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Record Deportations of Young Immigrant Children Under Trump Raise Due Process Concerns …………………. Despite pledges to focus on “bad, hard criminals,” the Trump administration has seen record numbers of young immigrant children ordered deported, raising serious concerns among lawyers and…

Debate Over Immigrant Quotas in German Schools Highlights Challenges in Integration and Education ………………….. A proposal by Germany’s Education Minister Karin Prien to introduce quotas limiting immigrant students in schools has sparked significant debate across the country, DW reported. Prien…

Malaysia faces increasing challenges from rising religious conservatism ———————————— Malaysia is witnessing a surge in support for conservative Islamic policies, especially among younger, more religious Malay voters DW news agency reported. The opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN), including the Malaysian…

Nearly 70% of Japanese atomic-bomb survivors fear nuclear weapons could be used again: Survey —————————- Nearly 70% of atomic bomb survivors in Japan fear that nuclear weapons might be used again, Anadolu Agency revealed citing a survey conducted by Kyodo…

Elephants Use Goal-Directed Gestures, Study Confirms …………………. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science has found that African Savannah elephants use deliberate gestures to communicate their goals, expanding our understanding of intentional animal communication beyond primates. Researchers tested…

Sweden to Rent Estonian Prison Cells Amid Overcrowding Concerns ……………….. Sweden plans to rent up to 600 prison places in Estonia to ease its overcrowded prisons, marking a shift away from its long-held focus on rehabilitation, The Guardian reported. The…

Over 1,000 State Department Employees Laid Off Amid Federal Workforce Cuts ………………….. More than 1,000 employees at the US State Department have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s push to shrink the federal workforce. According to an…

Australia’s Ancient Murujuga Rock Art Gains World Heritage Status ……………. The Murujuga cultural landscape in Western Australia, home to more than a million Indigenous rock carvings up to 50,000 years old, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, The…

Berlin Reviews ‘Neutrality Law’ Amid Debate on Teachers’ Right to Wear Hijab ………………. A detailed report published by the German newspaper Die Welt has shed light on the growing debate in Berlin over the city’s so-called “Neutrality Law,” particularly its…

EU’s population projected to exceed 450M in 2025 —————————– As of January 1, 2025, the total population of the 27 EU member states reached 450.4 million, Anadolu Agency reported citing official data released by Eurostat on Friday. This marks an…