UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
An eight-year-old girl left destitute in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa has been barred from coming to the UK to join her parents.
The Guardian reported on the case of Lati-Yana Stephanie Brown after the hurricane. Her mother, Kerrian Bigby, a carer, moved from Jamaica to be with Lati-Yana’s British father, Jerome Hardy, a telecommunications worker, in April 2023, leaving their daughter to be cared for by her grandmother.
Continue reading...Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries,” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongoing crackdown on immigration.
In a social media post beginning with “a very happy Thanksgiving,” sent after 11pm on Thursday, the US president said his administration would “end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens” and remove “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States”.
Continue reading...Did Myanmar’s Junta Demolish Scam Centers Just for Show? – The New York Times
- Did Myanmar’s Junta Demolish Scam Centers Just for Show? The New York Times
- The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’ WIRED
- Myanmar state television broadcasts army crackdown on scam centers ABC News
- Singaporean man linked to international scam syndicate caught hiding in Myanmar The Straits Times
- Suits and scammers: politicians protect huge criminal networks The Economist
Police sergeant found guilty of causing death of 16-year-old Indigenous teenager Jai Wright
Benedict Bryant convicted of dangerous driving occasioning death after placing police car in path of 16-year-old’s trail bike in Sydney in 2022
Warning: this article contains the name of an Indigenous Australian who has died
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A police sergeant who was told not to pursue a teenager riding a trail bike has been told he caused the death of the young man when he placed his unmarked car in his path.
Benedict Bryant, 47, was found guilty on Friday of dangerous driving occasioning the death of Indigenous teenager Jai Kalani Wright in February 2022 in an inner Sydney suburb.
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Continue reading...Victorian man jailed after homemade gun misfires and kills his pregnant partner
Kiara Ferguson died after Adam Winmar’s daughter, four, found loaded weapon in family’s couch in 2023
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Six months’ pregnant with two children at home, a young regional Victorian woman was understandably upset when her four-year-old found a gun inside their couch.
Kiara Ferguson, 27, took the homemade firearm from the girl and marched to the back of the family home, where her partner of 10 years was in the toilet.
Continue reading...Man dead and two under arrest after daylight shooting on suburban Sydney street
Police say a man in his early 20s was found in Blacktown with gunshot wounds to his neck, chest and leg
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A man has died and two others are in custody after a daylight shooting on a suburban street in Sydney.
Police were called to Carinya Street, Blacktown, at about 11.50am on Friday after reports of a public place shooting.
Continue reading...Exclusive | Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi Taiwan row – South China Morning Post
- Exclusive | Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi Taiwan row South China Morning Post
- Opinion | Japan’s prime minister says the quiet part out loud The Washington Post
- Why Taiwan Is At the Center Of the Spat Between China and Japan Bloomberg.com
- China and Japan Are in a Showdown, With Trump in the Middle The New York Times
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on November 25, 2025 fmprc.gov.cn
Trump’s G-20 at His Miami Golf Resort Will Be an Invite-Only Event – Bloomberg.com
- Trump’s G-20 at His Miami Golf Resort Will Be an Invite-Only Event Bloomberg.com
- South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa hits back after Donald Trump says US won't invite it for G20 summit BBC
- Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026 The New York Times
- World Leader Absolutely Rips Trump’s Social Media ‘Insults’ The Daily Beast
- Can Trump ban South Africa from 2026 G20 summit, as he says he will? Al Jazeera
Millions in China cram for civil service exam and the hope of a job for life
Amid troubled economic times, many in China are shifting back towards the certainty of a career in the public sector
A record number of people are set to take China’s notoriously gruelling national civil service exam this weekend, reflecting the increasing desire of Chinese workers to find employment in the public rather than private sector.
Around 3.7 million people have registered for the tests on Saturday and Sunday, which will be the first since the government increased the age limit for certain positions. The age limit for general candidates has increased from 35 to 38, while the age limit for those with postgraduate degrees has been raised from 40 to 43.
Continue reading...The intelligence behind the assassination of Hezbollah’s military chief – Ynetnews
- The intelligence behind the assassination of Hezbollah's military chief Ynetnews
- Hezbollah struggles to recover as killing of military chief shifts power toward Israel Haaretz
- The killing of a Hizbullah commander shows how fragile truces are The Economist
- Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah official killed by Israel? Al Jazeera
- Israel Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Commander in Beirut The Wall Street Journal
The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria
The country faces many deadly security challenges, leaving the army and police severely overstretched.
Trump officials announce sweeping immigration reviews after national guard shooting
Donald Trump signaled after attack that refugee and asylum cases would be scrutinized
Trump administration officials say they are undertaking a broad re-examination of asylum cases and green cards issued to citizens of certain countries, after the shooting of two national guard members near the White House in Washington DC on Wednesday.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) named the suspect in the shooting as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the US under a policy set up under Joe Biden after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and continued under Donald Trump.
Continue reading...Trump says one National Guard soldier shot near White House has died
US president says second National Guard member 'fighting for his life' after attack a day earlier in Washington, DC.
Flash flooding in Sumatra kills 69 as rescue crews search rivers for survivors
Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash flooding
Flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have killed 69 people, with 59 missing as emergency workers search in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors.
Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday. The deluge tore through mountainside villages, swept away people and submerged more than 2,000 houses and buildings, the National Disaster Management Agency said. Nearly 5,000 residents fled to government shelters.
Continue reading...Carney loses Cabinet minister over pipeline push – Politico
- Carney loses Cabinet minister over pipeline push Politico
- Carney's new Alberta oil pipeline deal already faces opposition BBC
- Canada Lifts Climate Laws for Alberta Oil Sands, Planning Pipeline The New York Times
- Canada, Alberta Ink Deal to Unlock Oil Pipeline, Build Carbon Capture Bloomberg.com
- Danielle Smith’s pipeline clears another hurdle after deal with Mark Carney. Now, who will build it? CBC
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow
The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do.
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow
The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do.
Guinea-Bissau’s deposed President Embalo arrives in Senegal after coup
Senegal's Foreign Ministry says Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the country a day after he was deposed in military coup.
‘Real uncertainty’: What to know about the Honduran presidential election
Several candidates are vying to replace President Xiomara Castro, but concerns about voting process have caused tension.