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New bill fuels citizenship hopes for undocumented immigrants in US
The US Citizenship Act 2023 will make way for Dreamers, recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), agricultural workers, including their spouses and children, immediately eligible for green cards. "As the daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico, I am honored to introduce the US Citizenship Act today... a bold, transformative framework that will finally fix our broken immigration system," Sanchez said in a statement.
US expelled over 2.8 mn migrants under Title 42: Mexico
Of the 2,825,970 people expelled, the vast majority were deported at the US-Mexico border (2,710,494), with six out of 10 being Mexican nationals (1,641,746), Xinhua news agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying in a statement.
Violent clashes renew in Sudan's capital after relative calm
According to witnesses, fierce clashes took place on Wednesday in Khartoum and around the Al-Halfaya bridge, which links Bahri and Omdurman, the adjacent cities of the capital. Video footage obtained by Xinhua news agency showed the army conducting intensive air bombardment against RSF military posts in the north of Bahri and deploying army convoys on the main streets.
Ecuadorian President to defend himself at impeachment trial
"The head of state will go to the National Assembly to defend his position and prove the truth," Xinhua news agency quoted Cucalon as saying to the local media on Wednesday. "The President has not committed embezzlement. So far, they have not been able to prove it because the evidence does not exist," he said.
Antony Blinken concerned over China collecting DNA of Tibetans
As the featured speaker at Freedom House's annual Freedom Awards on Wednesday, Blinken stated: "We're also concerned by reports of the spread of mass DNA collection to Tibet as an additional form of control and surveillance over the Tibetan population."
Tehran, Moscow discuss further improvement of economic ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday discussed the issue on the sidelines of a quadrilateral meeting on the Syria issue in Moscow, which were also presented by Syrian and Turkish foreign ministers, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website.
US lawmaker George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges
The not-guilty plea on Wednesday afternoon at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, came hours after the unsealing of the indictment against Santos. Santos, the US representative for New York's 3rd congressional district, has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering
118,000 evacuated from Ukraine since Aug 2022
In particular, about 70,000 people have moved from the eastern Donetsk region to safer areas within the country under the mandatory evacuation, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement. Among them are some 8,000 children and more than 3,000 people with reduced mobility.
Imran Khan indicted on Toshakhana case
Separately, an accountability court reserved its verdict on the NAB's plea seeking 14-day remand of Khan, former Pakistan Prime Minister. Both the hearings were held at the Islamabad Police Lines, which was given the status of a court venue as a "one-time dispensation" late on Monday night, amid tight security, Dawn reported.
Pakistan Army to be deployed in Punjab, KP provinces amid agitation
The Ministry of Interior has approved the Punjab province government's request for assistance by sanctioning ten companies of troops, saying: "The army would be working alongside district administration to restore law, order and peace".
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