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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s immigration minister said Thursday the country will set targets to reduce the number of new temporary residents in the country. Marc Miller said it’s the first time Canada will do this. The federal government plans to decrease the number of temporary residents from the current 6.2% of the population to […]

Malaysian high court strikes down state’s Sharia-based laws
Malaysia’s top court on Friday struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run state, saying they encroached on federal authority. Islamists denounced the decision and said it could undermine religious courts across the Muslim-majority nation. In an 8-1 ruling, the nine-member Federal Court panel invalidated 16 laws created by the Kelantan state government, which imposed […]

Iran sentences award-winning director to prison ahead of Cannes
The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press Thursday. Rasoulof, 51, known for his film “There Is No Evil,” has become the latest artist targeted in a widening crackdown on […]