Trump poised to double down on immigration crackdown and refuse concessions to new Democratic majority in CongressDonald Trump set the stage for his administration to lurch further to the right this weekend, claiming the US had taken a “giant step back” by widely rejecting his party.The US president’s hardline aide,…
ATHENS, Greece — Greek coastguards said Sunday rescuers had found the body of a man and dragged to safety 28 other people on a migrant boat in distress off the island of Crete.
Israeli military says hostile aircraft alert in north false alarm Israeli military says hostile aircraft alerts in the north were false identification, minutes after reports that sirends had been sounded in the Zar’it and Shomera areas near the Lebanese border over “hostile aircraft” infiltration, Reuters reported.
Hong Kong is forging deeper ties with the mainland across artificial intelligence (AI), aviation and professional services, industry insiders at China’s global import expo have said. Tech executives and accounting veterans discussed how to leverage Hong Kong’s strategic position, such as through the Northern Metropo…
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed support on Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon’s proposal to expand the use of electronic immigration gates (e-Gates) to all arriving and departing passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Hardline aide offers ‘unwavering commitment’ to president amid fears White House will double down on far-right immigration agendaStephen Miller, Donald Trump’s most controversial aide and the architect of his sweeping immigration crackdown, has lavished praise on the president after his appointment as White House ch…
Democrats and Republicans blast promotion of ‘xenophobe’ who led administration’s immigration crackdown in wake of US midterm electionsDemocratic lawmakers decried Stephen Miller as a “hatemonger”, a “xenophobe” and “vile” after Donald Trump appointed his most trusted adviser as White House chief of staff.On Friday …
There has been months of public outcry in Houston after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man who was driving to work.
HOUSTON, Texas — The mayor of Houston, Texas announced Friday that the city's police department will limit its cooperation with federal immigration agents after Democrats swept midterm elections this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two Philippine-born naturalized Americans are among 40 individuals facing possible revocation of their US citizenship as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on immigration fraud and other offenses allegedly concealed during the naturalization process.
Turkey has interests in Kirkuk and the city of Tal Afar. The Turkish Ministry of Defense said, “We welcome Iraq’s reinforcement of outposts and observation posts along the border."
MANILA, Philippines — Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said on Saturday that 115 Chinese who were arrested in its crackdown on illegal Philippines offshore gaming operators (POGO) in October have been deported.
Border Police painted over nationalist graffiti in western Galilee villages, highlighting debates over governance as Arab parties seek political influence following the election.
Wiles, who recently recovered from breast cancer, will move to his political operation, while Miller, the Jewish architect of the administration’s hardline immigration policies, takes over.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials filed the detainer for Alonzo Reyes-Garcia, alias “Alberto Tellez,” on Oct. 30, requesting that Big Apple officials keep him in jail until the feds could take custody of him.
Border Police arrested seven Palestinians without permits near Jerusalem after discovering that the driver had grown sidelocks and dressed as a haredi man to allegedly evade inspection.
Mr. Miller, the White House’s domestic policy adviser, who has driven the administration’s immigration crackdown, will replace Susie Wiles, the president said.
MANILA, Philippines — The GSMA has urged stronger regional cooperation among telecommunications companies, technology platforms and governments to combat online scams, saying 60 to 70 percent of scams originate outside the country where victims are targeted.
Reducing ‘net overseas migration’ has become a national preoccupation. What does it mean for the people waiting to come in?Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsEach year, tens of thousands of people put their hand up to start a new life in Australia. Partners of Australians, family members of citizens …
In India, dishes that feature Szechwan – not Sichuan – and Manchurian sauce might suggest Chinese roots, but they tell a distinctly local story. Known as Chindian or Indian-Chinese cuisine, this culinary style emerged from Chinese migrant communities in Kolkata, where cooks adapted their recipes to local ingredients…
One of the detainees attempted suicide once he learned he could be deported to Iran, according to the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund’s executive director Yasmine Chubin.
Unrwa says 18 Gaza shelters require urgent attention as winter nears The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) has said that 18 of its emergency shelters in Gaza are unsafe as winter approaches, with four at very high risk of collapse. In its latest situation report, the agency said an assessment of 113 displac…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh security forces rescued at least 57 people, including Rohingya refugees, during a gun battle with suspected human traffickers near the Myanmar border, the military said Friday.
Foreign nationals seeking legal recognition of their Korean parentage will be allowed to stay in South Korea for longer periods than before, and potentially obtain work permits while their lawsuits are pending, the Justice Ministry said Friday. The measure applies to foreign nationals born out of wedlock who have fi…
At least 72 gold miners were killed, last October, by airstrikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border. A rights organisation accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out the attack
Macleod Milk Bar owner Cindy Ding and her 17-year-old son Jerry are facing deportation back to China over an "impossible" condition imposed on her business visa.
Putin met Iran’s top security official at the Kremlin as Moscow urged Russians to avoid travel to Iran, while Turkey said a soldier was killed by cross-border fire from Iran.
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The homes are located just meters from the Palestinian Authority-controlled city, which lies in Area A of the West Bank. However, they are technically in Area C, which is under Israeli control.
Agents pinned down Erik Zepeda, a 20-year-old with disabilities, and left him with a broken wrist in latest example of ICE brutality as activity surges in CaliforniaThe violent ICE detention of a US citizen with disabilities as he walked to his high school has sparked outrage in California where leaders are condemni…
Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Thursday rejected a report that a power outage at Woodlands Checkpoint caused traffic congestion along the causeway and on several roads in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. In its account of Wednesday’s events, ICA said a build-up of Singapore-bound traffic occurre…
Senior Chinese and North Korean officials met on Thursday in the wake of Kim Jong-un’s recent cross-border visit and a renewed drive by the two sides to deepen their relationship. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi struck an upbeat tone on the relationship between the two countries when he hosted a visiting delegation led…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a deal to build a second standard-gauge railway track at a key border crossing with China, as Moscow looks to accelerate its eastward pivot and boost ties with Beijing ahead of the Apec summit. According to a document posted on Russia’s official legislative inform…