A surge in patriotism and fewer US trips

    Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter EPA In the year since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, he has brought with him significant global shifts. Like many countries, Canada – America’s closest neighbour to the north – has felt the impact and seen a change in the long-standing relationship with its close security…

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      Hong Kong and Macao slash e-Channel age threshold to 7, promise faster cross-border clearance from 19 January

      The two Special Administrative Regions have announced the first major enhancement to their reciprocal immigration facilitation scheme since full border reopening in 2023. In a joint statement issued on 16 January and confirmed by both the Hong Kong Immigration Department and Macao’s Public Security Police Force, the minimum age for permanent residents to use each…

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      Bangladesh's former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI)

      Fair polls impossible in Bangladesh under Yunus govt: Awami League

      Bangladesh’s interim government is incapable of ensuring fair elections and has barred former premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from participating in upcoming polls because it fears the party’s popularity, senior Awami League leaders said on Saturday. Bangladesh’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India,…

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        Freiburg’s Julian Schuster looks forward to ‘unexpected’ reunion with Michael Gregoritsch

        2 SC Freiburg head coach Julian Schuster has commented on his pending reunion with former striker Michael Gregoritsch in Sunday’s Bundesliga match against Augsburg. The 72-times-capped Austrian international played for a number of Bundesliga clubs over the course of his long career in Germany. Freiburg served as Gregoritsch’s last stop, however. Gregoritsch spent three seasons…

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          Google cofounder follows Jeff Bezos in purchasing multiple waterfront mansions in region to save millions on taxes: ‘[Next to] Billionaire Bunker’

          Photo Credit: iStock Google co-founder Larry Page bought two beachfront homes in Miami’s Coconut Grove area for around $173 million, reported Fortune. Page joins a wave of California-based billionaires relocating to Florida before a possible state wealth tax. Page acquired the two properties in transactions completed during the final days of 2025 and the opening…

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