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Just 24 hours after he described providing asylum as the “mark of a decent, compassionate country”, Keir Starmer said the UK had been too “generous” towards refugees, and announced a plan to end what he described as the asylum “golden ticket,” which allows people to resettle their families in Britain. For a refugee who has pulled the body of their child from the rubble of their bombed-out home, or made a perilous journey alone as a young adult having lost their family, it certainly doesn’t feel this way.The government believes that to deter refugees from crossing the Channel in small…

New Delhi: Indian bullion prices remained bullish this week, hitting all-time highs amid uncertainty looming due to shutdown in the United States, tariff concerns and tight global geopolitical conditions. The price of 24-carat gold (10 grams) started the week at Rs 1,15,454 on Monday, rose to hit an all-time high of Rs 1,17,332 on Thursday, according to data published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA). However, the gold price fell a bit from its all-time high on Friday to end the week at Rs 1,16,954 per 10 grams, but remained Rs 1,500 higher than the Monday price. Meanwhile,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Friday signed “Iryna’s Law,” which increases checks on criminals getting out on bail and prohibits cashless bail for some violent crimes and most repeat offenders following the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte light-rail train in August. Stein, a Democrat, has said he doesn’t like every part of the bill that was passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature, which also looks to restart executions in North Carolina, but he signed it because it “alerts the judiciary to take a special look at people who…

TOKYO — Japan’s governing party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, setting her up to become the U.S. ally’s first female prime minister.Takaichi defeated Shinjiro Koizumi 185 to 156 in a second-round runoff vote to become leader of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed Japan almost uninterrupted since the end of World War II.The leadership race was triggered last month when Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would step down after a year in office. Though Takaichi is likely to succeed him as prime minister of Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, when parliament votes…

New Delhi: The much-awaited IPO of Tata Capital Limited is set to open on Monday, October 6, 2025, and will remain open for subscription until October 8. The Tata Group’s NBFC has announced a price band of Rs 310– Rs 326 per equity share, aiming to raise a massive Rs 15,511.87 crore through a mix of fresh issue and Offer for Sale (OFS). Once the IPO closes, the company’s shares are expected to be listed on both the BSE and NSE, giving investors a chance to be part of one of India’s leading financial firms. Strong Investor Response Boosts Tata…

One of UK’s most senior Jewish politicians has said he and the Jewish community are “heartbroken, frightened and angry” after the terror attack on a Manchester synagogue.Richard Hermer, the attorney general and a close ally of Keir Starmer in cabinet, said tackling a rising tide of antisemitism would require police protection and political leaders calling it out wherever it was found.The country’s most senior lawyer made the intervention in Jewish News, saying more must be done to tackle antisemitism and to bring communities together.“We are heartbroken. We are frightened. We are angry. The rising tide of antisemitism has been plain…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats want to remove a provision of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) before reopening the government, but Republicans argue the line item they want removed is allowing California to use a “loophole” to draw down funds from the federal government to help pay for the state’s ballooning cost of healthcare for illegal immigrants.The White House released a memo on Wednesday during the first day of the government shutdown fight indicating Democrats want to repeal Trump reforms in his “big, beautiful bill” that aimed to close this alleged backdoor tactic. However,…

New Delhi: In a bid to provide ‘ease of commuting’ to users, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will install project information signboards with ‘Quick Response (QR) Codes’ along the National Highway stretches, it was announced on Friday. The move will provide relevant project specific information and emergency helpline numbers to National Highway commuters. ​ According to a ministry statement, the vertical QR Code Sign Boards will provide project-specific information including National Highway number, Highway chainage, project length, construction and maintenance periods, Contact numbers for Highway Patrol, Toll Manager, Project Manager, Resident Engineer, Emergency Helpline 1033, NHAI field office…

Kemi Badenoch has announced that a Conservative government under her leadership would pull the UK out of the European convention on human rights.The move marks a lurch to the right for the Tories, who are attempting to stem a loss of support to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Farage has long been a critic of the ECHR and has pledged to leave it if he becomes prime minister.Badenoch said on Friday night that she had “not come to this decision lightly, but it is clear that it is necessary to protect our borders, our veterans and our citizens”.Critics of the ECHR…