[2026-01-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ProPublica

Title: What We Saw in Minneapolis

Snippet: Over the past month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of federal immigration agents to the Minneapolis area. On Saturday, Jan. 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Pretti was the third person shot by federal agents in the area in January.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/minneapolis-immigration-protests-photos

[2026-01-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Here are 5 ways to enter China without a visa – by land, sea or air

Snippet: With more countries joining the visa exemption list and more points of entry for other passport holders, travel to China has never been easier

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3341857/here-are-5-ways-enter-china-without-visa-land-sea-or-air

[2026-01-31 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Japan's costly new business visa prices out real entrepreneurs - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/japans-costly-new-business-visa-prices-out-real-entrepreneurs/

[2026-01-31 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: تاجيکستان: د افغانستان سره پر پوله درې «قاچاقچيان» وژل شوي

Snippet: تاجيکستان له افغانستان سره ۱۳۵۰ کيلومتره اوږد سرحد او له طالبانو سره چې دمګړۍ په کابل کې واکمن دي، ترينګلې اړيکي لري.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/tajikistan-says-3-drug-traffickers-killed-on-afghan-border/a-75732594

[2026-01-31 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: EU asylum policy: What changes for refugees in Germany?

Snippet: The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) is the European Union's legal framework to create uniform, fair and efficient standards for processing asylum applications.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-asylum-policy-what-changes-for-refugees-in-germany/a-75728293

[2026-01-31 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong shelves cross-border levy plan, marks second policy U-turn in a day

Snippet: Proposal was part of city government’s efforts to deal with HK$87.2 billion budget deficit

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3341888/hong-kong-shelves-cross-border-levy-plan-marks-second-policy-u-turn-day

[2026-01-31 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel offers ‘limited’ Rafah reopening after nearly 2-year Gaza border shutdown

Snippet: The reopening is part of phase two of the US ceasefire. Previously, it was Gaza’s main crossing for people and trade with Egypt

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3341879/israel-signals-limited-rafah-reopening-sunday-after-nearly-2-year-gaza-border-shutdown

[2026-01-30 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exclusive | UK and China weigh cross-border asset-management scheme to deepen market ties

Snippet: Ashley Alder, chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority, joins the British delegation, with UK-China links high on the agenda

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3341772/uk-and-china-weigh-cross-border-asset-management-scheme-deepen-market-ties

[2026-01-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Will Thai tourism ambassador Blackpink’s Lisa help lure Chinese visitors back?

Snippet: Chinese visitor arrivals slumped by nearly 30 per cent last year amid concerns over safety, the border war with Cambodia and the strong baht

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3341724/thailand-picks-blackpinks-lisa-tourism-ambassador-will-chinese-visitors-return

[2026-01-30 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Trump, Democrats say deal reached to avert shutdown; immigration talks to continue

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/trump-democrats-deal-reached-shutdown-immigration-talks-continue/

[2026-01-30 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Keir Starmer asaini mikataba kadhaa akiwa China

Snippet: Waziri mkuu wa Uingereza Keir Starmer amesifu hatua iliyopigwa kati ya nchi yake na China kuhusu masuala kadhaa ikiwamo ushuru na kuondolewa kwa visa za kuingia China kwa raia wa nchi yake.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/sw/keir-starmer-asaini-mikataba-kadhaa-china/a-75718232

[2026-01-30 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump border tsar suggests Minnesota ICE drawdown if local officials cooperate

Snippet: Homan stressed, however, that the administration was not backing down on immigration and vowed to stay until the ‘problem’s gone’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341736/trumps-border-tsar-links-minnesota-ice-drawdown-state-cooperation

[2026-01-29 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump critic Klobuchar enters Minnesota governor race amid ICE crackdown

Snippet: The four-term Democratic senator enters the 2026 race to succeed Tim Walz, positioning herself as a force against the immigration crackdown

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341729/trump-critic-klobuchar-enters-minnesota-governor-race-amid-ice-crackdown-fraud-scandals

[2026-01-29 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Malawi offers psychosocial support to refugees in camps

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/malawi-offers-psychosocial-support-to-refugees-in-camps/video-75702629

[2026-01-29 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese national Guan Heng, who filmed Xinjiang facilities, granted US asylum

Snippet: The Department of Homeland Security initially sought to deport Guan to Uganda, but dropped the plan after his plight raised public concerns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341605/chinese-national-guan-heng-who-filmed-xinjiang-facilities-granted-us-asylum

[2026-01-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ProPublica

Title: A Year in Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

Snippet: On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump took the podium at his inauguration and promised to halt unauthorized border crossings and “begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens to the places from which they came.”

