…

Photo credit: KVIA Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 migrants from the US under a deal agreed with the Trump administration. Rwanda appears to good  in the act of accepting refugees and migrants. Apart from the futile agreement with the UK, it has settlement agreements with several European countries, including Sweden, France, Belgium,…

Photo credit: Al Jazeera A security operation carried out in the city of Tobruk has led to the detention of 350 migrants of various nationalities. The Libya Observer reports that Libya’s Anti-Illegal Migration Agency reported that intensified patrols were launched to execute targeted operations aimed at apprehending individuals violating entry laws and raiding known gathering points…

Photo credit: Arab News Ethiopia has asked citizens to “avoid irregular routes,” a couple of days after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen. Macau Businees.com reports that at least 76 people lost their lives and dozens of people are still missing after the mishap. According to the International Organization for Migration, 157…