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The unarmed individuals may have been migrant workers. Four foreign nationals were arrested by the IDF on Friday evening after they were caught attempting to illegally cross into…
Read more Israel detains four foreign nationals who illegally crossed into Israel from JordanCATO, N.Y. — Federal agents forced open the doors of a snack bar manufacturer and took away dozens of workers in a surprise enforcement action that the plant’s…
Read more Raid on upstate New York food manufacturer leads to dozens of detentionsKAMRIENG, Cambodia — Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have been heading home from Thailand as the two countries work to keep a ceasefire in armed clashes…
Read more Cambodian migrant workers face an uncertain future as Thai border conflict drives them homeDENVER — In a hotel conference room in Denver, Dallenis Martinez attended orientation with hundreds of other migrants Monday for the city’s new, ambitious migrant support program, which…
Read more Denver launches ambitious migrant program, breaking from the short-term shelter approachBEIJING — One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China‘s legislature gets underway this week: the economy. The National People’s Congress annual meeting, which opens Tuesday,…
Read more What to watch for as China’s major political meeting of the year gets underwayThe 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were President Vladimir Putin’s pet project as he sought to expand Russia’s global clout, boost its prestige and impress the world. But the…
Read more AP PHOTOS: A decade ago, the Sochi Olympics saw Russia’s soft power collide with hard realitiesNEW DELHI — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. Instead, it took 17 days to reach 41 construction workers who were trapped when…
Read more Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnelNEW DELHI — Officials in India said Tuesday rescuers are 5 meters (about 16 feet) away from the 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed…
Read more Rescuers are 16 feet away from Indian workers trapped in tunnel, official saysNEW DELHI — Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday. Rescuers had been working…
Read more Digging to rescue 41 trapped workers in tunnel in India halted after machine breaksLUCKNOW, India — Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical…
Read more Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescueCNN — Six migrant workers were hit and injured by an SUV outside a North Carolina Walmart in what appears to be an “intentional assault” Sunday afternoon, and…
Read more 6 migrant workers were hit and injured by an SUV outside a North Carolina Walmart, and authorities are searching for the driver, police say | CNNCNN — Some 13,000 Mexican migrant workers are owed $6.5 million in unpaid wages, according to a tweet from the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of International…
Read more US to pay $6.5 million in lost wages owed to Mexican migrant workers | CNNCNN — A Greek court dropped espionage charges against a group of aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea, in a move hailed by rights groups and…
Read more Greece drops some espionage charges against aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea | CNNTaipei, Taiwan CNN — Taiwan has noticed a hole in its defense plans that is steadily getting bigger. And it’s not one easily plugged by boosting the budget…
Read more Taiwan’s military has a problem: As China fears grow, recruitment pool shrinks | CNNNew Delhi CNN Business — The extensive Indian diaspora will help the South Asian country reach a special milestone this year. Asia’s third largest economy is on track…
Read more India on track for record $100 billion in remittances, says World Bank | CNN BusinessSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by Central…
Read more Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by USCNN — Twitter employees who are relying on the company for work visas have been left in limbo, finding themselves at the whims of its new billionaire owner,…
Read more Why foreign workers in the US are especially vulnerable to the Twitter turmoil | CNN PoliticsGENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s top officials have urged the 32 teams preparing for the most political World Cup in the modern era to focus on the game in…
Read more FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on soccer over politicsDubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — In nearly every corner of the globe, people are spending more on food and fuel, rent and transportation. But inflation isn’t affecting people…
Read more Migrants feel inflation’s squeeze twice — at home and abroadNEW YORK — Fox plans to avoid coverage of Qatar’s controversial treatment of migrant workers during World Cup broadcasts, much as it didn’t address criticism of Russia’s government…
Read more Fox to avoid World Cup off-field controversy in Qatar
