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Dozens of protests outside hotels used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers are expected over the weekend across Britain amid mounting tensions over the issue.Figures released on Thursday showed there were more than 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels, marking a rise of 8% during Labour’s first year in office.Anti-migrant protests and counter-demonstrations held by Stand Up to Racism are expected on Friday and over the weekend outside hotels believed to be used to house asylum seekers, including in Bournemouth, near Cardiff airport, Leeds, Perth and Aberdeen with more expected on Saturday.Two weekends ago, 3,000 riot police officers were deployed and…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A progressive House “Squad” member is attacking her own state party leadership for going back on its endorsement of a self-described democratic socialist to be mayor of Minneapolis.Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called out the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), the Democrats’ affiliate group in Minnesota, late on Thursday night after it revoked its endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh.DFL leaders cited “substantial failures” in its endorsement convention process.”It is inexcusable to overturn the DFL endorsement from Omar Fateh,” Omar wrote on X. “A small group, a majority living outside Minneapolis, met privately to overturn…

New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.49 billion to $695.11 billion for the week ended August 15, data released by the RBI on Friday showed. The increase comes on the back of a $4.75 billion surge to $693.62 billion during the preceding week ended August 8, reflecting the stable external balance position of the country. An increase in the country’s foreign exchange kitty gives the RBI more headroom to strengthen the rupee vis-a-vis the US dollar. Adequate forex reserves enable the RBI to intervene in the spot and forward currency markets by releasing more dollars to prevent the…

In today’s social media age, one version of events spreads like wildfire. So it is fast becoming accepted in the national conversation that all men risking life and limb to cross the Channel in flimsy vessels are dangerous people who are likely to abuse women and girls. The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, went so far as to say that, because of rising numbers coming in small boats, women had “stopped jogging in the park because there are men lurking in bushes”.As the political rhetoric has become more toxic, and especially this week, the real-world consequences for those inside…

Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war.“Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said, “effective immediately,” he would pause the issuance of worker visas for commercial drivers after an illegal immigrant truck driver allegedly caused a crash that killed three people in Florida. In a post on X, Rubio cited public safety for the move. “The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” he wrote. BLUE STATE INVESTIGATES HOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER GOT LICENSE BEFORE DEADLY FLORIDA CRASH Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday…

Upcoming Mahindra 7-Seater SUVs: Mahindra & Mahindra is on a roll, and the company has no plans to slow down. To keep the momentum going, it is preparing a fresh lineup of SUVs across different segments and powertrains. For families looking for a 7-seater SUV, two big launches are just around the corner: the Mahindra XEV 7e and the updated XUV700. Both are expected to hit the roads next year. Mahindra XEV 7e The XEV 7e, essentially the 7-seater version of the XEV 9e coupe SUV, will be Mahindra’s third electric SUV based on the INGLO platform, and it will…

Protests and counter-protests expected at asylum hotels across EnglandDozens of protests outside hotels used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers are expected over the weekend across England amid mounting tensions over the issue.Figures released on Thursday showed there were more than 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels, marking a rise of 8% during Labour’s first year in office.Anti-migrant protests and counter-demonstrations held by Stand Up to Racism are expected on Friday outside hotels believed to be used to house asylum seekers, including in Bournemouth, Cardiff and Leeds, with more expected on Saturday.Meanwhile, councils across the country controlled by Labour, the Conservatives…

A fire aboard a U.S. warship was declared extinguished early Thursday, 12 hours after it started off Okinawa, Japan, with two sailors being treated for minor injuries.The blaze on the USS New Orleans began around 4 p.m. Wednesday local time (3 a.m. ET) as the 684-foot amphibious transport dock ship was anchored near the White Beach Naval Facility, the Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, it said.Sailors battling the flames received assistance from the crew of the USS San Diego, a similar ship moored nearby, along with the Japanese military and…