Tens of thousands of Afghans and their immediate families will soon be eligible to resettle as refugees in the United States amid growing Taliban violence. It comes after the State Department announced it would widen requirements to include aid workers and journalists, putting pressure on the Canadian government to do the same.
County commissioners in rural New Mexico extended authorization for a migrant detention facility Wednesday in cooperation with federal authorities over objections by advocates for immigrant rights who allege inhumane conditions and due process violations at the privately operated Torrance County Detention Facility. The 3-0 vote by the Torrance County commission clears the way for a four-month extension through September of an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the detention of migrants at the facility. Critics of the detention center have urged federal immigration authorities to end their contract with a private detention operator, while unsuccessfully calling on state lawmakers to ban local government contracts for migrant detention.
Naz Reid, who helped the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome an injury to Karl-Anthony Towns to have one of the best seasons in franchise history, was voted the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday. Reid edged Sacramento's Malik Monk to become the third undrafted player to win the award for the league's best reserve. The forward-center came off the bench 67 times and made 14 starts, including 12 when Towns was out late in the season.
The UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health was founded to honor Robert Kardashian Sr., who died of esophageal cancer in 2003
SIR – The concerns of General Sir Patrick Sanders, head of the Army, and Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, about our military preparedness (report, April 24) demand an urgent response.
Mr Cleverly had a tour of a police vessel and was given an operational briefing on how agencies respond to mass landings on Lampedusa.
Home Secretary James Cleverly has been defending the Government’s plans during a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Two teachers and a teenage pupil were taken to hospital with stab wounds, police said.
A police officer had appeared to threaten the man with arrest during a pro-Palestine demonstration.
More than 70 people from music and film have donated signed items for the charity, which cares for children in places including Gaza and Ukraine.
The Refugee Council claimed 115,575 asylum seekers could be stranded in a “permanent limbo” by the end of 2024.
Factories are adjusting for new models, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.
Economists, scientists and Government officials provided direction for an assessment of how the decline of ecosystems will affect the UK economy.
Between October 1 and December 31, Nationwide made 163,363 net gains in terms of full account switches, the Current Account Switch Service said.
One small business owner claimed their standing charge had grown 13 times bigger in three years, the Federation of Small Businesses said.
The principles are part of a raft of actions to tackle the cost of motor insurance, the Association of British Insurers said.
The number of children in England drinking alcohol has soared in “generation lockdown” to reach record levels, international research shows.
The expansive programme will feature 90 concerts in total – 73 taking place at London’s Royal Albert Hall and 17 hosted at venues across the UK.
Sam Smith is to headline a BBC Prom concert this year, with corporation executives promising that the pop star’s performance will be “appropriate” after complaints about his sexually explicit shows.
Fleabag star Sian Clifford will be joining the cast of a Channel 4 series with The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird.
Public satisfaction with social care services dropped to a new low last year, according to a survey.
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