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Photo credit: RFI Two mass graves suspected to contain the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting the ongoing, deadly dangers facing vulnerable people fleeing conflict and poverty, the UN agency, IOM said on Monday. UN News reports that nineteen bodies were discovered in Jakharrah while at least 30 more were found in…

Photo credit: Euro News President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States. It has resulted into many several legal challenges and some anxiety among immigrant families. But what is the situation in other parts of the world? BBC reports that birthright citizenship is not the norm globally.  …

Photo credit: Libyan Express Libya’s Interior Minister Emad Al-Trabelsi has called for enhanced Italian support for voluntary migrant repatriation programs and security force capacity building during high-level talks in the capital on Sunday. Libyan Express reports that at a meeting with Italian Ambassador Gianluca Alberini at the Interior Ministry headquarters, Al-Trabelsi emphasized the need to…

Photo credit: VOA Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who have congregated in Pakistan’s capital region to seek resettlement in other countries are being ordered to move elsewhere in Pakistan by March 31. The Japan Times reports that the refugees have vernmental arrived in large numbers in the capital, Islamabad, and neighbouring Rawalpindi because of…

Photo credit: Los Angeles Times A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, triggered what officials called a “tsunami threat” for Cuba, Honduras, and the Cayman Islands. CBC News reports that the US Geological Survey revealed the earthquake occurred at around 6:23 p.m….

Photo credit: NZ Herald New Zealand’s authorities are implementing fresh immigration policies to encourage wealthy foreigners to invest in the country. Newstalk ZB reports that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the changes while speaking in Auckland on Sunday. He was accompanied by Finance Minister Nicola Wills, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and Minister of Trade Todd McClay…

Photo credit: Indian Express Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing.”  CNN reports that Trudeau’s comments were picked up on an open microphone when Trudeau believed the media had been escorted out. “Mr trump has it in mind…