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Survivors Report Seven Migrants Lost in Mediterranean

(MENAFN) According to various media outlets, seven individuals are currently unaccounted for after falling into the Mediterranean Sea during a recent attempt to reach Europe. The distressing incident was revealed on Wednesday through multiple...

Rwanda Seals Deal with U.S. to Take in Up to 250 Migrants

(MENAFN) Rwanda has secured a deal with the United States to accept as many as 250 migrants, underscoring its enduring dedication to aiding displaced individuals and fostering their reintegration, a government official announced Tuesday. "Nearly...

US trails USD15,000 visa bond program

(MENAFN) The U.S. government is set to launch a pilot program requiring certain foreign nationals to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 to enter the country for tourism or business, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Tuesday....

Visit to Singapore by Permanent Representatives to the United Nations under the 14th Forum of Small States Fellowship Programme, 21 to 25 July 2025

Singapore will host a study visit by 15 Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (UN) in New York from 21 to 25 July 2025 under the 14th Forum of Small States (FOSS) Fellowship Programme. These Permanent Representatives are from Central...

Dozens get together on UK coast to demonstrate against migration

(MENAFN) Dozens of people gathered in Dover, a key British port town, on Saturday to protest against migration and criticize the government’s handling of the asylum system. The demonstration, called the “Great British National Protest,” attracted...

English flags lifted all over UK as tensions over migration increase

(MENAFN) St. George’s and Union Jack flags have been raised in towns across the UK under a campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, which supporters say reflects national pride and opposition to current migration policies. The initiative,...

SocialBoxBiz Tackling UN's Alarming 82M Tonne E-Rubbish Surge with Mac-Book and Old Tech Reuse Drive For UK Companies With Case Studies

Plan Now for Regulatory and E-Rubbish Mountain Impact update from SocialBoxBiz. LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, June 12, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SocialBox.Biz Announces a Socialbox for Every IT-Manager and CIO As Per UN Report On The...

U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions

Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...

US puts seven African nations on blacklist

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has implemented a travel ban affecting nationals from seven African countries — Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan — citing terrorism risks and high visa overstay...

Trump enacts entry ban on third world countries

(MENAFN) In a move citing national security threats, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States. The measure, announced on a Wednesday, also introduced limited...

Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen, from entering the United States. The full travel ban, which will take effect on June 9, cites national...

Illegal arrest and detention of Libyan Asset Recovery head reflects worsening Libyan corruption

Endemic corruption in Libya continues to deter foreign investment, cripple public services, and erode trust in government. In the past year, Libya fell to its lowest-ever ranking in Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index,...

US will start requiring fifty thousand dollars for business or tourist visas

(MENAFN) The United States is set to implement a new trial initiative that will require some foreign nationals to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 when applying for business or tourist visas, according to official notices. The move aligns with...

Man shouts ‘bomb’, ‘death to Trump’ on UK flight

(MENAFN) A man caused alarm on an EasyJet flight from London to Glasgow on Sunday after loudly claiming he had a bomb and shouting “death to America” and “death to Trump.” The disruption occurred while U.S. President Donald Trump was visiting...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition

(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

59th session of the Human Rights Council on gender equality and the rights of women and girls

SLOVENIA, June 16 - This year's session of the UN Human Rights Council will focus on gender equality and the prevention of discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Council will also address a number of other key issues, including...

Prolific Alien Smuggler Extradited from Mexico to the United States in Joint Task Force Alpha Investigation

Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities culminated in the extradition of an alleged alien smuggler who operated in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years as part of an...

Peace in the DRC requires leadership and collective will

Dear Fellow South African, In the last two weeks, 14 of our soldiers have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after coming under attack. They were killed in violation of a ceasefire agreement between the DRC and...

Two years on, Sudan’s war seems further than ever from resolution. Can US involvement help peace efforts?

Two years on, the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and wrought terrible destruction: the capital, Khartoum, and other major cities and...

Preparing your 2024 Form 20-F

Artificial intelligence The SEC has been increasingly focused on disclosure around artificial intelligence (AI), including “AI washing,” or making potentially false or misleading AI-related claims. This has been reiterated in several instances,...