Photo credit: News.rthk The US Supreme Court has said the Trump administration does not have to immediately pay Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits defunded during the government shutdown, a temporary order that leaves millions in limbo. RTHK reports that in a ruling on Friday, the court came after a lower court had ruled that the government…
Photo credit: ImmigCanada Canada’s provinces have always had their own personalities MSN reports that migration is accidentally hom0geni9ziing the country’s unique regional identities. Quebec speaks French, Newfoundland has Celtic traditions, Alberta embraces cowboy culture, and British Columbia champions environmentalism. However, over 475,000 new permanent residents arrived in 2024; these once-derelict regional characters are blending into something more uniform. Between…
Photo credit: Get in Canada The federal government is cutting the number of spots available in its refugee, humanitarian and permanent residency streams. CTV News reports that the updated immigration levels plan released this week shows 49,000 spaces available for refugees seeking permanent residency in 2016, down from about 58,000 this year. The Canadian Council for Refugees…
Photo credit: infomigrants Amnesty International has slammed Tunisia for committing “widespread human rights violations” against irregular migrants, including rape and torture, and condemned the EU’s “cynical” cooperation with Tunis to curb irregular migration. Asharq Al-Awsat reports that in a new report based on research between February 2023 and June 2025, Amnesty said it had interviewed…
Photo credit: Facebook Wole wole ki lori? Tanwiji yanmu yanmu! I can’t but remember; Oh yes! Wole wole; Of my childhood which seems to be many eons away! People were emasculated hearing; without seeing; almighty wole wole! Neatly dressed; White shirt dripping with starch; Brown shorts; Well-polished brown shoes head crowned with a colonial bonnet!…
Photo credit: ABC News The German government has on Wednesday banned a Muslim group over accusations of violating human rights and the country’s democratic values. The Canadian Press reports that raids were also conducted against two other Muslim groups. According to the Interior Ministry, Muslim Interaktiv represented a threat to the country’s constitutional order by promoting antisemitism…
Photo credit: Reuters The African Union’s observer mission has declared that Tanzania’s election failed to comply with democratic standards. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the landslide winner of the election, while opponents accused the government of fraud. There were protests over the exclusion of her main challengers. The mission said, “At this preliminary stage, the Mission concludes…
