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Watch reaction when minister asks if Congo is a different country to Rwanda
The Question Time audience were surprised when Chris Philp answered an audience member's question about DR Congo.BBC News - Top stories -
UK minister appears to mix up Rwanda and Congo on Question Time
Chris Philp gets confused over neighbouring countries when discussing government’s Rwanda deportation policy. UK politics – latest updatesThe policing minister, Chris Philp, appeared to confuse the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Tensions ratchet up between China and the west
Also in this newsletter: new weapons for Ukraine, German recovery, the value of loyaltyFinancial Times - World - China -
April 24, 2024 - US university protests
Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major American universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis. Follow for live news updates.CNN - Top stories -
Apple accused by Congo over conflict minerals in iPhones
Lawyers representing DRC allege Apple’s products contain illegally exported minerals, despite tech company’s claims of environmental and social responsibilityFinancial Times - Business - Apple -
Apple accused by Congo over conflict minerals in iPhones
Lawyers representing DRC allege Apple’s products contain illegally exported minerals, despite tech company’s claims of environmental and social responsibilityFinancial Times - World - Apple -
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Sunak gets Rwanda bill through parliament
House of Lords abandons efforts to amend legislation to underpin prime minister’s contentious removals planFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Boston police arrest 100 as crackdown on campus Palestine protests ramps up
At least 93 students detained at USC and 34 arrested in Austin while House speaker faced jeers at Columbia University. More than 100 people were arrested at Emerson College in Boston early on Thursday in the latest crackdown against the rising ...The Guardian - World -
Stocks Fall After GDP, Inflation Data
Stocks and government bonds fell sharply after fresh data showed the U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter.The Wall Street Journal - World -
April 25, 2024 - US university protests
Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis.CNN - Top stories -
Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain
Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chainsABC News - Tech - Apple -
Jordan Klepper on campus protests: ‘You’re not going to resolve tension by adding violence’
Late-night hosts discuss the crackdown on, and Republican criticism of, college campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. With other late-night hosts on vacation, The Daily Show guest hosts Jordan Klepper and Ronny Chieng dug into the ...The Guardian - World -
New York City's Jewish Population Under 'Dark Cloud' as Tensions Rise
Many Jewish residents of New York City feel insecure, and in some cases are playing down their religious identity in public, as confrontations between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators continue.The Wall Street Journal - World - New York -
Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain
Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chainsABC News - Tech - Apple -
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war mount in the US
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a phone call on Sunday with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the backdrop of growing U.S. college campus protests and a possibly imminent invasion of Rafah.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war mount in the US
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a phone call on Sunday with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the backdrop of growing U.S. college campus protests and a possibly imminent invasion of Rafah.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Sunak: rise in asylum seekers in Ireland proves Rwanda plan ‘having impact’
UK PM points to Irish deputy PM’s claim that threat of being deported led people to cross border from Northern Ireland. An increase in asylum seekers heading to to Ireland proves that the Conservative party’s Rwanda plan is working, Rishi Sunak ...The Guardian - World -
Asylum Seekers Already in U.K. Say Rwanda Law Creates New Anxiety
For the tens of thousands of asylum seekers in Britain, a new law brings the possibility of deportation to central Africa closer. We asked how it was affecting them.The New York Times - World - United Kingdom -
Asylum Seekers Already in U.K. Say Rwanda Law Creates New Anxiety
For the tens of thousands of asylum seekers in Britain, a new law brings the possibility of deportation to central Africa closer. We asked how it was affecting them.The New York Times - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation
Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections . The Home Office will launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday, weeks earlier than ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
UK to launch shock operation to detain asylum seekers
Home Office to select individuals who will be sent to Rwanda under the government’s contentious migration policyFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
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Rwanda flight detentions to begin within weeks, Home Office says
The Home Office says it is in final phase of implementing the policy, with reports detentions will begin on Monday.BBC News - Top stories -
Home Office to launch shock asylum raid across UK
Exercise under which people will be selected for removal to Rwanda comes at start of tough week for Sunak’s partyFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
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Kenya Airways accuses Congo military of holding its staff since last week over cargo issues
Kenya’s state-owned airline has accused the Republic of Congo’s military of holding two of its staffers since last week over cargo issuesABC News - World -
Welcome Back, Road Warriors: Business Travel Returns
Airlines and hotels say work trips are rebounding to near prepandemic levels—”they’re hungry to meet in person.”The Wall Street Journal - World -
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Rwanda's Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it's ready for migrants from Britain
Rwanda says it’s ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting some of them to the East ...ABC News - World -
Macron criticises Rwanda-style asylum schemes days after UK passes bill
Such policies are ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of Brexit. Emmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending people to African countries as “a betrayal of our ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom