‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News

‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News

Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of immigration, Walter Harris, was rebuffing the idea of tying immigrant farmworkers from Europe to their Canadian employers. “It would, of course, be possible to take…

As early results come in, could Pakistan election spring a surprise? | Elections

As early results come in, could Pakistan election spring a surprise? | Elections

Lahore, Pakistan: When I stepped out on a cool Thursday morning to cover Pakistan’s 12th general election, there was an air of inevitability about the whole exercise. Most respectable analysts had already expressed predictions that the ground was set for the return of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to…

‘How the hell dare he’: Biden defends memory after special counsel report | Politics News

‘How the hell dare he’: Biden defends memory after special counsel report | Politics News

US president says his memory is ‘fine’ after special counsel report says he could not recall the year his son died. United States President Joe Biden has defended his memory after a special counsel report into his handling of classified documents renewed scrutiny of his fitness for office ahead of…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 716 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 716 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 716th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, February 9, 2024. Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oleksandr Syrsky, who has led Ukraine’s ground forces since 2019, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces, after he dismissed General Valerii…

S Africa’s Ramaphosa renews call for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian state | Politics News

S Africa’s Ramaphosa renews call for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian state | Politics News

In annual State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa addressed domestic issues and Israel’s war on Gaza. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to helping secure a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an eventual two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, during his annual State…

Pakistan voting ends, results expected soon, amid charges of manipulation | Elections News

Pakistan voting ends, results expected soon, amid charges of manipulation | Elections News

Lahore, Pakistan — Amidst raucous protests of pre-poll manipulation, mobile service suspension and bomb blasts in the country which killed at least nine people, Pakistan’s 12th general election were declared closed on Thursday evening. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the counting process started soon after the…

Civil society urge nationwide strike, protest in Senegal after vote delay | Protests News

Civil society urge nationwide strike, protest in Senegal after vote delay | Protests News

The call for mass mobilisation comes as a major political upheaval continues in the usually stable West African nation. A coalition of Senegalese civil society groups on Thursday called for mass mobilisation against the delay to this month’s presidential poll, outlining a series of planned actions including a protest and…

Haitian PM calls for calm as violent protests demand his resignation | Protests News

Haitian PM calls for calm as violent protests demand his resignation | Protests News

Rallies have paralysed the country amid calls for ouster of Ariel Henry in line with political agreement forged in 2022. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for calm in a public address as violent protests have erupted across the country demanding he step down. Henry’s brief speech did little…

Pakistan on edge as millions vote amid crackdown, instability | Elections News

Pakistan on edge as millions vote amid crackdown, instability | Elections News

Lahore, Pakistan – Four months after Pakistan was originally scheduled to hold national elections, the country’s 128 million voters will on Thursday get the chance to pick their next federal government amid a pre-poll crackdown on former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party and a climate of political and economic instability. More…