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Canada slashes immigration as public concern rises

Canada on Thursday sharply curbed its immigration targets in an effort to "pause" population growth, a shift that comes as public support for immigration...

Canada to further cut international student, foreign worker permits

Canada announced Wednesday it was slashing international student permits next year, and tightening foreign worker rules to further bring down the number of temporary...

PAOCC denies ‘prisoner swap’ demand from Indonesia

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) denied reports that Indonesia demanded for the extradition of fugitive Australian drug trafficker Gregor Johann Haas in exchange...

Pope says repelling, abandoning migrants is ‘grave sin’

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis condemned Wednesday efforts to repel migrants and block their routes as a "grave sin," as he recalled those who lost...

Sheila Guo tells escape details, admits she isn’t Alice’s real sister

Senators on Monday sought to squeeze information on how several members of the Guo clan managed to pull off their daring escape from the...

Australia to cap foreign student numbers at 270,000

Sydney, Australia—Australia plans to cap foreign student numbers from next year, the government said Tuesday, curbing a multibillion-dollar industry as it faces political heat on...

Senators divided on plans to accommodate transiting Afghans

Senators expressed conflicting views on the Philippine government's decision to allow temporary shelter to refugees from Afghanistan.  Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said providing...

Democrats finally tackle immigration crisis at convention

Chicago, United States—When thousands of Democrats arrived in Chicago for this week's party convention, one of the most difficult issues facing Kamala Harris's presidential campaign...

Guo companions arrive in Manila from Indonesia

Two individuals associated with the ousted mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac were deported back to the Philippines following their arrest and detention in...

Ong, Guo’s sister to be placed under Senate, House custodies upon arrival in Manila

Senate President Francis Escudero said on Thursday that Sheila Guo—the sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo—will stay at the Senate detention facility...

Guo’s arrested companions in Indonesia escorted back to Philippines

Two companions of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo were escorted back to Manila on Thursday after their arrest and detention in Indonesia. Guo's sister, Sheila,...

Abalos: 2 companions of Alice Guo detained in Indonesia

The two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo were arrested and detained in Indonesia, according to Department of the Interior and Local...

Young and old charged over riots point to anger in UK society

Basingstoke, United Kingdom—Far from the madding crowd in a small courtroom in southern England, a 13-year girl held her mother's hand as she pleaded guilty...

BI issues look-out order against Roque

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has put into effect an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against former presidential spokesman Harry Roque after he was...
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