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mass-deportation-campaign-first-year

[2026-01-29 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | ICE fatal shootings raise fear over Trump’s use of federal authority

Snippet: The administration is not backing down on its aggressive immigration operations, and Trump’s threat of invoking the Insurrection Act is not so easily dismissed

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3341509/ice-fatal-shootings-raise-fear-over-trumps-use-federal-authority

[2026-01-29 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Sri Lanka’s first Automated Border Control system launched at BIA - DailyNews

Snippet: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) installed Sri Lanka’s first Automated Border Control (E-Gate) system at the Katunayake International Airport on the afternoon of January 27. The project, valued at US$ 8.4 million was implemented with funding from the government of Japan.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/29/breaking-news/941962/sri-lankas-first-automated-border-control-system-launched-at-bia/

[2026-01-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Western leaders note Alliance ‘rupture’, mounting wars - DailyNews

Snippet: Non-stop military operations by West-backed Israel killed a dozen people – including 3 children and three journalists – in Gaza and Israel also bombed no less than six Lebanon-Syria border crossings, all fully violating supposedly functioning ‘ceasefires’ last week, while the world’s capitalist business leaders and heads of the Western power bloc met in Switzerland.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/29/general-opinion/941797/western-leaders-note-alliance-rupture-mounting-wars/

[2026-01-28 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Poisoned chalice’: Seoul’s ‘metropolitan visa’ for foreign labour faces backlash

Snippet: Debate grows whether the visa helps rival China’s dominance or is a dangerous fix for wage-driven shortages in the shipbuilding sector

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3341546/south-koreas-metropolitan-visa-shipbuilding-worth-cost-foreign-labour

[2026-01-28 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: E-Gates now open at Katunayake Airport - DailyNews

Snippet: The Department of Immigration and Emigration has officially launched four electronic gates (e-gates) at the Katunayake Airport arrival terminal today (28).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/28/local/941472/e-gates-now-open-at-katunayake-airport/

[2026-01-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Finterest] New GCash–Visa tie-up makes it easier to send remittances to your e-wallet

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/finterest-gcash-visa-partnership-ofw-bank-transfer-remittance-digital-wallet/

[2026-01-28 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: After killings in Minneapolis, Trump says will ‘de-escalate a little bit’

Snippet: US ‘border tsar’ meets with Minnesota leaders after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti sparks a full-blown crisis

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341470/trump-says-will-de-escalate-little-bit-minneapolis-amid-outcry-over-killings

[2026-01-28 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Border Patrol shoots and wounds human trafficking suspect in Arizona

Snippet: Incident occurred in Arivaca, near the US-Mexico border, and follows recent controversial shootings by immigration agents

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341468/person-critical-after-being-shot-border-patrol-incident-arizona

[2026-01-28 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Why are Balkan truckers blocking EU border crossings?

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/western-balkans-truckers-fight-enforcement-of-eu-90-day-travel-restriction/video-75684693

[2026-01-28 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Judge orders ICE chief to court over Trump’s immigration crackdown

Snippet: Judge demands ICE chief explain why officials denied detained immigrants due process amid Trump’s crackdown in Minnesota

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341457/judge-orders-ice-chief-minnesota-court-over-trumps-immigration-crackdown

[2026-01-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Financial Times

Title: ICE backlash intensifies amid immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

Snippet: Aime Williams in Washington

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/f137ef58-0b12-4f09-902c-4ab61eccf80e

[2026-01-27 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: प्रवासियों के लिए बनी बाड़ से जंगल को खतरा

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/europe-border-security-puts-forest-life-at-risk/video-75541878

[2026-01-27 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia disputes Indonesian media reports on Sabah border, says talks ongoing

