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UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
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UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats UK politics live – latest updates The United Nations refugee agency has said a government plan to make refugees wait up to 30 years before they get permission to settle in the UK “raises significant concerns”. The strategy was unveiled earlier this week by Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, as she announced a softening of aspects of her immigration plans, but kept some of the rigorous rules drawn up by her office last year.

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Israel’s election commission rejects Netanyahu claims of voting fraud
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Israel’s election commission rejects Netanyahu claims of voting fraud

Move comes after attorney general blocks Shin Bet call to interrogate politicians from Palestinian-led parties Israel’s election commission on Wednesday confirmed the final results of last week’s vote that stripped Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition of its governing majority, rejecting claims of mass fraud promoted by the prime minister. The main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, said Netanyahu had launched a “pogrom against democracy” in attempting to hold on to power by discrediting valid votes and weaponising security forces against parties led by Palestinian citizens of Israel.

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We’ll take steps to notify motorists of speed cameras as part of Traffictech implementation – NRSA
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We’ll take steps to notify motorists of speed cameras as part of Traffictech implementation – NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) says it will consider giving motorists adequate notice of speed cameras under the Traffictech-GH system to ensure fairness in the enforcement of road traffic regulations. Mr Amaliba said agencies such as the Department of Urban Roads, the Department of Feeder Roads and the Ghana Highway Authority were responsible for providing the necessary signs.

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Qatar pulls out of hosting 2028 Nations Championship owing to Middle East crisis
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Qatar pulls out of hosting 2028 Nations Championship owing to Middle East crisis

Title sponsorship with Qatar Airways also cancelled Paris’s Stade de France most likely venue for 2028 finals Qatar will not host the finals of the 2028 Nations Championship owing to uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East in a development that has also led to the cancellation of a planned title sponsorship deal for the new tournament with Qatar Airways. Following months of negotiations both parties have agreed to withdraw from an agreement that would have seen Qatar stage the six-match final series in 2028 and 2032, as well as a title sponsorship for four editions of the competition

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These cruel new plans to ‘stop the boats’ show the government completely misunderstands refugees like me
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These cruel new plans to ‘stop the boats’ show the government completely misunderstands refugees like me

Harsher settlement rules wouldn’t have stopped me fleeing hell in Syria to reach the UK. Now I’m here, they will just pile trauma on top of trauma I am a refugee and I am in shock at the home secretary’s announcement that people like me will now have to wait up to 30 years before they can apply for settlement in the UK – a sixfold increase on the current time period.

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Trump says Iran war played role in US midterms defeat
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Trump says Iran war played role in US midterms defeat

US President Donald Trump told Fox News late Tuesday that the Iran war played a role in the stunning midterm election defeat for his Republican Party. “I think a part of it was Iran, but at the same time, people understood the importance of what I’ve done with Iran,” Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox.

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