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Japan is considering introducing a new question on its immigration entry form that would require foreign nationals arriving in the country to declare whether they intend to follow Japanese laws and regulations.

A 23-year-old UC Berkeley student from Colombia was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at San Francisco International Airport while waiting to board a flight to Portland for a vacation with her boyfriend, the Associated Press reported.

Three Canadians from Saskatchewan have been awarded more than C$56 million in damages after a Hawaii jury found that an online spiritual teacher had defamed them through an alleged campaign of online harassment, accusing them of child abuse, supporting paedophiles and practising black magic.

Vickrum Digwa, Sikh man who was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 18-year-old student Henry Nowak in Southampton, will have to serve at least 25 years before becoming eligible for parole after the Court of Appeal increased his minimum term from 21 years.

A fake GoFundMe campaign claiming to collect funeral expenses for a Massachusetts teenager killed in a Florida car crash raised thousands of dollars before it was removed from the platform in April 2025. The fundraiser was created without the permission of the victim’s family and falsely presented itself as an…

French trade unions and student groups are organizing a day of protests against rising living costs. The Yellow Vests movement plans a separate rally in central Paris, despite an official ban on gatherings. Nationwide demonstrations have been ongoing for weeks, with participants demanding wage increases and better conditions for youth.…