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Canada’s immigration minister calls out Conservatives for “spreading lies” about UN migration agreement

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen spent Friday night at Ryerson University addressing what he says are a number of myths surrounding Canada’s recent signing of the UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. Hussen had just returned from Marrakech, Morocco where 164 countries signed onto the symbolic agreement — the first of its kind

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Four accused of extorting ‘protection money’ from Somali shopkeepers denied bail

Four men have been denied bail in a case involving the alleged extortion of protection money from Somali shopkeepers based in Delft, Cape Town. The four appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday after their arrest for the alleged extortion of protection money amounting to R2 000 per business. In denying them bail, Magistrate

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Turkish professor disappears in Colombia

Turkish academic Prof. Dr. Ramazan Gençay, a Simon Fraser University (SFU) economics professor, has vanished in the city of Medellín, Colombia and been missing for almost a week. Gencay, also a Canadian citizen, traveled to Colombia on Nov. 28 to attend several seminars at the Center for Research in Economics and Finance of the EAFIT

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US Senate passes resolution ending support for Yemen war

Washington -The Senate voted Thursday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen in a rebuke to Saudi Arabia, a long-time U.S. ally. The resolution was passed in the chamber 56-41. The bill was co-sponsored by Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, gaining renewed momentum following

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US Senate passes resolution saying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death

The US Senate has passed a resolution saying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Senators unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday night declaring Mr bin Salman was responsible for the Washington Post journalist’s death.It is unclear at this stage whether or not the House will consider the measure. The

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France: Strasbourg shooting declared act of terrorism

PARIS -A French prosecutor on Wednesday said that the armed attack in Strasbourg was an act of terrorism. Speaking at a news conference regarding the incident, Remy Heitz said: “Once again, terrorism has struck our territory, in Strasbourg,” adding that terror threat still remained. The prosecutor stated that the assailant was Cherif C. (29), who

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Trump continues backing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed despite mounting evidence

U.S. President Donald Trump sits for an exclusive interview with Reuters journalists in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 11, 2018. (Reuters Photo) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he stood by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince despite a CIA assessment that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal

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Gunman kills at least four people in French Christmas market

© VINCENT KESSLER/Reuters Police secure a street and the surrounding area after a shooting in Strasbourg A gunman killed at least four people and wounded 11 others near a Christmas market in the French border city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before being cornered by police. The motive was not immediately clear but, with France

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Iran confirms missile test in defiance of U.S.

A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday. The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assertion earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a missile capable of

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Thousands protest harsh refugee policy in Denmark

COPENHAGEN -Demonstrations were held Monday in Denmark to protest plans by the government to send refuges and migrants to a remote island. On the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, thousands of Danes and non-Danes thronged to protests in the nation’s capital and largest city Copenhagen and its second

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