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Venezuela resumes repatriation flights!
Photo credit: Reuters Venezuela has reached an agreement with the US to resume repatriation flights of migrants. Reuters reports that President Nicolas Maduro announced on Saturday. Maduro said: “Tomorrow, thanks to the government’s perseverance we’ll resume flights to continue rescuing and freeing migrants from prisons in the United States.” There had been a diplomatic spat between…
Gaza death toll hits 50,000!
Photo credit: hawarnews The health ministry in Gaza reported 41 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total casualties in the region to a grim milestone since the October 2023 Hamas attack.
Israel on the edge of a precipice!!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Thousands demonstrated Saturday in Tel Aviv against the decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service and resume fighting in Gaza. Reuters reports that Netanyahu had said this week he had lost confidence in Ronen Bar, who has led Shin Bet since 2021,…
A wake-up call for Africa!
Photo credit: the conversation Rather than being a tragedy for Africa, the withdrawal of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the hands of President Donald Trump’s administration should be cause for celebration, the former ambassador of the African Union to the US, Arikana Chihombori-Quao has argued. She says that USAID doesn’t have much to…
George Foreman dies!
Photo credit: ABC News Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76, according to his family. BBC reports that the American, known as Big George in the ring, built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the sport. He won Olympic gold in 1968 and, 21 years apart, claimed the world heavyweight title…
Canada’s election call expected on Sunday!
Photo credit: the globe and mail Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned. The election campaign will kick off barely a week after Carney became prime minister and appointed his cabinet. Carney will go to Rideau Hall to speak to…
Immigrants in marriage fraud, others, face deportation!
Photo credit: LinkedIn The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has asked citizens to report suspected immigration fraud involving marriage, work visas, and other benefits. business Standard reports that the body posted on social media, “Getting married just to receive immigration benefits is a crime and can lead to deportation, arrest and substantial fines.”…