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The shameful attempt to deport a man who’s been in Canada since childhood

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The shameful attempt to deport a man who’s been in Canada since childhood

Abdoul Kadir Abdi is facing deportation from Canada to Somalia. As migration scholars and detention experts, we will show that while perhaps lawful, this deportation is the accumulation of governmental historical, social and moral failures. Abdoul arrived in Canada as a six-year-old child, and is a product of this country. His deportation should be halted. Abdoul was […]

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Migrant rescued at sea dies hours after arriving in Italy

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Migrant rescued at sea dies hours after arriving in Italy

File photo of migrants arriving at Sicily’s Pozzallo port. Photo: Yara Nardi/Italian Red Cross/AFP An Eritrean rescued in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya has died of severe malnutrition hours after arriving in Italy, an NGO reported on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, named Segen, was one of 93 people taken onboard a rescue boat operated […]

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Moscow not connected to ex-spy’s poisoning, says Kremlin

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Moscow not connected to ex-spy’s poisoning, says Kremlin

© Vladimir Gerdo/TASS MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Moscow is not linked to the incident with former Russian spy Sergey Skripal who was poisoned with a nerve agent in the United Kingdom, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. “Moscow’s stance is well-known, London was told about Moscow’s position through diplomatic channels: Moscow has no connection […]

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British scientist Stephen Hawking dies at age 76

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British scientist Stephen Hawking dies at age 76

Hawking, one of the world’s greatest scientists, has died at his home in the British university city of Cambridge. Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, who helped unlock the mysteries of the universe, has died at the age of 76, the UK Press Association has reported citing a spokesman for the family. In a statement on […]

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Erdoğan says Afrin to be fully surrounded by evening as TSK, FSA reach outskirts

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Erdoğan says Afrin to be fully surrounded by evening as TSK, FSA reach outskirts

AA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that he hopes Afrin town center controlled by the PKK-linked People’s Protection Units (YPG) will be fully encircled by Wednesday evening, noting that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are showing utmost care and sensitivity to prevent harm on civilians. Speaking during […]

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Gina Haspel: Once an intel officer who ran secret US torture prison, now 1st woman to run the CIA

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Gina Haspel: Once an intel officer who ran secret US torture prison, now 1st woman to run the CIA

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the first female director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson […]

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German population has grown by two million since 2015 due to immigration

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German population has grown by two million since 2015 due to immigration

Photo: DPA Despite a death rate higher than its birth rate, Germany managed to grow by two million people in two years due to high levels of immigration, statistics released on Tuesday showed. While no conclusive number have been released for net migration last year, the federal statistics agency destatis estimated on Tuesday that it stood […]

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In California, Trump examines Mexico border wall designs

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In California, Trump examines Mexico border wall designs

“The border wall is truly our first line of defense,” Trump told reporters. (File photo: Reuters) President Donald Trump on Tuesday examined eight different styles of walls on the US border with Mexico, prototypes for the barrier he promised to build to keep out illegal immigrants and drugs. The Republican president brought a tough message […]

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Racist letter campaign targets Muslim lawmakers in UK

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Racist letter campaign targets Muslim lawmakers in UK

Reuters Photo British police investigated the receipt of a racist letter in a suspicious package to a Muslim lawmaker on Tuesday, one day after two other Muslim lawmakers said they received similar packages. An assistant to opposition Labour lawmaker Rupa Huq told dpa by telephone that her office in the House of Commons, parliament’s elected […]

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Russia won’t respond to UK ultimatum until samples of alleged chemical weapon received – Lavrov

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Russia won’t respond to UK ultimatum until samples of alleged chemical weapon received – Lavrov

The Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury, southern England, on March 13, 2018. © Geoff Caddick / AFP Moscow will not respond to the British request about a clandestine Soviet chemical weapon allegedly used in an ex-double agent’s poisoning until a sample of the agent is provided, the Russian foreign minister said. On Monday, British Prime Minister […]

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