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28/08/2024

"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he plans to lower the number of low-wage, temporary foreign workers and permanent residents being let into Canada. Mr Trudeau made the announcement on Monday, on the second day of a cabinet retreat where his team is hammering out their autumn agenda.

It comes as Canada grapples with a rapidly growing population that economists say has put strain on housing and public services like healthcare. The vast majority of Canada’s population growth last year - about 97% - was driven by immigration, according to the federal statistics."

Prime Minister Trudeau announced the change after unemployment rose in Canada and the programme faced UN scrutiny.

28/08/2024

"More than 70 people have been killed in four assaults amid several reported incidents of violence in Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, according to military and police officials. The country’s military said 14 soldiers and police, as well as 21 militants, were killed in fighting after the largest of the attacks, which targeted vehicles on a major highway in Bela, a town in Lasbela district.

In a separate attack in Musakhel district, local officials said at least 23 civilians were killed after attackers determined they were from Punjab, with 35 vehicles set ablaze. And in Kalat, 10 people were reported to have been killed – five police and five civilians – after a police post and a highway were attacked."

The Balochistan Liberation Army claims at least one of the attacks, with past similar incidents staged by them.

28/08/2024

"We will have to do everything so that those who aren't allowed to stay in Germany are sent back and deported, we have massively expanded the possibilities to carry out such deportations." - Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor.

Three people were killed and eight more were injured when a suspected Islamic extremist went on a stabbing rampage at a festival in the western city of Solingen on Friday night.

28/08/2024

"Israeli strikes in the West Bank have killed at least nine people, according to Palestinian officials. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have launched raids across the occupied West Bank and sealed off the city of Jenin.

Israeli forces surrounded the city, blocking off exit and entry points and access to hospitals, the governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu al Rub, said on Palestinian radio. The Israeli military confirmed it was operating in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarm."

Israel has launched raids across the West Bank. Elsewhere, in Gaza, overnight attacks in the city of Khan Younis killed at least 16 people.

28/08/2024

"Surging waters have burst through a dam in eastern Sudan, wiping out at least 20 villages and leaving at least 30 people dead but probably many more, the UN has said, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war.

Torrential rains caused floods that on Sunday overwhelmed the Arbaat dam, which is 25 miles (40km) north of Port Sudan, the de facto national capital and base for the government, diplomats, aid agencies and hundreds of thousands of displaced people."

One report says 150-200 people missing after heavy rain led to Arbaat dam giving way in area already hit by civil war

25/08/2024

"Andrii Yusov, representative of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, has stated that Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Kremlin-controlled Chechnya, is in critical condition."

Andrii Yusov, representative of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, has stated that Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Kremlin-controlled Chechnya, is in critical condition.

24/08/2024

"Our country is not just on the brink of disaster or already right next to it; our country is already in trouble. In big trouble. Drones are flying all over central Russia, right up to Moscow and St. Petersburg. They even attacked the Kremlin. Our Black Sea fleet is being pushed out. It’s being pushed out as if we were not a great power with a great fleet, but some third-rate country.

Our air force is practically not working because it is also being pushed out. We are standing in the same positions that we took more than two years ago, and partly in those to which we retreated. The population is dying out, becoming impoverished, drinking itself to death: no one cares. All they have time to do is bring in migrants. And all this was done by the so-called ‘president.’ The ‘Great’ Putin." - Georgy Zakrevsky, head of Paladin private military company.

The 53-year-old Zakrevsky is no liberal and no good guy.

24/08/2024

"Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades have ambushed a police convoy in eastern Punjab province, killing at least 11 officers and wounding seven others, authorities said.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday in the Rahim Yar Khan district. The officers were ambushed while on patrol in a deserted area in search of robbers who operate in the region.

Punjabi police said the gunmen were probably robbers and not militants. The victims were taken to a nearby hospital. There has been a surge in violence and attacks by militants in Pakistan in recent years but such a high number of police casualties in a single incident is rare."

Attack on patrol in the Rahim Yar Khan district that was targeting robbers also left seven wounded

24/08/2024

"The head of Israel’s security agency, Shin Bet, has warned the country’s leaders that Jewish terrorism in the West Bank is out of control and has become a serious threat to national security.

Bar’s letter focused on Jewish extremists known as the “hilltop youth”, violent militants who have been conducting a campaign of murder, arson and intimidation against Palestinians on the West Bank, aimed at driving them from their land, furthering the far right’s pursuit of complete annexation. Bar said their actions should not be described as criminality but as terrorism."

Ronen Bar sparks row with letter to Netanyahu about actions of ‘hilltop youth’ being a ‘large stain on Judaism’

24/08/2024

"In a joint statement published on Friday, the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and the US called for an “impartial and independent audit” of the vote.

They also voiced “profound concern” over human rights violations committed during Maduro’s post-election crackdown, which activists say has resulted in more than 1,600 people being detained and at least 24 others killed."

