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Migrants/Migration (legal)

Bangladesh’s increasingly hardline religious currents pose deep social challenges

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman seen here waving to supporters during campaigning in February.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman seen here waving to supporters during campaigning in February.

Latvian army uses tear gas, warning shot against migrants from Belarus

FILE PHOTO: Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs gestures as he speaks to the media in Riga, Latvia, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs gestures as he speaks to the media in Riga, Latvia, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

UN refugee agency says 144 dead or missing off Mauritania

Field Notes from Malaysia

Why hit film Dear You struck a chord with Chinese Malaysians over roots and dual identity

After watching Dear You for the fifth time, Malaysian Goh Choon Piow reflected on his decision to give up his Chinese citizenship in the 1960s.
After watching Dear You for the fifth time, Malaysian Goh Choon Piow reflected on his decision to give up his Chinese citizenship in the 1960s.

Fifty migrants feared lost in Mediterranean, 10 survive after boat capsizes,  security sources say

Ticking time bomb? Europe’s ageing population brings challenges

An ageing population poses challenges for society and the EU economy, and while migration could help, it is not the fix Europe might hope for.
An ageing population poses challenges for society and the EU economy, and while migration could help, it is not the fix Europe might hope for.

Italy court acquits charity migrant rescuers accused of waste trafficking

Employment Pass holders tour ACM under new orientation programme to integrate foreign professionals

The programme involved a guided tour of the Asian Civilisations Museum.
The programme involved a guided tour of the Asian Civilisations Museum.

Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement

Protests erupted in Houstan after the shooting of a Mexican national, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, on July 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
Protests erupted in Houstan after the shooting of a Mexican national, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, on July 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

Replica of mosque on bonfire in Northern Ireland condemned as ‘sickening’

Banners below the structure read “secure our borders” and “end the threat of radical Islam”.
Banners below the structure read “secure our borders” and “end the threat of radical Islam”.

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