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WorldJun 05, 2025

Trump moves to block US entry for foreigners planning to study at Harvard University

PresidentDonald Trumpis moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, hislatest attemptto choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body. In an executive order signed Wednesday, Trump declared that it would jeopardize national security to allow Harvard to continue hosting foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “I have determined that the entry of the class of foreign nationals described above is detrimental to the interests of the United States because, in my
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WorldJun 04, 2025

Two Canadians among seven men arrested in Australia over massive drugs bust

Investigative agencies in Australia have arrested 7 people, including two Canadians, in a drug trafficking case. It is alleged that the gang was using trusted people in Australia to help in the smuggling of drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The Australian Federal Police has said that the ages of the detained Canadians are 24 and 31 years old but have not released their identities yet. According to the agency, the two Canadians have been charged with joining a criminal group and attempting to smuggle drugs across the border. The alleged ringleader of this gang was a 42-year-old Austr
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CanadaJun 03, 2025

White House says Trump will double tariffs on steel, aluminum tomorrow

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will double steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday.Leavitt says Trump will sign an executive order to increase the duties to 50 per cent later today.
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WorldJun 03, 2025

213 prisoners escape from Malir Jail in Karachi, Pakistan

At least 213 prisoners escaped from Malir Jail in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday night. According to the jail administration, the prisoners were evacuated from the barracks as a precaution after the earthquake tremors in Karachi. According to the report, about 80 of them have been recaptured, while 135 prisoners are still on the run. Jail Superintendent Arshad Shah confirmed this on Tuesday morning. He said that more than 600 prisoners were outside their barracks at that time and 213 prisoners managed to escape amidst the chaos. Several media reports were saying that the prisoners escaped by
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WorldJun 03, 2025

An Israeli strike on Gaza kills 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, hospitals say

An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip on Monday killed 14 people, mostly women and children, according to health officials. The Shifa and al-Ahli hospitals confirmed the toll from the strike in the built-up Jabaliya refugee camp, saying five women and seven children were among those killed. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
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WorldJun 02, 2025

Road accident in northern Nigeria kills 22 athletes returning from a sports festival

A bus veered off a bridge in Nigeria's northern state of Kano, killing at least 22 athletes returning home from a sports festival and leaving several other passengers injured, the state's governor said. The cause of the accident, which happened on Saturday, was not immediately known. The athletes had taken part in the Nigerian National Sports Festival in the southern state of Ogun over the last week. The driver appeared to lose control of the bus and the vehicle, with over 30 passengers, plunged off the Chiromawa Bridge on the Kano-Zaria expressway, according to Abba Kabir Yusuf, the governor
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WorldMay 29, 2025

Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard

A US federal judge has extended the stay on the Trump administration's move to ban Harvard University from admitting foreign students until a decision is made in the case. Harvard filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Massachusetts on Friday against the Homeland Security Department's decision. The university said in the petition that the government's action is unconstitutional and will have an immediate and devastating impact on Harvard and more than 7,000 student visa holders. It is worth noting that Harvard University is a prestigious university in the US, in which thousands of students fr
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WorldMay 29, 2025

Steve Shand sentenced to six and a half years in prison

Steve Shand, 50, the second person convicted of human trafficking in the deaths of an Indian family from Gujarat who froze to death in minus 38 degrees Celsius while trying to enter the US from Canada, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison. A Minnesota court in the US announced the sentence against Harshkumar Patel and Shand last evening. Authorities say the two accused were involved in a large-scale human trafficking operation to illegally bring Indians from Canada to the US. In January 2022, the bodies of Jagdish Patel, his wife Vaishaliben and their two children, an 11-year-
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WorldMay 29, 2025

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. The billionaire entrepreneur posted Wednesday about his decision on X, his social media website. ``As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President DonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,'' he wrote. A White House official, who requested anonymity to talk about the change, confirmed that Musk was leaving. Musk's departure comes one day after he criticized the ce

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CanadaJan 28, 2026

Surrey police release images of two men charged in firearm investigation

Surrey Police Service has released photographs of two men charged in connection with a firearm-related investigation from January 26, saying the step is necessary to advance the ongoing case. Police identified the accused as Harshdeep Singh and Hanspreet Singh. Investigators say the public release of their images is intended to encourage witnesses, victims, or individuals with relevant information to come forward regarding the activities of either man on or before the date of the alleged offence. According to Surrey police, the decision to release photos is made on a case-by-case basis and onl
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WorldJan 28, 2026

Trump warns Iran of possible military action as nuclear talks stall

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a renewed warning to Iran, saying time is running out for Tehran to decide on a nuclear agreement, while raising the prospect of American military action if talks fail. The comments add fresh tension to already strained relations between the two countries. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said a large U.S. naval force is moving toward Iran. He claimed the deployment is bigger than a previous fleet sent toward Venezuela and suggested it could act with speed and force if required. The White House has not released further details ab
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BCJan 28, 2026

Man arrested after 11-hour barricade incident at Granville Street hotel

Vancouver Police say a man has been taken into custody following an hours-long barricade situation at a hotel in the city’s downtown core that prompted a large emergency response and temporary safety concerns along Granville Street. Police were called to the Regal Hotel shortly after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday following reports that a person was throwing objects from a third-floor window onto the sidewalk below. Officers say the situation escalated when the individual barricaded himself inside a hotel room after police arrived. More than 50 Vancouver Police officers were deployed during the incident
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BCJan 28, 2026

Seniors advocate warns B.C. long-term care system falling behind growing demand

British Columbia is facing a widening gap between the number of seniors needing long-term care and the availability of publicly funded spaces, according to a new report from the province’s seniors advocate. The findings raise concerns about whether the health care system is prepared for the rapid growth of the aging population. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says demand for long-term care has risen far faster than capacity since 2019. His office’s 2025 Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Directory shows the number of long-term care beds has increased by about five per cent over that period, wh
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CanadaJan 28, 2026

Surrey police seek public help to locate missing 38-year-old man

Surrey Police Service, working alongside the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit, is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 38-year-old man who has been reported missing. Huy Tien Nguyen, also known as Tommy Nguyen, was last seen around 8:30 a.m. on January 23 in the 15500 block of 109 Avenue in Surrey. Police say there has been no contact with him since that time, and his current whereabouts remain unknown. Nguyen is described as an Asian male, standing approximately five feet five inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. He may have been wearing a blue and black camo