Snippet: To compensate for the transfer of three Indonesian villages to Malaysia, Jakarta would receive some land, according to the media reports

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3341384/malaysia-disputes-indonesian-media-reports-sabah-border-says-talks-ongoing

[2026-01-27 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fear of Thai border action steers Cambodia towards UN law of sea after 43 years

Snippet: Cambodia’s smaller and weaker navy will find safety in numbers and rule of law now that it has ratified Unclos, according to analysts

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3341350/thailand-border-threat-pushes-cambodia-sign-un-sea-treaty-after-over-40-years

[2026-01-27 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Minneapolis proteste contre la violence des agents fédéraux

Snippet: Deux personnes ont été tuées par balles en quelques jours à Minneapolis, par des agents fédéraux. Les habitants de la ville, dans l'État américain du Minnesota, mettent en place des patrouilles de surveillance et défilent dans le froid pour protester contre la violence de l’ICE, l’agence fédérale des douanes et de l’immigration.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/fr/minneapolis-se-mobilise-pour-dire-non-%C3%A0-la-violence-des-agents-de-lice-alex-pretti-renee-good/a-75667048

[2026-01-27 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump sends border tsar to Minnesota after second fatal ICE shooting

Snippet: President tasks Tom Homan with overseeing operations as outcry grows over the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341302/trump-sends-border-tsar-homan-minnesota-after-second-fatal-ice-shooting

[2026-01-26 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Tko radi za američku Imigracijsku i carinsku službu ICE?

Snippet: Prije nekih godinu dana je američka Imigracijska i carinska služba ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) spadala među manje poznate agencije Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. No nakon što je američki predsjednik Donald Trump počeo svoj drugi mandat, djelatnici ICE-a sudjeluju u provedbi masovnih deportacija po naredbi vlade.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/bs/tko-radi-za-ameri%C4%8Dku-imigracijsku-i-carinsku-slu%C5%BEbu-ice/a-75661439

[2026-01-26 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Tko radi za američku Imigracijsku i carinsku službu ICE?

Snippet: Prije nekih godinu dana je američka Imigracijska i carinska služba ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) spadala među manje poznate agencije Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. No nakon što je američki predsjednik Donald Trump počeo svoj drugi mandat, djelatnici ICE-a sudjeluju u provedbi masovnih deportacija po naredbi vlade.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hr/tko-radi-za-ameri%C4%8Dku-imigracijsku-i-carinsku-slu%C5%BEbu-ice/a-75660949

[2026-01-26 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: The public face of Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign

Snippet: From tossing tear gas to defending fatal shootings, the US Border Patrol chief relishes his high-profile role in Trump’s America

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341231/greg-bovino-face-trumps-aggressive-deportation-campaign

[2026-01-26 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to locate last hostage in Gaza

Snippet: Israel’s Netanyahu conditions the opening of Gaza’s vital southern border on the recovery of Ran Gvili’s remains

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3341188/israel-launches-large-scale-operation-locate-remains-last-hostage-gaza

[2026-01-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: India's Central Bank proposes linking BRICS' digital currencies - DailyNews

Snippet: India’s central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the US dollar as geopolitical tensions rise.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/26/world/939707/indias-central-bank-proposes-linking-brics-digital-currencies/

[2026-01-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Minnesota residents push back against ICE immigration raids

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/minnesota-residents-push-back-against-ice-immigration-raids/video-75618913

[2026-01-25 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: अमेरिका में एक और व्यक्ति की फेडरल एंजेटों की गोली से मौत

Snippet: अमेरिका के इमिग्रेशन एजेंटों ने शनिवार को मिनियापोलिस में एक अमेरिकी नागरिक को गोली मार दी. व्यक्ति की मौके पर ही मौत हो गई. इस घटना के बाद इलाके में तेज विरोध प्रदर्शन हुए और स्थानीय नेताओं ने कड़ी निंदा की. यह इस महीने की दूसरी ऐसी घटना है जिसमें इमिग्रेशन कार्रवाई के दौरान एक अमेरिकी नागरिक की गोली लगने से मौत हुई.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/federal-immigration-agents-kill-another-us-citizen-in-minneapolis-sparking-protests/a-75648248

[2026-01-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why are Afghan-Tajikistan border tensions such a headache for China?