‘I have no doubt this election has been stolen,’ says Chile’s leftwing president after Venezuelan supreme court ruling

23/08/2024

"The laws encompass directions on celebrations, music, transportation and shaving. Article 13 directs women to cover their faces in public and to not wear short or tight clothing, according to AP. Article 13 also bans women from looking at men if they are not related by marriage or blood. They are not allowed to sing or read out loud."

New Taliban laws in Afghanistan would ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, according to a 114-page, 35-article document seen by The Associated Press (AP). The new laws were issued on …

23/08/2024

"There are fears for the fates of women’s rights activists imprisoned in Iran after a surge in ex*****ons since the election of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, in July.

At least 87 people were reportedly executed in July, with another 29 executed on one day this month. The mass ex*****ons included Reza Rasaei, a young man sentenced to death for his participation in the Woman, Life, Freedom protests.

Human rights organisations fear further ex*****ons in the lead-up the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody and the unprecedented nationwide protests that followed. Amini, who was 22, had been arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code before she died in September 2022."

Prisoners including Nobel prize winner Narges Mohammadi were reportedly beaten for protesting against a recent ex*****on

23/08/2024

"..countries such as Brazil and Colombia, whose leftwing leaders have longstanding ties to Maduro’s Chavista political movement, have refused to recognise his victory until detailed voting data is published."

Chile’s leftwing president accuses supreme court of ‘consolidating the fraud’ after Brazil and Colombia stop short of supporting result

22/08/2024

"At least 12 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City, the Hamas-run Civil Defence authority says.

A spokesman said rescuers were struggling to recover a number of missing people believed to be trapped under the rubble at Mustafa Hafez school in the western Rimal neighbourhood."

Israel's military says it targeted a Hamas command and control centre inside the Gaza City school.

20/08/2024

"When you look at what constitutes a war crime, it’s actually quite clear, even from what you see in open source on the TV, that the state of Israel is perpetrating war crimes in plain sight. Anybody who has a kind of basic understanding of these things can see that there are war crimes being committed, not once, not twice, not a few times, but quite flagrantly and openly and regularly." - Mark Smith, who resigned as a counter-terrorism official at the British embassy in Dublin after raising complaints about the sale of British weapons to Israel.

Mark Smith, who quit Dublin embassy role, says he raised his concerns over weapons sales with foreign secretary

18/08/2024

"In an effort to curb net migration, the Swedish government is planning to introduce a peculiar initiative in which they would pay “foreign-born” Swedish passport holders to emigrate. According to a report by The National News, foreigners who became Swedish nationals could be offered money to leave the country.

It is pertinent to note that there is a voluntary exit scheme that currently offers 10,000 Swedish crowns ($960) along with travel costs for refugees to leave the country. An inquiry group has recommended that the proposal should be widened to include naturalised Swedish citizens along with families of migrants."

It is pertinent to note that there is a voluntary exit scheme that currently offers 10,000 Swedish crowns ($960) along with travel costs for refugees to leave the country. An inquiry group has recommended that the proposal should be widened to include naturalised Swedish citizens along with families...

18/08/2024

"Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential election. Opposition leader María Corina Machado joined thousands of protesters in the capital, Caracas, and urged them not to be afraid.

Ms Machado, who had been in hiding after being accused of insurrection, said there was nothing above the voice of the people, and that the people had spoken. Police and the army were deployed in force as supporters of Mr Maduro also held a demonstration."

Opposition leader María Corina Machado joined thousands of demonstrators in the capital Caracas.

17/08/2024

"Israel expects France and Britain to publicly clarify to Iran that it is unacceptable for it to attack Israel and that if Iran attacks, the US-led coalition will join Israel not only in defense but also in an attack against significant targets in Iran." - Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister

Iran has threatened to take revenge on Israel after a top Hamas official was killed as Gaza ceasefire talks continue

17/08/2024

"An Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least 10 people, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has said, as the Israeli military reported hitting a Hezbollah weapons storage facility.

The death toll from the strike in the Nabatieh area included “a woman and her two children” and left five other people wounded, two critically, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday, adding that a residential building was hit."

Israel’s military claims it hit a Hezbollah weapons warehouse but Lebanese Health Ministry says residence attacked.

17/08/2024

"The Israeli government sought legal advice on a US federal law requiring the disclosure of foreign-backed lobbying campaigns, out of concern that mounting enforcement of the law could ensnare American groups working in coordination with the Israeli government, leaked documents reviewed by the Guardian suggest.

Emails and legal memos originating from a hack of the Israeli justice ministry show that officials feared that the country’s advocacy efforts in the US could trigger the US law governing foreign agents. The documents show that officials proposed creating a new American nonprofit in order to continue Israel’s activities in the US while avoiding scrutiny under the law."

Exclusive: officials concerned by foreign agent law proposed creation of American nonprofit to avoid scrutiny

16/08/2024

"At least one Palestinian has been killed after dozens of Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a village in the occupied West Bank. Video on social media showed cars and houses on fire in Jit, near the city of Nablus. Israel's military said petrol bombs and rocks were thrown at buildings and vehicles and that it used "riot dispersal means" to end the violence."

