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Diphtheria outbreak in Europe hits migrants and homeless, experts urge vaccination The largest diphtheria outbreak in Western Europe in 70 years has affected over 500 people since 2022, primarily targeting vulnerable populations such as migrants and the homeless, according to…

Vietnam ends two-child policy amid falling birthrate Vietnam has officially ended its decades-old two-child policy, allowing couples to decide freely on family size, state media announced Wednesday. The decision comes in response to a declining birthrate, which fell to 1.91…

Trump Administration presses ICE to increase daily immigration arrests Senior U.S. immigration officials have directed field officers to intensify arrests, including of individuals not originally targeted, referred to as “collaterals,” according to internal emails obtained by The Guardian. The guidance,…

Trump Administration targets Columbia University over alleged failure to combat antisemitism The Trump administration has warned that Columbia University may no longer meet federal accreditation standards due to its handling of antisemitism on campus, the CNN reported. U.S. Secretary of…

New Zealand lawmakers suspended over haka protest in parliament New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday approved record suspensions for three Te Pati Maori lawmakers who performed a haka during a protest against a proposed bill affecting Indigenous rights, media outlets reported.…

Trump Administration issues new travel ban on 12 countries The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending entry to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries, citing national security concerns, CNBC reported. The affected nations include Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Myanmar,…

Danish government plans to remove leader of Islamic organisation from citizenship bill ———————————— Denmark’s government seeks to exclude a prominent Muslim leader from a citizenship bill that would otherwise grant him Danish nationality, The Local reported. Immigration Minister Kaare Dybvad…

African leaders call for own cholera vaccines, commit to containing outbreak ——————————— African leaders have emphasized the urgent need for indigenous cholera vaccine production as the continent accounts for 99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. This…

USA: Rule change halts Automatic Social Security numbers for millions of immigrants A recent policy change by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has halted the automatic issuance of Social Security numbers (SSNs) for many legal immigrants, causing significant delays…

Five nations elected to UN Security Council for 2026–2027 term Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Latvia, and Liberia have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term starting…