Immigrants are increasingly settling in Quebec, according to a new Statistics Canada report. However, the Atlantic region continues to lose newcomers to other parts of the country. Quebec has succeeded in retaining immigrants, with 94 per cent of 2021 newcomers staying after a year. It is a significant 8.8 per cent rise since 2018. The [&helli...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has launched a billboard campaign across Central America, Mexico, and the Texas border to deter migrants from undertaking dangerous journeys. The billboards, written in multiple languages, highlight risks such as human trafficking, sexual violence, and consequences of illegal crossings. Unveiling the $100,000 campaign at...
Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, observed a subdued and somber Christmas as Israel’s Gaza war cast a long shadow over its traditional celebrations. Manger Square, usually the epicenter of festive cheer with its glowing lights, towering Christmas tree, and spirited performances of scout marching bands, stands starkly quiet. The air of...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has approved arms exports to Israel worth more than €30 million ($31.2 million) over the past few weeks, German newsweekly Der Spiegel reports. Overall, Germany gave the green light to weapons exports to Israel worth more than €160 million over the course of the year, despite growing international criticism of genoc...
GENEVA (AA) – UN special rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards said ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should face justice for crimes committed in Syria, identifying the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the most appropriate venue for his trial. Edwards, the UN special rapporteur on torture, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatm...
GAZIANTEP, Türkiye (AA) – Since 2017, more than 4,000 families have sought help from an association based in southeastern Türkiye to locate relatives taken away by Syria’s Assad regime. Families whose relatives were lost have been applying to the Association of Detainees and the Missing in Sednaya Prison in the border province of Gaziant...
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, has praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Waltz credited Netanyahu for key regional achievements, including weakening Hezbollah and exposing Iran’s air defenses. He said Iran now is vulnerable, with its finances and proxy networks disrupted. Waltz also...
More than 500 taxpayers from Northern California have filed a lawsuit, accusing Congress members of funding genocide in Gaza by aiding Israel. They accuse Congress members Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson of violating laws by voting to allocate $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel in April 2024. They claim that U.S.-provided weapons were u...
Michael Anton, named by President-elect Donald Trump as director of policy planning at the State Department, faces backlash for past writings. Anton has been espousing white nationalist and Islamophobic views. In a 2016 essay, using the pseudonym Publius Decius Mus, Anton wrote the U.S. Constitution serves Americans alone, not immigrants or fo...
In Cary, North Carolina, police have arrested 57-year-old David Arthur Lawrence on charges of possessing material used in bombs. A family member tipped off authorities, claiming Lawrence had made bomb-like devices and threatened to kill Muslims. According to search warrants, the family member provided police with a photo showing suspicious ite...
