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The Canadian government has proposed a bill to restrict some asylum claims and give authorities more power to halt the processing of immigration applications.Canada's immigration minister Lena Diab said the Strong Borders Act is meant to curb organised crime and the flow of illegal drugs and wea...
Mokwa, Nigerian: The death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say.There are still 500 people missing in the town in north-central Niger State, as a search mission continues.The deputy chairman of Mokwa Local Government, Musa...
Shangri-la Dialogue, Singapore: Australia's defence minister Richard Marles has called on China to explain why it needs to have "such an extraordinary military build-up".He said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and reassurance as it is the "fundamental issue" for...
Sports,Football
Former Argentina and Benfica winger Angel di Maria will return to his boyhood club Rosario Central - 10 months after death threats forced him to backtrack on the same move.The 37-year-old began his career at Rosario in 2005 and the Argentine top-flight club announced his return on Thursday.“Ou...
US President Donald Trump's administration can temporarily revoke the legal status of over 500,000 migrants living in the US, the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday.The ruling put on hold a previous federal judge's order stopping the administration from ending the "parole" immigratio...
World,Business
US President Donald Trump has accused China of violating a two-week-old truce on tariffs - a sign trade tensions between the world's two largest economies could again escalate.Washington and Beijing agreed to temporarily lower tit-for-tat tariffs after talks in Geneva earlier this month.Trump sa...
Mohamed Salah says he can play until he is 40 years old and is still in talks about a possible future move to the Saudi Pro League.The Liverpool forward, 32, had a superb season, scoring 29 goals and delivering 18 assists as the Reds won the Premier League title.Sources told BBC Sport that Salah was...
World,Entertainment,Education & Culture
Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra is moving to Australia for her university studies, enrolling in a degree programme at the University of Sydney.Alexandra, who is second in line to Norway's throne, will join her classmates from August and will study "international relations and politic...
The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said that "Israeli strikes in Gaza go beyond what is necessary to fight Hamas" as the death toll there continues to mount.Kallas also said that the EU did not support a new aid distribution model backed by the US and Israel which bypasses the UN ...
The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution centre run by a controversial new group backed by the US and Israel.A senior official said the UN was still gathering information but that most of the injuries were d...
World,Education & Culture
US President Donald Trump's administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants.An official memo said social media vetting would be stepped up for student and foreign exchange ...
North Korea has criticised the US's plan for a futuristic "Golden Dome" missile shield, saying it could "turn outer space into a potential nuclear war field".The defence system, which President Donald Trump plans to unveil by the end of his term, is aimed at countering "...
Sports
A 19-year-old New Zealander has died of a "serious head injury" sustained in a social media-inspired game of tackle with friends, police said.The young man, identified in local media as Ryan Satterthwaite, died in hospital on Monday after a game of "run it straight" in the city o...
Sports,Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz said he “expected a worse level” from himself after beginning his French Open title defence with a straight-set victory.Spain's four-time major winner recorded an efficient 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri in just one hour and 56 minutes.The 2...
North Korea has criticised the US's plan for a futuristic "Golden Dome" missile shield, saying it could "turn outer space into a potential nuclear war field".The defence system, which President Donald Trump plans to unveil by the end of his term, is aimed at countering &...
Novak Djokovic continues to reach landmarks most players could only dream about.On Saturday, the 38-year-old Serb claimed the 100th title of his stellar career after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz to win the Geneva Open.Djokovic is only the third man - after Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federe...
Sports,Cricket
Top-order batter Shubman Gill has been named the new Test captain of the India men's team.The 25-year-old succeeds Rohit Sharma as captain, with the 38-year-old having retured from Test cricket earlier this month. Gill, who has scored 1,893 runs in 32 Tests, will lead a depleted India team...
This year's French Open is going to feel rather strange to begin with.It is the first Roland Garros since Rafael Nadal - the man who won 14 singles titles and is synonymous with the tournament - retired.His abdication means there is a chance for a new 'King of Clay' to be crowned.Spain&#...
Scott McTominay has become a hero at Napoli after scoring a spectacular scissor-kick volley to help Napoli beat Cagliari and take the club to their fourth Serie A title.With second-placed Inter Milan leading 2-0 at Como, Napoli had to win to finish top of Serie A, with their supporters creating a se...
A UK Special Forces officer personally rejected 1,585 resettlement applications from Afghans with credible links to British commandos, newly released documents say.The files, disclosed by the Ministry of Defence in court on Thursday, show the unnamed UKSF officer rejected every application referred ...
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