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Photo credit: Aljazeera Italy has sent 40 failed asylum seekers to Albania.  Reuters reports that they are to be held until repatriation to their home countries in vacant, Italian-run detention centres built for a stalled migration deterrent scheme.  Italy built a couple of facilities in Albania last year intending to use them to process asylum…

Photo credit: Times colonist Dino Osmanovic came to Canada under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program in 2021 with hopes of having his family follow him. Chek News reports that in January, limits were placed on temporary residents bringing their spouses and children to the country.  Now, Osmanovic is appealing to the federal government to…

If I’m not mistaken, he went into the Grammar School some years after I left the place. I never even knew him until I started living with my pals at 61, Ibadan Street, (East), EB. However, what made us click was his being an unspoilt child in spite of his being a last born. Thanks…

Photo credit: Euro News France is making plans to recognize a Palestinian state. Politico reports that French President Emmanuel Macron said it could do so as early as June.  Mr Macron said he hoped that by recognizing Palestine as a state, other countries would follow suit. He said, “We must move toward recognition, and we…

Photo credit: ABC News The Trump administration has classified over 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their Social Security numbers and effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits in an effort to get them to leave the country, people familiar with the situation have said.  Daily Mail.com reports that the move will…

As Europe harshens migration rules, nearly 34,000 fewer people attempted to enter the continent illegally in the first three months of 2025 compared to 2024. Politico reports that irregular crossings have dropped by more than 30 percent, according to Frontex the EU’s border agency.  Migration remains at the forefront of Europe’s politics as internal Schengen…

Photo credit: 9ine The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started screening social media histories of visa applicants to determine support or interaction with terrorist organizations. The National Pulse reports that the Services will pay attention to students and those seeking permanent residency.  Meanwhile, Leftist groups on college campuses are already reacting.  The…