Snippet: A suicide bombing at a restaurant in Kabul is just the latest sign of how Chinese citizens can become caught up in the region’s instability

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3341049/why-are-tensions-along-afghan-tajikistan-border-such-headache-china

[2026-01-24 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xi, Lula stress UN’s value in call as US actions unsettle regional diplomacy

Snippet: China reaffirms commitment to international law, negotiated diplomacy in region, while Brazil eases visa requirements for Chinese nationals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3341072/xi-and-lula-stress-value-un-call-us-actions-unsettle-regional-diplomacy

[2026-01-24 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel to empty Gaza of Palestinians with ‘more out than in’ policy: sources

Snippet: As the Rafah crossing reopens next week, sources say Israel aims for a net outflow of Palestinians by blocking returns, raising fears of forced exile

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3341057/israel-empty-gaza-palestinians-more-out-rafah-border-policy-sources

[2026-01-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 19 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

Snippet: Immigration Department says it worked with police and Labour Department in string of operations between January 16 and 22

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3341052/19-arrested-hong-kong-crackdown-illegal-labour

[2026-01-23 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: लातविया: रूसी टैंकों को दलदल में फंसाने की तैयारी

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/border-defense-latvia-weaponizes-swamps-against-russia/video-75491057

[2026-01-23 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: فورسيل: رد شوي افغان کډوال بايد افغانستان ته اخراج شي

Snippet: د سویډن د کډوالۍ وزير د پنجشنبې په ورځ (د ۲۰۲۶ کال د جنورۍ ۲۲مه) له اروپايي ټولنې وغوښتل چې د هغو افغان وګړو لپاره د پېژندپاڼې او د سفر د اسنادو د صادرولو ګډه کړنلاره جوړه کړي، چې يا يې د پناه غوښتنې غوښتنلیکونه رد شوي وي يا يې په کوربه هېوادونو کې جرمونه کړي وي.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/sweden-migration-minister-failed-afghan-asylum-seekers-need-to-go-back-home/a-75618219

[2026-01-23 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Used as bait’: outrage after ICE detains 5-year-old boy in Minnesota

Snippet: ICE allegedly had the boy knock on his front door to lure family out. Father and son are now detained in Texas, with their asylum case under review

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340998/ice-detains-5-year-old-minneapolis-school-officials-claim-child-was-used-bait

[2026-01-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Donald Trump's latest visa ban hits African countries hard

Snippet: The US is further tightening its immigration policy, following a decision by Donald Trump's administration to suspend the processing of immigration visas for applicants from 75 nations, a third of which are African.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trumps-latest-visa-ban-hits-african-countries-hard/a-75590864

[2026-01-22 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Are Hong Kong labs offering cross-border gender tests despite warning?

Snippet: Health authorities earlier named 2 Hong Kong-based companies linked to alleged smuggling of blood samples for gender testing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3340874/hong-kong-lab-still-offering-cross-border-gender-tests-despite-government-warning

[2026-01-22 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Kenya: Ulanguzi wa binadamu waongezeka maeneo ya mipakani

Snippet: Matokeo ya awamu ya Pili ya tathmini kuhusu Ulanguzi wa binaadamu Magharibi ya Kenya yameibua wasi wasi miongoni mwa asasi za serikali na kiraia, idara ya usalama na ya watoto zikionya kuhusu ongezeko la visa vya ulanguzi wa binadamu hasaa watoto katika miji iliyo mipakani ya, Malaba na Busia, ikibainishwa kuwa, miji mingine Magharibi ya Kenya ikiwemo Isebania mpakani mwa Kenya na Tanzania na Kehancha - Migori na miji iliyo nje ya mipaka, Bungoma, Eldoret, Sondu ya Kisumu inajumuishwa katika

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/sw/kenya-ulanguzi-wa-binadamu-waongezeka-kwenye-mipaka-ya-malaba-na-busia/a-75602948

[2026-01-22 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Rohingya refugees at risk of removal as Malaysia begins biometric documentation

Snippet: Rohingya are often undocumented as Myanmar’s authorities refuse to recognise them as a legitimate community

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3340831/malaysias-rohingya-face-new-threat-removal-biometric-documentation-begins