Israel's prime minister and the White House have condemned the attack - with Benjamin Netanyahu saying he views it with the "utmost severity".

16/08/2024

"Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has been approved as Thailand’s next prime minister, after securing enough support from lawmakers. Paetongtarn, 37, will be the youngest prime minister to lead the country. Her appointment on Friday followed 24 hours of frantic negotiations triggered by a court ruling that ousted the former prime minister Srettha Thavisin.

She is the youngest of three children born to the divisive political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra. Her father was ousted in a coup in 2006, but remains hugely influential. Paetongtarn is the fourth member of the Shinawatra family to become prime minister. Thaksin’s brother-in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, was prime minister briefly during 2008, while his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, was prime minister from 2011 until 2014. Both Somchai and Yingluck were forced from office by court rulings."

Paetongtarn was selected as a candidate after a court ruling ousted Srettha Thavisin last week

15/08/2024

"Ukraine would have to gain a lot more territory than the 400 square miles (1,000 square kilometres) claimed by Zelenskiy earlier this week to do a territory swap with Moscow, given that Russia occupies about 18% of Ukraine, an area roughly the size of Portugal. So the advantages of the operation for now are in part psychological, weakening Putin’s strongman image and boosting morale at home.

They are also political. The surprise incursion shows European governments, and perhaps most importantly US voters, that giving billions in military aid to Ukraine is not a waste. The country’s military has shown it can conduct complex attacks, use armour prudently and not stall against Russian landmines as happened last summer."

Kyiv’s push into Russia has psychological and political advantages, but it knows Putin cannot let it lie

15/08/2024

"Ten months into Israel’s war on Gaza, the death toll has passed 40,000, according to health authorities there. A majority of the dead are civilians and the total represents nearly 2% of Gaza’s prewar population, or one in every 50 residents.

But even that figure does not tell the full story of Palestinian losses. “This number, 40,000, includes only bodies that were received and buried,” said Dr Marwan al-Hams, the director of field hospitals at the Palestinian ministry of health."

A new committee hopes to count the true number of losses with people such as the missing or buried unaccounted for

12/08/2024

"Many dozens of Rohingya people, including children, were killed in an artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians as they tried to flee Myanmar last week.

Civilians were trying to escape violence in Maungdaw town, Rakhine state, by crossing the Naf River into Bangladesh when they were targeted last Monday. Videos shared on social media, which appeared to have been taken in the aftermath of the attack, showed bodies and bags strewn across the ground."

Witnesses say people killed in artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians fleeing violence

12/08/2024

"Iran has insisted on its right to an “appropriate and deterrent response” against Israel as the White House said it had prepared for what could be significant attacks by Iran or its proxies as soon as this week.

The comments come as the US announced it had ordered the deployment of the USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine, to the Middle East, amid mounting concern over the determination by Iran and its proxies to retaliate for Israel’s assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran."

US deploys submarine to region as Iran stresses right to ‘appropriate and deterrent response’ to assassinations

12/08/2024

"Venezuela’s main opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has accused the country’s strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, of unleashing a horrific “campaign of terror” in an attempt to cling on to power.

Two weeks after Maduro’s widely questioned claim to have won the 28 July election, human rights activists say he has launched a ferocious clampdown designed to silence those convinced his rival Edmundo González was the actual winner. More than 1,300 people have been detained, including 116 teenagers, according to the rights group Foro Penal. At least 24 people have reportedly been killed."

María Corina Machado in hiding as more than 1,300 people are detained in post-election clampdown

12/08/2024

"Police in Tanzania have arrested leaders of the country’s main opposition party and hundreds of its supporters in a crackdown that started at the weekend.

Police detained Tundu Lissu, the vice-chair of the Chadema party and a former presidential candidate, as well as the party’s secretary general, John Mnyika, before a gathering in the country’s south-west.

They were held on Sunday in the city of Mbeya, where the party was due to hold a conference on Monday to mark International Youth Day, John Mrema, Chadema’s director of communications and foreign affairs, told Reuters."

Senior Chadema party figures including vice-chair detained as well as about 400 people heading to youth gathering

11/08/2024

"Thanks to a plan months in the making, opposition activists had succeeded in gathering more than 83% of the voting tallies: long printouts resembling till receipts, which showed that Maduro had in fact won just 30% of the vote, compared with 67% for González."

A meticulously planned operation with tens of thousands of volunteers succeeded in gathering 83% of voting tallies

11/08/2024

"It’s fairly clear that, when women are more educated, more liberated, and more able to access contraception, they start having fewer children. What’s not clear is how to convince them to have more. Cheaper childcare? More flexible workplaces? More help from the menfolk? Affordable housing? More optimism about the future?"

Nations are deploying baby bonuses, subsidised childcare and parental leave to try and reverse a rapidly declining fertility rate – largely to no avail

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