Month: December 2025

US paused asylum decisions, halted Afghan visas, and will review green card requests after national guard shootingNews that the Trump administration has paused asylum decisions, halted visas for Afghans who assisted the US war effort and is reevaluating green card applications for people from countries “of concern” has left asylum seekers across the US reeling – and pushed deeper into limbo.“People say that fear travels faster than information. And that’s […]

No sign of an end to rancour among 14 parties elected to the Belgian capital’s 89-seat parliament after 542 daysIt is a city that prides itself on the art of political compromise. But recently that quality has been sorely lacking in Brussels, which has gone a record-breaking 542 days without a government.The Brussels Capital Region, which governs the Belgian capital of 1.25m people, has has not had a government since […]

Exclusive: Report finds ban on credit card use for online wagering results in most gamblers switching to transaction account paymentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of the Albanese government’s flagship gambling reforms, a ban on using credit cards for online wagering, had the least impact on Australia’s heaviest betters, new research shows.The ban saw most gamblers swap their form of payment to transaction accounts and […]

Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFunding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next […]

The Labour party holds at least 13 seats after a campaign centered on crime, the economy and passport salesSt Lucian prime minister Philip Pierre’s Labour party (SLP) has held its legislative majority, putting Pierre on course for reelection after a campaign centered on economic management, violent crime and passport sales.Official election results on Tuesday showed the social democratic SLP winning at least 13 seats in the small Caribbean island’s 17-seat […]

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ healthLeer en español en Quinto Elemento LabAn industrial boom in a US manufacturing hub in Mexico is contributing to a massive air pollution crisis that is threatening residents’ health, according to new research by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab.The polluting facilities in Monterrey include factories that […]