UK arrests hundreds of asylum-seekers!

Photo credit: Sky News Hundreds of arrests have been made across the UK in “week-long crackdown” crackdown on asylum seekers taking jobs for delivery firms. SKY News reports that out of the 1,780 people who were stopped and spoken to over suspected illegal working activity between 20 and 27 July, 280 were arrested in areas like…

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Japan scrutinises foreigners’ unpaid resident taxes!

Photo credit: Mainichi Japan’s internal affairs ministry has started surveying its municipalities on the collection of the individual resident tax from foreign workers who left Japan in 2024. The Japan Times reports that the resident tax is collected every fiscal year based on the previous year’s income.  In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some of foreign…

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Israel to retake Gaza!

Photo credit: AP News Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City. AP reports that the Prime Minister’s office confirmed it. The decision was taken early Friday, and it marks another escalation of Israel’s 22-month offensive launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The war has already killed thousands of Palestinians, destroyed much of…

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Superman to become ICEman?

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…

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Amid gangsterism, Haiti gets new leadership!

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…

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