Canadian minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ amid Trump migrant threat

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Immigration minister Marc Miller’s comments come as country braces for migrant rise when Trump takes office

Canada’s immigration minister has said “not everyone is welcome” in the country as officials brace for an increase of migrants when Donald Trump returns to the White House with a pledge to carry out mass deportations.

The minister’s warning, seven years after Justin Trudeau promised that “Canadians will welcome” asylum seekers, reflects a stark shift in tone amid waning support for immigration and refugee resettlement in the country, according to migration experts.

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US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones – Business Insider

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  1. US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones  Business Insider
  2. Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on US warships off Yemen’s coast  Al Jazeera English
  3. 2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast  Military.com
  4. Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage  The Associated Press
  5. Explosions reported near Red Sea ship in suspected Houthi attack  The Times of Israel
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A Frank Assessment of Israel’s Goals in Gaza From the Former Defense Minister – NPR

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  1. A Frank Assessment of Israel's Goals in Gaza From the Former Defense Minister  NPR
  2. Austin calls former Israeli defense minister after Netanyahu dismissal  The Hill
  3. The IDF soldier fresh from Gaza who is turning his anger on Netanyahu  The Jewish Chronicle
  4. Inside look at White House reaction to Netanyahu's firing of Gallant on election night - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel's Former Defense Minister Makes Public Appearance After Being Fired by Netanyahu  Haaretz
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Florida threatened by another major late-season tropical storm

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Meteorologists track disturbance in Caribbean Sea predicted to become storm named Sara

Florida is at risk of being hit by yet another major tropical storm only weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated towns across the state.

Meteorologists are currently tracking a new disturbance predicted to evolve into a storm in the Caribbean Sea. The storm, to be named Sara, will form in the western Caribbean later this week and may make a turn towards south Florida as a powerful hurricane next week if wind patterns change, according to the Hurricane Tracker App.

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Spanish police arrest ex-fraud chief after €20m found in walls of his house

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Investigation into country’s largest cocaine bust reveals cash in home of former head of anti-money laundering

Spain has arrested one of its top police officers after €20m (£17m) was found hidden in the walls of his house, as part of an investigation into the country’s largest-ever cocaine bust.

Óscar Sánchez Gil was until recently the head of the fraud and anti-money laundering division of Spain’s national police force in Madrid.

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Tributes paid to mother who died in house fire where four children survived

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Emergency crews were unable to save Kate Mulcahy while her children escaped from a fire at her home in Manchester

Tributes have been paid to a 37-year-old woman who died in a house fire in Greater Manchester where her four children survived.

Kate Mulcahy was found dead inside her home in Middleton after a fire broke out early on Sunday morning. It is understood she had two sons – one-year-old twins – and two daughters, and that a number of the children were in the house and managed to escape the blaze.

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Maryland students charged with hate crimes over alleged beating of gay man

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Police say Salisbury University students set up fake profile to lure man to apartment, beat him and hold him prisoner

Officials in Maryland have charged 12 students with offenses including hate crimes for allegedly luring a gay man to an apartment off campus, holding him prisoner and breaking his rib while beating him.

A statement from the Salisbury police department said one of the accused, all students at Salisbury University who have since been suspended, set up a fake account on a dating app to entice the victim with a promise of sex with a 16-year-old.

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Steph Wilson wins Taylor Wessing photography prize with striking portrait

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National Portrait Gallery announces £15,000-winning portrait that conveys atypical image of motherhood

A portrait documenting an unconventional and “imperfect” example of motherhood has won one of the world’s most prestigious photography prizes.

The National Portrait Gallery has named the British photographer Steph Wilson as winner of the 2024 Taylor Wessing photographic portrait prize for her portrait Sonam. The photographer, who works between London and Paris, wins £15,000.

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Two men killed in Hezbollah rocket attack on Nahariya, IDF pounds southern Lebanon – The Times of Israel

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  1. Two men killed in Hezbollah rocket attack on Nahariya, IDF pounds southern Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  2. Two killed from missiles from Lebanon despite IAF interceptions  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Trump Names Steven Witkoff, Megadonor and Personal Friend, as Mideast Envoy  Haaretz
  4. Israel's missile defense intercepts dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon as one direct hit sparks blaze  The Associated Press
  5. IDF Announces Expansion Of Humanitarian Zone In Gaza | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
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