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      5 March

      Sunak set to introduce breakthrough law to detain migrants crossing Channel in small boats

      Rishi Sunak is set to pass legislation that will permit the mass detention of thousands of asylum seekers who travel to the UK in small boats. The Prime Minister and Home Secretary Suella Braverman will announce next week plans to make all asylum claims from those who come to the UK on small boats inadmissible. Migrants will be barred from claiming asylum while in the UK and once removed they will be “permanently” banned from returning. Mr Sunak and the Home Secretary are seeking to stem the flow of migrants risking their lives to cross the English Channel and claim asylum. Ms Braverman will remove “as soon as reasonably practicable” anyone who has come to the UK on small boats to Rwanda or…

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    • 4 March

      Negros Oriental governor, five others shot dead in Philippines

      Negros Oriental Governor Degamo is the latest to be targeted in the Philippines’ long history of attacks on politicians. The Supreme Court last month declared Degamo the rightful winner of the contest for the Negros Oriental governorship A provincial governor in the central Philippines and five others have been shot dead by unknown gunmen in the latest attack against local politicians. Police said six suspects carrying rifles and dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by the armed services entered the governor’s home in Pamplona town and opened fire. Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, and five others were killed in the shooting, his widow said. “Governor Degamo did not deserve that kind of death. He was serving his…

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    • 4 March

      iPhone 15 Pro may not feature 2 buttons for volume control

      Leaked drawings of the upcoming smartphone show that the regular two volume buttons will be replaced by a single long one, reports AppleInsider. Representational Image San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 Pro smartphone will reportedly not feature two buttons for volume control. Leaked drawings of the upcoming smartphone show that the regular two volume buttons will be replaced by a single long one, reports AppleInsider. It will likely give the iPhone 15 Pro greater water and dust resistance because the solid-state button needs a much smaller hole in the frame to work. The upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are expected to be released in September this year, and will likely feature curved titanium sides and an EU-enforced…

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    • 4 March

      Greek station master due in court over rail disaster

      Station master faces life imprisonment if found guilty of negligent homicide after train crash killed at least 57. Greek station master due in court over rail disaster Station master faces life imprisonment if found guilty of negligent homicide after train crash killed at least 57. The 59-year-old station master at Larissa, central Greece, has admitted responsibility for the accident, which saw the two trains run along the same track for several kilometres. The train was carrying many students returning from a holiday weekend and at least nine young people studying at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University were among the dead, while another 26 were injured. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is seeking re-election this spring, has blamed the disaster on “tragic human…

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    • 4 March

      News|Russia-Ukraine war

      Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 374 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 374th day, we take a look at the main developments. A Ukrainian service member rides a military vehicle in the front-line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine [Oleksandr Ratushniak] Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, March 4, 2023: Fighting The head of Russia’s Wagner Group said the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been almost completely surrounded with only one road still open for Ukraine’s soldiers. The commander of a Ukrainian drone unit active in Bakhmut said in a video that his unit had been ordered to withdraw immediately from the city. The United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $400m. It is…

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    • 4 March

      Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s sentence

      Opposition leader Kem Sokha, 69, was sentenced to 27 years on charges of treason and is currently under house arrest. Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia with an iron first for almost 40 years. Cambodia’s government has accused Western countries of political interference and arrogance after foreign diplomats expressed concern over a 27-year prison sentence handed to popular opposition leader Kem Sokha after his conviction for treason in what was described as a highly politicised trial. Kem Sokha, the 69-year-old co-founder of the country’s now-banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was found guilty of hatching a secret plan in collusion with foreign entities to topple the country’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia with an iron fist for almost 40 years.…

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    • 4 March

      News|Hong Kong Protests

      Hong Kong court convicts 3 members of 1989 Tiananmen vigil group Court convicted Hong Kong democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung, as well as Tang Ngok Kwan and Tsui Hon Kwong. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, left, arrives at police headquarters in Hong Kong in September 2021 Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of not complying with a national security police request for information. Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung, 38, was among those convicted by the magistrate court on Saturday. Chow is a former vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China.…

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    • 4 March

      State of emergency declared as two cyclones hit Vanuatu in 24 hrs

      Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to be affected after two Category 4 cyclones hit Vanuatu in 24 hours. A road blocked by uprooted trees after Cyclone Judy made landfall in Port Vila, Vanuatu on March 1, 2023. The nation was hit by a second cyclone [Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer/French Embassy in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands] A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as Category 4 Cyclone Kevin brought gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its second large cyclone in a week and was also rattled by two earthquakes. Spread across 13 principal islands in the southwestern Pacific, Vanuatu has already been battered by Cyclone Judy, which hit the capital Port Vila on Wednesday, cutting…

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    • 4 March

      Hostages freed amid deadly energy company protests in Colombia

      Eighty-eight officers and employees have been released after violence broke out against the oil company Emerald Energy. Colombia’s defence minister, Iván Velásquez, greets a recently freed police officer who was among the hostages released. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced on Twitter that his ministers successfully negotiated the release of 88 hostages taken during a deadly protest against the oil company Emerald Energy. “Thanks to the efforts of the ministers of Defense and the Interior, all police members and oil officials retained in San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, have been released,” Petro wrote on Friday. In a video released to the media, Petro also appealed to the protesters, many of whom hail from Indigenous and rural communities, promising a “dialogue” with them “about their…

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    • 4 March

      News|Russia-Ukraine war

      Biden, Scholz pledge to punish Russia over Ukraine war An EU official also said China providing arms to Russia would be an ‘absolute red line’ and lead to sanctions: Report Ukrainian service members ride on an infantry fighting vehicle at the front line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have committed to continue imposing high costs on Russia for its war in Ukraine, while a European Union official said any arms provided by China to Russia would lead to sanctions. Biden and Scholz met on Friday in Washington, DC as the United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $400m that includes ammunition and tactical bridges to move tanks and armoured vehicles. The additional…

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