EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas
Agencies : The European Union on Thursday laid out plans to overhaul its visa system and step up deportations as part of a five-year...
International
Israel seeks ‘more exits than entries’ at Gaza’s Rafah as Egypt objects
Al Jazeera : As preparations accelerate for the partial Israeli reopening of Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, tentatively scheduled for Sunday, a simmering dispute has...
Delhi’s toxic air gives rise to pollution refugees
Arab News : When Mohana Talapatra returned to Delhi to care for her aging parents, she planned to stay for good, but last year,...
Denmark hails ‘very constructive’ meeting with US over Greenland
AFP : Denmark’s foreign minister said Thursday he was “more optimistic” after technical talks kicked off with the United States over Greenland. “We have...
Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including politician
Reuters : The Beechcraft 1900 twin-engined turboprop plane took off before noon from Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, for a short flight to...
Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house
AP : A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they...
Nepal says election preparations on track for March 5
AFP : Nepal’s Election Commission said Wednesday it is ready to hold elections as planned, despite concerns over weather conditions in high-altitude Himalayan regions when...
School materials enter Gaza after being blocked for 2 years
Reuters : The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two-and-a-half years been able to deliver school kits...
US monster storm kills 30
AFP : More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of the country in a monster...
Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Yemen
AP : Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, as officials acknowledged...
Myanmar pro-military party declares victory in junta-run polls
Agencies : Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs...
UN Palestinian refugee agency says demolished HQ set on fire
AFP : The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday that its partially demolished headquarters in east Jerusalem was set on fire. The...