[2026-04-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Border Crossings

Snippet: No live streaming currently available

Read full article: https://www.voanews.com/a/8139454.html

[2026-04-20 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ICE issues furious six-word message to California governor hopeful Tom Steyer after jail threat

Snippet: ICE has fired back at progressive billionaire Tom Steyer for threatening to put all agents “in jail” after revealing his anti-immigration enforcement manifesto.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/us-news/ice-issues-furious-six-word-message-to-tom-steyer-after-jail-threat/

[2026-04-20 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 85-year-old widow is released from US custody, returns to France amid messy family dispute

Snippet: PARIS — An 85-year-old French widow who moved to the US to start a new life with an American military veteran she first met more than half a century ago is back in France again after a harrowing 16 days spent in federal immigration custody.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/world-news/85-year-old-widow-is-released-from-us-custody-returns-to-france-amid-messy-family-dispute/

[2026-04-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: SL discusses using INR, Yuan in cross-border trade, tourism

Snippet: Sri Lanka has had discussions with both India and China on the benefits of using the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Chinese Renminbi (RMB/Yuan) on cross-border settlements for trade and tourism.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/20/local/982258/sl-discusses-using-inr-yuan-in-cross-border-trade-tourism/

[2026-04-20 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Couple marry inside ICE detention center in final bid to keep alleged illegal migrant husband in the US

Snippet: Most brides spend months agonizing over floral arrangements, wedding cakes and seating plans.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/us-news/couple-marries-inside-ice-detention-facility/

[2026-04-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US importers can begin seeking refunds for nullified tariffs on Monday

Snippet: A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tariff-refund-trump-customs-08861f153801156d213c30c4e2f6a683

[2026-04-20 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel unveils new military occupation line inside southern Lebanon

Snippet: Israel has published a map outlining a new military deployment line inside southern Lebanon, days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, indicating it will maintain an occupation beyond the border.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-unveils-new-military-occupation-line-inside-southern-lebanon

[2026-04-20 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Syria says foiled cross-border attack by Assad remnants, Hezbollah

Snippet: DAMASCUS,SYRIA — RECASTS on interior ministry; CHANGES dateline

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/19/news/world/syria-says-foiled-cross-border-attack-by-assad-remnants-hezbollah/2323494

[2026-04-19 23:23 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Italian lawyers could win ‘wild west-style bounties’ if immigration clients go home

Snippet: Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to ask MPs to back controversial voluntary repatriation scheme

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/italian-lawyers-giorgia-meloni-wild-west-bounties-immigration

[2026-04-19 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Fury As Nigerian Migrant Caught Cooking Cat In Public Park Next To Children's Playground

Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/fury-nigerian-migrant-caught-cooking-cat-public-park-next-childrens-playground

[2026-04-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Scottish politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How Reform is exposing the reality of Scotland’s views on immigration and identity

Snippet: Once a progressive outlier, Scotland is facing a political reckoning as Reform benefits from growing social division

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/19/how-reform-is-exposing-the-reality-of-scotlands-views-on-immigration-and-identity

[2026-04-19 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iranian women's soccer players 'were misled,' in Australia, Pezeshkian says in video address

Snippet: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian released a lengthy statement on Sunday, distributed by the semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), that addressed a number of topics, including the Iranian athletes who were offered asylum in Australia in March.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-893476

[2026-04-19 17:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Vietnamese family wins equal compensation in fatal industrial accident case

Snippet: The bereaved family members of the Vietnamese worker who died in an industrial accident will be receiving compensation matching that received by Korean workers, a migrant rights group said Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720452

[2026-04-19 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Google map export stalls 2 months after Korea's conditional approval

Snippet: Negotiations between South Korea's government and Google over the cross-border transfer of detailed map data have lost momentum, with no follow-up meeting held since Feb. 27, when an inter-agency panel granted conditional approval after a 19-year standoff.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720446

[2026-04-19 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel carries out demolitions in south Lebanon, preparing for 'detonation options'

Snippet: Israeli forces carried out demolitions in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, about five kilometres from the border, Lebanese state media reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-carries-out-demolitions-south-lebanon-preparing-detonation

[2026-04-19 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Uncertainty in Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire deadline approaches

Snippet: Cargo ships in the gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border. (File photo via Reuters)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/uncertainty-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-deadline-approaches/106580284

[2026-04-19 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Immigration by choice: Why do most olim from America choose Jerusalem? - opinion

Snippet: While immigration from the former Soviet Union and Europe is influenced by geopolitical crises and tends to come in waves, immigration from the US has typically been by choice.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893247

[2026-04-19 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Coalition] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Sunday read: Who gets to be Australian? – podcast

Snippet: This week, in the wake of opposition leader Angus Taylor announcing the Coalition’s new hardline immigration policy, author Yumna Kassab questions how Australia views itself and its migrants

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/apr/19/sunday-read-who-gets-to-be-australian-full-story-podcast

[2026-04-19 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Who's really behind 'Big Australia'? Taylor's high immigration stance raises eyebrows

