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The UK government has transferred 27 asylum seekers to former military barracks in East Sussex, London-based media reports said. The Home Office has confirmed the move. According to the reports, East Sussex’s Croydon Training Camp will house over 500 asylum seekers. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the decision is part of a plan to end asylum seekers’ accommodation in expensive hotels. The government’s decision to relocate asylum seekers to former military barracks has sparked protests, with media reports saying people have taken to the streets in opposition. The government claims that relocating asylum seekers to places like Croydon will deter people from coming to the UK, perceiving it as an attractive destination. Mahmood stated that they will continue to introduce such locations until all hotels accommodating asylum seekers are closed.
According to the UK Home Office, the government was spending over £9 million per day on asylum seeker accommodations in over 400 hotels. During the previous government’s tenure, over 400 hotels were opened for asylum seekers. However, with the current move, the number of hotels accommodating asylum seekers has been reduced to less than 200, resulting in a 15% reduction in overall expenses.
In other international news, US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Canada if it signs a deal with China. The Afghan Human Rights Organization has expressed severe concern over the new penal code for Afghan courts introduced by the Taliban. A bomb explosion occurred on a railway line in Fatehgarh Sahib, a town in the Indian state of Punjab. Air operations have been affected due to the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran. Iranian news agency reported that the suspects who received the death sentence were linked to the terrorist organization ISIS.
The White House has once again focused its attention on Greenland. This time, the focus is through social media, where Swedish Minister proposed a plan to group Afghan refugees together and transport them to other countries via charter flights. In another incident, a 50-year-old man in Haryana, India, was arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old daughter due to a personal grudge. In a shocking incident on a flight from Somalia to Djibouti, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, but all passengers on board were unharmed except for the attacker.
In Delhi, India, a 24-year-old man was killed in a café, and a sensational confession video has surfaced. The accused accepted responsibility for the murder in the video, stating that he shot his friend in a fit of rage due to a personal grudge. In a separate incident, a shooting occurred in the US state of Georgia, resulting in the deaths of four people, including a woman of Indian origin. The victims included three children who were present in the house.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has halted a deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested former Canadian Olympian Ryan James Ward in Mexico City and transferred him to the US to face charges of human trafficking and murder.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that there are indications that Israel is planning to attack Iran, which could further destabilize the region. In a separate development, the jury in the Grumming Ganges case has been released. The US has denied British criticism of Trump’s NATO comments. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that he has joined the Gaza Board of Peace in the hope of establishing peace in the region.
In another development, Pakistani lawyer Imran Mazari and his wife Hadi Ali Chattha have been sentenced in a controversial tweets case. In a separate incident, Bollywood actress Muni Rai faced harassment during a stage show in Haryana, India. A senior advisor to the Prime Minister, Senator Rana Sanaullah, stated that Pakistan should stand with Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup. Danish Taimur, a renowned Pakistani actor, stated that Pakistan’s television dramas are becoming increasingly popular, and his new drama series “Hamrahi” was filmed in London, Turkey, and Islamabad.
Sima, a popular Pakistani actress, stated that the decision to separate from her husband was made after careful consideration and not in a rush.
