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The order affects around 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came to the United States under a scheme launched in October 2022 by Joe Biden and expanded in January 2023. — AFP pic

US revokes legal status for over 500,000 immigrants, orders departure by April 24

This handout from the Klungkung District Police taken on March 21, 2025 and released on March 22, 2025 shows survivors sitting on the hull of a capsized boat, as they wait to be rescued, after the snorkeling boat with tourists was hit by waves in Nusa Penida, Bali. — Klungkung District Police handout/AFP pic

Australian tourist killed, others injured as boat capsizes off Bali in rough seas

Four foreign hikers missing for days in a mountainous area of the central Philippines were rescued today, local authorities said, a day after their two companions were found safe. — Picture via Facebook/Valencia Municipal Police Station, NOPPO

Philippines rescue operation saves six foreign hikers lost in mountains after days in the wild

Voice of America journalists sue Trump admin over sudden shutdown

Donald Trump said in a memo that it is no longer in the US national interest for ex-US president Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as well as Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton to access classified information. — AFP pic

Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and Biden lose security clearances as Trump targets political rivals

Activists demonstrate against the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, on March 20, 2025 in New York City. — AFP pic

Columbia University bows to some US govt demands in bid to restore funding, sparks academic freedom concerns

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants the United States to stop threatening other countries, but Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff says the US president wants to build trust with the Middle Eastern country. — AFP pic

‘I’m a president of peace’: Trump reaches out to Iran amid rising tensions

An artist works on a client’s tattoo at the Thailand Tattoo Expo 2025 in Bangkok. — AFP pic

‘Tattoos don’t make them criminals’: US accused of mislabeling Venezuelan migrants

An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport after a major fire at an electricity substation on March 21, 2025 cut power to the sprawling facility west of London and stopped flights from departing or landing for 24 hours. — AFPpic

First flights land at Heathrow after power station fire cripples operations

Palestinians flee with their belongings from Beit Lahia in the Northern Gaza Strip on March 21, 2025. — AFP pic

Israel threatens to annex Gaza land unless Hamas releases hostages

Protesters react to tear gas sprays as they clash with riot police during a demonstration following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, near the city hall of Istanbul, on March 21, 2025. — AFP pic

Mass protests in Turkiye after arrest of Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor and Erdogan’s biggest rival; currency tumbles

People take part in a rally against the Israeli government and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and demanding the release of all hostages from Gaza, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025. — Reuters pic

With disenchanted reservists exhausted and citizen protests rising, can Israel even sustain its relentless attacks on Gaza?

Muhammad Yunus (left) the de facto leader of the caretaker government during an iftar programme with the Rohingya community at a refugee camp in Ukhia earlier this week. — AFP pic

Bangladesh’s interim govt rules out banning Awami League despite student calls for justice

Middle East Technical University students clash with Turkish anti riot police as they use tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters demonstrating against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. — AFP pic

Istanbul braces for third day of unrest after Opposition leader detained in graft and terror probe

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his live annual televised speech urged United States to stop threatening other countries. — AFP pic

Iran’s Khamenei warns US threats ‘will get them nowhere’ after Trump’s call for nuclear talks

According to the United Nation, at least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024. — Reuters pic

UN reports nearly 9,000 migrant deaths in 2024, calls global tragedy ‘unacceptable and preventable’