16-06-2026 BERN: Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million, a move that has exposed divisions about immigration in the Alpine …

16-06-2026 ROME: Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Italian capital for rival demonstrations over migration policy, as a far-right proposal seeking hardline migration measures is set to advance to discussion in parliament. An anti-migration march in Rom’s Prati neighborhood on Saturday drew several thousand …

16-06-2026 OTTAWA: On the eve of the upcoming week’s Group of Seven (G7) meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has reiterated his vision of a shift away from a world order dominated by superpowers. Carney delivered his remarks on Saturday at the launch of the De Chastelain Public Lecture series …

15-06-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: The US and Iran said they have agreed terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, news that brought relief to markets worldwide, although the pact may hinge on events in Lebanon and defers tricky talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. The framework deal marks …

15-06-2026 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows. As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and …

15-06-2026 ABUJA: A Nigerian man who won €500,000 in an Italian lottery but was barred from collecting his windfall because he was undocumented, said the hardship of his more than decade-long immigration journey had been eased after he was finally granted a residency permit. “I’ve been praying for this moment …

15-06-2026 GAZA STRIP: A video of a seven-year-old Palestinian boy in Gaza who suffers from a severe visual impairment crying over his shattered glasses has drawn widespread attention across social and international media. The footage of Ayoub Junaid has shone a light on the plight of the many visually impaired …

15-06-2026 AUSTIN: When Elon Musk’s SpaceX debuts on Wall Street on Friday, the controversial tech titan will almost certainly step into the history books as the world’s first trillionaire. Musk already holds the crown of the world’s wealthiest man worth roughly $696bn before SpaceX announced its record-breaking initial public offering …

15-06-2026 ABUJA: Nigeria’s military has “neutralised” more than 13,000 “terrorists” in the past year, the president says, as armed groups and criminal gangs continue to carry out mass attacks and kidnappings in the country. In a televised national address on Friday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the death toll from …

15-06-2026 BEIJING: China says it is holding an American citizen accused of espionage, identifying the man as a political analyst at a policy think tank focusing on neighboring Myanmar. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the arrest of the man on suspicion of “spying” and “endangering national security” on Friday, …