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UK announces drastic reduction in protection for asylum seekers, refugees
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The measures, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, were announced late on Saturday (local time) as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under pressure from surging popularity for the anti-immigrant Reform UK party.
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UK plans "most far-reaching" asylum overhaul, may extend settlement wait t
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Britain plans major asylum reforms, making refugee status temporary and extending the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the system is "out of control," while rights groups warn the changes will increase uncertainty and hardship for people fleeing
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China's propaganda crumbles as Uyghur activists push back on its expanding
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress brief highlights China's propaganda portraying East Turkistan as a "tourist paradise" despite ongoing repression. Uyghur leaders pushed global advocacy in Japan, Berlin, and Prague, while reports warn Turkiye is becoming unsafe for Uyghur refugees due to increasing
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At least four dead as migrant boats capsize off Libya's Al-Khums coast
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
At least four migrants died after two boats capsized off Libya's Al-Khums coast, with dozens more missing or unaccounted for, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The vessels carried people from Bangladesh, Egypt and Sudan. Libya remains a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Eu
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Discover the Magic of Wicked: For Good at Elphaba's Retreat
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12: As audiences prepare to step back into Oz in Universal Pictures' Wicked: For Good, the epic conclusion to the global cinematic phenomenon arriving in theaters November 21, Airbnb is opening the doors to Elphaba's Retreat--her forest hideaway and innermost sanc
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Nepal President averted possible refugee crisis by stepping forward during
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rijal said, "We were at the verge of becoming a pariah state. Had we become that, then our neighbour would have been forced to inherit our problem. Thank God it didn't. Thank God that the president of Nepal had used his conscience, his long experience of being in politics ca
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Displaced families in Kabul struggle for survival as winter nears
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of displaced families in Kabul are living in tents as winter nears, struggling without food, fuel, or shelter. Many say they have no land or money to rent homes and urge the Islamic Emirate for help, Tolo News reported.
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Pakistan reopens Torkham border as ceasefire with Afghanistan holds
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was reopened on Saturday, allowing the return of Afghan refugees after a nearly two-week closure that followed deadly border clashes between the two countries last month, The Express Tribune reported.
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Kabul-Islamabad talks begin in Istanbul, focus on ceasefire and territoria
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Kabul and Islamabad began talks in Istanbul to extend the ceasefire and respect each other's territorial integrity. Delegations discussed security, trade, and refugee issues. Analysts called it a "final phase" toward peace, though Pakistan warned of "open confrontation" if negotiations fail,
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Pete Hegseth draws Al-Qaeda analogy after US kills two in Pacific 'drug bo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The US carried out its eighth confirmed strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel off Colombia, killing two. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, "there will be no refuge or forgiveness -- only justice," comparing cartels to Al-Qaeda and vowing to track and eliminate their networks.
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ICJ rebukes Israel over its Gaza aid restrictions during war
Updated : 5 months ago IST
ICJ ruled that Israel, as an occupying power, is obligated to work with UN agencies to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza. This opinion is a significant rebuke of Israel's blockade imposed on the Palestinian enclave earlier this year.
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"Hypothetical Durand line was not discussed: Afghan defense minister on Do
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking at an online press conference from Doha, Mujahid emphasised that the Durand Line is hypothetical and it was not discussed in any part of the agreement, stressing that the issue is a matter between nations, Tolo News reported.
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