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Starmer vows to cut UK immigration, blames Tories

Starmer vows to cut UK immigration, blames Tories

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to reduce net migration after the latest data showed the number of people arriving in the UKremained historically high despite restrictions introduced by the last Conservative government. The British prime minister said the blame lay with the Conservatives, whose 14 years in power ended with a landslide victory for Starmer’s ...

They urge Trudeau to strengthen border security after Trump's tariff threat

They urge Trudeau to strengthen border security after Trump’s tariff threat

Canada’s premiers are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to increase border security and defense spending to calm the concerns of US President-elect Donald Trump, and the leader of the largest province called the federal government “slow to react” and “stuck on the defensive.” Ontario’s Doug Ford said after a meeting of the premiers and the ...

The United Kingdom launches a crackdown on companies that exploit immigrants

The United Kingdom launches a crackdown on companies that exploit immigrants

The UK government has announced a crackdown on dishonest employers who have been exploiting migrant workers.prohibiting violators from hiring more foreign personnel. Companies that employ migrants under the UK sponsorship system will also be prohibited from charging workers any costs associated with that sponsorship, in a new measure designed to reduce exploitation. A recent report ...

TikTok and Meta are preparing for social media ban in Australia

TikTok and Meta are preparing for social media ban in Australia

Australia’s controversial new law banning minors under 16 from using social media is one of the toughest measures taken so far against platforms like Facebook and TikTok, as governments around the world look for ways to protect children from harmful content. The blanket ban, approved Thursday night, places some of the strictest restrictions on Internet ...

Spanish government approves STC's entry into Telefónica and its right to a director

Spanish government approves STC’s entry into Telefónica and its right to a director

The entry of the Saudi operator STC into the capital of Telefónica with 9.9% has been resolved. The meeting of the council of ministers has approved the increase in STC’s participation from 4.9% which it now maintains at 9.9% which it initially bought by converting financial derivatives worth another 5% that it had not executed. ...

Australia bans social media for teenagers, but needs to figure out how to do it

Australia bans social media for teenagers, but needs to figure out how to do it

Software consultants hired by the Australian Government to determine how to enforce the world’s first social media ban for teenagers, They have worked on defense and electoral contracts, but they will use another experience for their study: the fight with their own children on the Internet. “We are all parents of children of different ages ...

Blackouts will cause Ecuador's mining exports to fall by up to 20% in 2024

Blackouts will cause Ecuador’s mining exports to fall by up to 20% in 2024

Ecuador’s mineral exports could fall around 20% year-on-year in 2024, due to power outages and delays in export certificatessaid the Vice Minister of Mines, Rebeca Illescas, at a sector conference on Tuesday. Ecuador’s worst drought in more than 60 years has plunged the country, dependent on hydroelectric power, into an energy crisissince the decrease in ...

Israel will continue meeting to discuss US ceasefire proposals

Israel has told ICC it will challenge arrest warrants, says Netanyahu

Israel informed the International Criminal Court that it will challenge arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for his actions in the Gaza war, the prime minister’s office reported Wednesday. The office also said Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham had updated Netanyahu. “about a series of measures that he is ...

Crude oil prices resume upward trend due to possible ceasefire in the Middle East

Crude oil prices resume upward trend due to possible ceasefire in the Middle East

Crude oil prices rise on Tuesday after losing more than $2 the day before, as investors take into account the possible ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which had pressured the oil risk premium. At 1018 GMT, Brent futures were up US$0.73, or 1%, at US$73.74 a barrel. and West Texas Intermediate in the United States ...