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TOEFL Essentials: A Reliable English Test Soon Available For Canadian Immi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5: ETS, the global leader in education and talent solutions, announced today that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has added ETS to its list of designated language testing organizations for the TOEFL Essentials test, for use in Canadian permane
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Trump reaffirms strong US military presence in Poland, backs Nawrocki
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump reaffirmed a strong US military presence in Poland during a White House meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, praising their close ties. The visit highlighted US-Poland defense cooperation amid the Russia-Ukraine war, military displays, and concerns over Ukr
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Ugandans criticise deal with Trump administration to accept US deportees
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Ugandans have criticised a secretive deal with Donald Trump's administration to accept US deportees, Al Jazeera reported. Lawmakers said the agreement bypassed parliament and benefits President Museveni politically, while rights groups warned Uganda is already struggling with refugees and fa
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Rights groups call on Germany to take immediate action on Afghan refugees'
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Several human rights groups from across the world have jointly addressed a letter to Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, calling for immediate action to relocate over 2000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
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WHO reports health challenges for Afghan returnees from Pakistan, Iran
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Afghan returnees from Pakistan and Iran are facing severe healthcare challenges, including shortages of essential medicines, female health staff, gender-sensitive services, isolation facilities, trauma care, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), Khaama news reported, citing
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Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan as hopes to move to third country fad
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Hundreds of Afghan citizens, who previously held stable jobs in Afghanistan, remain stranded in Pakistan after their hopes of relocating to a third country were crushed following policy shifts in the United States and other nations, Geo News reported.
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Iran to deport "around two million undocumented Afghan migrants" amid regi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Iran has announced plans to deport two million undocumented Afghan migrants, with officials saying the process will follow legal procedures and dignity. The move comes as Pakistan prepares its own repatriation drive, raising humanitarian concerns over poverty, unemployment, and Taliban restr
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At least 27 migrants, refugees dead in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At least 27 migrants and refugees drowned on Thursday following a tragic shipwreck off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to a statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, marking yet another deadly incident in the perilous Cent
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Over 30,000 "illegal Afghans" repatriated from Pakistan's Quetta
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 30,000 illegal Afghan nationals have been sent back from Quetta division to Afghanistan since July 31. Authorities are conducting daily operations to repatriate remaining undocumented Afghans, involving local leaders and ensuring special care for women and children during the process, o
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300 families, 350 prisoners forcibly deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the past 24 hours, hundreds of Afghan families and prisoners were deported from Pakistan and Iran, adding to a massive ongoing return of migrants. Many deportees, some with legal documents, have sought urgent aid as Afghanistan faces one of its largest forced migration crises.
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UNRWA warns of severe shortage of hygiene supplies in Gaza
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that residents of the Gaza Strip are facing a severe shortage of basic hygiene supplies.
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'Where will we go?' Afghan mothers in Chagai live in terror as Pakistan pl
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Afghan refugee mothers in Pakistan's Chagai district fear forced deportation after their protective PoR cards expired. They face losing safety, education, and dignity in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, while aid cuts and police raids worsen conditions. Human rights groups condemn Pakistan's actio
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