Snippet: Liberal leader Angus Taylor says immigration in Australia is too high and too many migrants of "subversive intent" have been allowed into the country. (ABC News: Stuart Carnegie)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/angus-taylor-high-immigration-complaint-big-australia/106572638

[2026-04-19 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: The fog of Israel’s forever war: IDF's Lebanon strategy stuck in endless containment - opinion

Snippet: Even before the deeper strategic question is asked, the current debate over Lebanon reveals how narrow Israel’s governing imagination has become. A group of coalition Knesset members has already warned the political security cabinet against accepting the IDF General Staff’s proposed course of action, arguing that a shallow security strip just north of the border would amount not to victory, but to the squandering of a strategic opportunity.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892813

[2026-04-19 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: From Erez to Jabaliya: A look inside of the IDF's new Gaza security zone

Snippet: After passing the turnoff for the Nativ Ha'Asara junction, travel on Highway 4 was halted at a military checkpoint manned by reserve soldiers. Slowly, one gestures with his hand, signaling for me to stop. A quick look into the vehicle, followed by a few questions, and I continued driving, turning right onto a dirt road until I came to a stop at the Gaza border.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-893411

[2026-04-19 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Boston mayor distances herself from ‘wellness perks’ program for LGBTQ migrant

Snippet: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office is denying reports that city funds were used to support a program offering LGBTQ migrants up to $500 in “wellness” perks, after a local advocacy group advertised the benefits and later scaled back its description amid backlash.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-distances-herself-from-wellness-perks-program-for-lgbtq-migrant/

[2026-04-18 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Spain Erupts: Patriots Attacked By Socialist Mob Over Mass Illegal Migrant Amnesty

Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/spain-erupts-patriots-attacked-socialist-mob-over-mass-illegal-migrant-amnesty

[2026-04-18 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Son of 85-year-old French widow home after 16 days in US immigration custody says she needs rest

Snippet: The Anniston, Ala., home where Marie Therese Ross, 85, who has returned to France after being held in U.S. immigration custody, had lived with her late husband, U.S. military veteran William Ross, on Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-85-french-woman-military-b38556b8cb8668a6ddb87cf708fa72d4

[2026-04-18 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Displaced Lebanese return as Israeli shelling violates ceasefire in south

Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon – Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese families are returning home despite ongoing reports of Israeli shelling and demolitions of homes near the country’s southern border.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/displaced-lebanese-return-as-israeli-shelling-violates-ceasefire-in-south

[2026-04-18 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: BBC News

Title: BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home

Snippet: BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cly90z9g5q3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters’ opinions have not.

Snippet: A new POLITICO poll finds half of Americans — including one quarter of Trump’s 2024 voters — said his mass deportations campaign is too aggressive.

Read full article: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/18/immigration-poll-trump-deportation-campaign-00879549?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: ‘Collateral damage’: Exiled Lebanese refugees back Israel’s fight against Hezbollah

Snippet: The Lebanese understand the necessity of land operations to rid the country of Hezbollah, but are fearful Israel will withdraw before freeing them of the Iranian proxy, two exiled descendants of Southern Lebanon Army members told The Jerusalem Post.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893304

[2026-04-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: No sirens reported in Israel for over 24 hours after ceasefire

Snippet: It has been more than 24 hours since air raid sirens sounded in any part of Israel, with the last alert early Friday in a small community near the border with Lebanon later determined to be a mistaken identification, Associated Press reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/no-sirens-reported-israel-over-24-hours-after-ceasefire

[2026-04-18 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli troops blow up homes in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

Snippet: Explosions were reported in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops blew up homes in border towns they continue to control, despite a ceasefire in place, local media said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-troops-blow-homes-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire

[2026-04-18 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Desperate San Diego workers forced to rent homes across border in Tijuana to make ends meet

Snippet: The sky-high cost of living in San Diego has forced some local workers to rent home across the border in dirt-cheap Tijuana while commuting between the two cities.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/desperate-san-diego-workers-forced-to-rent-homes-across-border-in-tijuana-to-make-ends-meet/

[2026-04-18 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Gov. Greg Abbott threatens $200 million in funding from major Texas cities over ICE policies

Snippet: Gov. Greg Abbott ’s office has threatened to cut state funding to three of Texas’ largest cities if they fail to change policies that the governor says limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/texas-ice-policies-funding-houston-dallas-austin-a50ad999e97b2655a4ba77343cd27e58

[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

Snippet: BEIRUT — A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/18/world/the-truce-in-lebanon-is-key-to-ending-the-wider-iran-war-but-challenges-remain/2323044

[2026-04-18 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says

Snippet: The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or missing in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in 2025.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/record-number-of-rohingya-refugees-died-at-sea-last-year-unhcr-says

[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Back to Back Barries: the Coalition’s “risky” immigration plan

Snippet: Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald Trump’s stoush with the pope, Anthony Albanese’s cautiousness when it comes to taking on gambling advertising and why this years budget will be one of the toughest ever delivered.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/apr/18/back-to-back-barries-the-coalitions-risky-immigration-plan

