Canadian MP Steps Down Amid Chinese Interference Claims
Canadian parliament member Han Dong has stepped down from his party’s caucus over allegations that he lobbied a Chinese diplomat to keep two Canadians imprisoned in China.
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Canada to Roll Back Asylum Access Per Agreement with US
The US and Canada reached an agreement on Thursday to allow border officials from both countries to turn back asylum seekers traveling across their shared border without considering petitions for sanctuary.
Report: Immigration Fueling Record-High Population Growth In Canada
Canada's population increased by over a million for the first time in its history in 2022, government census agency Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.
India: 100+ Detained, Internet Cut for 30M as Police Hunt Sikh Separatist
A manhunt for a radical Sikh separatist preacher in India entered its third day on Monday as authorities arrested hundreds of his supporters and shut down internet access for approximately 30M people in the state of Punjab....
UN Report: Global Cocaine Production Hits Record High
A United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report states that global cocaine production has reached record highs after declining during the COVID pandemic, as cocaine production increased by 35% between 2020 and 2021....
UK Bans TikTok on Government Phones
The UK on Thursday announced a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from all government mobile phones — a policy that has already been adopted by the US and the European Commission....
US Senators Propose Law to Track High-Altitude Balloons
US Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill intended to help the US better track objects in its airspace and differentiate potential threats from non-threats....