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British PM Starmer condemns billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s immigration comments, calls for apology

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte Carlo Masters - Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - April 15, 2023 Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe watches the semi final between Taylor Fritz of the U.S. and Russia's Andrey Rublev
Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte Carlo Masters - Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - April 15, 2023 Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe watches the semi final between Taylor Fritz of the U.S. and Russia's Andrey Rublev

‘It's time to get aggressive,’ US Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video

FILE PHOTO: Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot multiple times by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Chicago, Illinois on October 4, 2025, attends a public forum to discuss the use of violent force by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot multiple times by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Chicago, Illinois on October 4, 2025, attends a public forum to discuss the use of violent force by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Over 55,000 non-Muslim Malaysians married foreigners from 2019-2025; S’poreans among top 3 on list

There were 8,802 marriages to non-Muslim Malaysians, comprising 5,910 Singaporean men and 2,892 women, registered between 2019 and July 2025.
There were 8,802 marriages to non-Muslim Malaysians, comprising 5,910 Singaporean men and 2,892 women, registered between 2019 and July 2025.

‘No reason he should have died’: Alex Pretti’s parents open up

Signs and flowers are placed at the memorial site for Alex Pretti, following the fatal shootings of Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by U.S. federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. February 8, 2026.  REUTERS/Go Nakamura
Signs and flowers are placed at the memorial site for Alex Pretti, following the fatal shootings of Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by U.S. federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. February 8, 2026.  REUTERS/Go Nakamura

ICE agents are cracking down on people who follow them in their cars

Ms Becky Ringstrom was detained by federal immigration agents, after deciding to follow them in her car, in Blaine, Minnesota.
Ms Becky Ringstrom was detained by federal immigration agents, after deciding to follow them in her car, in Blaine, Minnesota.

Palestinian woman hospitalised following seizure in US ICE detention

Rights groups have long reported on detainee complaints about conditions in ICE detention facilities, calling the conditions inhumane.
Rights groups have long reported on detainee complaints about conditions in ICE detention facilities, calling the conditions inhumane.

At least 50 arrested after protests escalate outside Minnesota federal building

At least 50 were arrested after protests outside a Minnesota federal building escalated on Feb 7.
At least 50 were arrested after protests outside a Minnesota federal building escalated on Feb 7.

Toddler detained by ICE returned to custody after hospitalisation and denied medication: Lawsuit  

The toddler's parents intend to file asylum applications in the US for the family.
The toddler's parents intend to file asylum applications in the US for the family.

US prosecutors began investigating Renee Good’s killing. Washington told them to stop

FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant were preparing to investigate Ms Renee Good’s SUV when they received orders to stop.
FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant were preparing to investigate Ms Renee Good’s SUV when they received orders to stop.

Immigrant students in Minneapolis turn to remote learning

A team of social workers and staff members at Fridley Middle School in suburban Minneapolis deliver school supplies and groceries to families who are afraid to send their children to school, on Jan 28, 2026.
A team of social workers and staff members at Fridley Middle School in suburban Minneapolis deliver school supplies and groceries to families who are afraid to send their children to school, on Jan 28, 2026.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.