[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Liberals can rule again if they take a simple lesson from their defeat – but Taylor’s Trumpian plan strays from the light | Tom McIlroy

Snippet: Taylor painted a grim picture of migration that fits more with his tenuous political position than the state of the country

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/18/liberal-party-angus-taylor-election-review-immigration-trump

[2026-04-17 23:52 UTC+10:00] [ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ICE’s hiring spree led to influx of recruits with questionable qualifications, investigation shows

Snippet: Patchy employment records, bankruptcies and allegations of wrongdoing blemish the records of several new recruits

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/ice-immigration-agents-backgrounds

[2026-04-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: French widow Marie-Thérèse Ross returns home after US immigration custody

Snippet: A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, June 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-85-french-woman-military-fa5c151b4a250e1e5c73a625d6cab2a5

[2026-04-17 21:35 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: French widow, 86, flies home after ICE detention ordeal

Snippet: Marie-Thérèse Ross was arrested on 1 April and held in a Louisiana facility by immigration officials

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/french-widow-86-flies-home-after-ice-detention-centre-ordeal

[2026-04-17 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Prosecutors in a Minnesota county charge ICE agent with assault

Snippet: Prosecutors in Minnesota's Hennepin County have charged a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at two people in a car along a highway in Minneapolis in February.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-893355

[2026-04-17 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Florida man allegedly shoots Uber driver during argument over politics and religion

Snippet: A Florida man allegedly opened fire on his migrant Uber driver, telling him to “go back to his country” during a heated argument over politics and religion.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/florida-man-david-stinson-shot-at-uber-driver-during-argument-over-politics/

[2026-04-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: A Protester Threw a Snowball. Federal Agents Responded With Tear Gas and Pepper Balls.

Snippet: Five days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot activist Renee Good, tensions were running high in the Minneapolis neighborhood where she was killed.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/caught-in-crackdown-trump-immigration-ice-cbp-excessive-force

[2026-04-17 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Immigrants race to gather paperwork as amnesty applications open

Snippet: Immigrants in Spain faced long lines Thursday as they scrambled to gather the paperwork needed to apply for Spain’s fast-track immigration procedure as part of the government’s amnesty.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/17/immigrants-race-to-gather-paperwork-as-amnesty-applications-open/

[2026-04-17 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Which benefits will Spain's 'regularised' migrants receive?

Snippet: Following the formal approval of Spain's controversial migrant amnesty, up to 800,000 undocumented migrants could gain legal residency in the country. With that comes the right to a number of state benefits.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260417/which-benefits-will-spains-regularised-migrants-receive

[2026-04-17 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: NYC officials refuse ICE hold for illegal immigrant accused in arson that killed 4 and injured 7: DHS

Snippet: A Mexican national illegal alien accused of randomly setting a New York City apartment building on fire that killed four people and injured seven others, could be released back onto the streets as Department of Homeland Security officials say the city is refusing a request to turn him over to immigration authorities.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/nyc-officials-refuse-ice-hold-for-illegal-immigrant-accused-in-arson-that-killed-4-and-injured-7/

[2026-04-17 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Germany's Anti-Immigration AfD Party Jumps To 27%, 4 Points Ahead Of CDU

Snippet: In a new poll from YouGov, the Alternative for Germany (AfD0 party jumped to 27 percent, now four points ahead of the rival Christian Democrats (CDU), in a sign that the AfD continues to distance itself as the most popular party in Germany.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/germanys-anti-immigration-afd-party-jumps-27-4-points-ahead-cdu

[2026-04-17 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Lebanon truce takes effect as damaged Qasmiyeh bridge reopens

Snippet: Hours before the ceasefire took effect, Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, including the Qasmiyeh Bridge, a vital crossing over the Litani River linking Tyre to surrounding areas. Repeatedly targeted, the bridge was reportedly left unusable, disrupting movement and supply routes, though residents were seen crossing it at first light. The 10-day truce, announced by US President Donald Trump, came into force at midnight local time on 17 April 2026, aiming to halt a conflict that has killed more than 2,000

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/17/lebanon-truce-takes-effect-as-damaged-qasmiyeh-bridge-reopens/

[2026-04-17 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Takeaways from AP investigation into new ICE officers

Snippet: Federal law enforcement officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conduct a traffic stop and detain people, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ice-background-checks-immigration-takeaways-31b38620cf2fea7783042e61d6d27ce9

[2026-04-17 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials not required

Snippet: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) trainees practice shooting handguns at the indoor firing range at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ice-background-checks-vetting-immigration-8ae6b7b850f7c0265b3cb8b5060ef8fd

[2026-04-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Families protest after four Border Police soldiers disciplined for having barbecue on Shabbat

Snippet: Protesters gathered outside Prison 10 on Wednesday after four Border Police soldiers were sentenced to military prison over a barbecue they lit at the Beit Horon base the previous weekend.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-893339