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Photo credit: iNewspaper A battle over migration is playing out in the popular holiday island of Ibiza. The i Paper reports that the right-wing parties are rebelling against a Spanish government decree to legalize hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. Spain’s conservative People’s Party and the hard-right Vox party, which control the regional government in the Balearic Islands,…

Photo credit: the Guardian A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled. The Guardian reports that Etienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the…

Photo credit: Reuters Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast has launched the border control works he had promised during the campaign. MercoPress reports that the “border shield” starts in Chacalluta in the Arica and Parinacota region. This is an early sign that migration and security will be among the defining priorities of his administration. According to Chile’s presidency,…

Photo credit: Newsweek Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on March 16 that the United States and Israel had misjudged the prospects of a swift military operation in Iran. He argued that Washington and Jerusalem now understand they were “mistaken.” Kyiv Independent reports that Lavrov’s remarks come as Russia continues to defend Tehran – one of…

Photo credit: the Guardian A Palestinian woman has been released from a US immigration detention centre after a year in custody following the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists, according to her lawyers. TRT WORLD reports that Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the oc occupied West Bank who has lived in New Hersy since 2016, had been held in…

Photo credit: AP News Officials in Cuba have reported an island-wide blackout on Monday as the energy and economic crises deepen in this country of some 11 million people. CBC News reports that Cuba has blamed its woes on a US energy blockade after President Donald Trump warned in January of tariffs on any country that…

Photo credit: PBS Two weeks of US-Israeli air strikes have displaced millions inside Iran, raising fears in neighbouring countries about a possible refugee spillover that could potentially turn into a humanitarian crisis. AzerNEWS reports that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is preparing for potential humanitarian needs in the region, estimating…