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Kolkata, Rwanda wants investment from India in agriculture, tourism, financial services and mining, the East African country's High Commissioner Jacqueline Mukangira said on Friday.Speaking at the ICC session here, he said Rwanda offers a safe and favorable investment environment with many...

LONDON [UK], UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said there will be no deportation flights to Rwanda ahead of the July 4 snap elections, Al Jazeera reports. Sunak made the announcement during the first full day of campaigning on Thursday. The Labor Party, which currently holds a 20-point lead in...

LONDON [UK], UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for a surprise generational election on July 4 in a statement outside Downing Street on Wednesday. In a post on X, Rishi Sunak said, these uncertain times demand a clear PLA and bold action. Chart a course for a secure future. “You have to...

London, if the Labor Party comes to power in the next election, is to set up a new "elite border unit" partly to "destroy" people smuggling gangs dealing with small boats crossing the English Channel. Rwanda will end the financing scheme and replace it with "corruption with gimmicks". ...

LONDON (AP) — A group of protesters on Thursday blocked a bus carrying asylum seekers from a hotel in south London to a shipping ship off the southwest England coast, as the British government moved to crack down on illegal migration. Phased action has been started.The Metropolitan Police said...

LONDON [UK], British authorities have begun detaining asylum seekers as part of a new initiative aimed at deporting them to Rwanda, with initial flights scheduled to depart in early July, the government said. As the announcement was made, Home Secretary James Cleverley commented, according to a...

Dublin [Ireland], The Republic of Ireland is considering legislative changes to enable the return of asylum seekers to the United Kingdom. The move comes after a surge in arrivals at the border with Northern Ireland, which falls under Britain's jurisdiction, Al Jazeera reported, broadcaster RTÉ...

Michael O'Flaherty, Europe's human rights commissioner in Strasbourg, said on Tuesday: "The UK government should refrain from removing people under Rwandan police custody and reverse the bill, which effectively violates judicial independence." “This law raises questions about the human rights of...

LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday welcomed the overnight passage of his government's controversial Rwanda security bill by parliament and pledged there would be no barriers to illegal migrants moving to the African country.A day after revealing a timeline of between 10 and...

The Security of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill) was approved by parliament after midnight after peers pushed back, ending opposition to the plan.Sunak hopes the Rwanda plan will stop migrants crossing the English Channel, but on Tuesday morning a small boat was seen leaving the Calais...

London [United Kingdom], UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced in a strong message that there will be no longer any delays on flights to Rwanda and that they will start sending asylum seekers there within 10 to 12 weeks, according to Al Have promised to do. Jazeera In an effort to turn...

LONDON [UK], The UK Parliament has passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims in what is considered the East African nation, CNN reports. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's efforts to pass the bill were stuck amid protests in...

LONDON, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Monday that the first flight with illegal migrants will take off for Rwanda in 10 to 12 weeks "no matter what" and claimed the process would be expedited after long-delayed legislation was enacted. All preparations have been made. Passes...

The Prime Minister will hold a press conference ahead of a vote on legislation aimed at legally empowering a plan to send asylum seekers on one-way journey to Rwanda.Several weeks of parliamentary turmoil are set to begin on Monday night.The government has vowed to keep Parliament...

New Delhi [India], India marked its presence in the Rwandan capital Kigali for the 30th commemoration of the horrific genocide of the Tutsi in 1994 by members of the Hutu majority government. The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebel group captured Kigali in July. According to Dammu Ravi...

New Delhi, Expressing solidarity with the people of Rwanda, India illuminated the Qutub Minar on Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.The minaret of the UNESCO heritage site in south Delhi was illuminated in the colors of the Rwandan flag."In solidarity with the...

Kigali [Rwanda], Minister of State Sheikh Sheikhbut bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan met with President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame during his visit to the capital Kigali. At the beginning of the meeting, Sheikh Sheikhbut extended greetings. o Wishing President His Highness Sheikh...

KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwandans are marking 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists in the small East African country that grapples with the horrific legacy of the genocide.Rwanda has shown strong economic growth over the past few...