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They did so despite extensive damage to housing, basic services, vital infrastructure, and an uncertain future.  The highest number of returns were recorded in Khartoum State, where more than 1.3 million people have made the journey home, followed by nearby Aj Jazirah State, according to IOM’s latest data. Pockets of security IOM says the number…

2026 “is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos,” he told journalists in New York. Mr. Guterres – who trained as a physicist before entering public life – said that during times of profound flux, he returns to fixed principles that explain how forces act. Generating ‘positive reactions’ Among them…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that his recent public comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire going into the formal review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Exceptions under the trade deal, known as USMCA in the U.S., protect Canada from the heaviest impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

Some 500 autoworkers will be without work at the end of this week as General Motors ends one of three shifts at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. The move was first announced in May 2025, with plans to shed a third of jobs originally set for November. The deadline was shifted three months back…

The Premier of British Columbia had some scathing comments about the Alberta separatist movement ahead of Thursday’s first ministers meeting in Ottawa. David Eby said reported meetings between separatist leaders and U.S. Treasury officials to talk about separation “amounts to “treason.” “I understand the desire to hold a referendum, to talk about the issues we…

A U.S. senator says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its “enhanced activities” in the state of Maine, a week after launching what it dubbed “Operation Catch of the Day” — an operation that the premier of neighbouring New Brunswick said made people in her province “very uncomfortable.” ICE previously said the plan targeted “the…

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed “really good progress” on issues including visa-free travel and tariffs during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday (January 29, 2026). Mr. Starmer’s visit to China is the first by a British premier since 2018 and follows a slew of Western leaders seeking a rapprochement with…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website At least three-quarters of Americans believed China would eventually overtake the United States in global power and influence, highlighting growing public anxiety over the shifting balance between the world’s two largest economies, a national poll by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace showed. Moreover, nearly 62% said that their…

A view of Oslo seen from the roof of the Oslo Opera House in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund made $247 billion in 2025, its management team said Thursday, thanks to rallying tech, financial and mining stocks. The fund posted annual…

Laborers work at a coastal road project construction site in Mumbai on January 12, 2022. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India has forecasted its economy to grow between 6.8% to 7.2% in the fiscal year 2027, outpacing most major economies. The world’s fourth-largest economy is targeting this growth on the back of a…