Rights groups say new law restricting asylum will put thousands ‘at risk of persecution, violence and precarity’.
![Migrant and refugee rights advocates rally in Montreal, Canada, on March 21, 2026 [Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC_0269-1774631572.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

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Rights groups say new law restricting asylum will put thousands ‘at risk of persecution, violence and precarity’.
![Migrant and refugee rights advocates rally in Montreal, Canada, on March 21, 2026 [Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC_0269-1774631572.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Iran, US discussing proposals, “technical” talks to take place in Vienna on Monday, Iran’s FM Araghchi says.
![Iranian negotiating delegation departs for the site of the talks with US, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026. [Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA/ Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-26T164511Z_1021188987_RC2STJAM97JP_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-TALKS-1772132552.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Modi marks his second visit to Israel with the two countries having deepened ties under the Hindu nationalist PM.

Theses were the developments on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

These were the updates about the developments in the Russia-Ukraine war on February 17, 2026.

These were the developments on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
![Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks at a UN disarmament conference in Geneva on Tuesday [Pierre Albouy/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-17T142048Z_1924413333_RC2QNJAHG2BL_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-GENEVA-1771338285.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
US president says reaching deal with Iran is his ‘preference’ after nearly three-hour meeting with Israeli PM.

These were the developments on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

The rules will make it easier for Israeli settlers to buy land and give Israel more powers to enforce its laws.
![Displaced Palestinians in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank protest to demand the right to return to their homes on Monday [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AA-20260209-40505108-40505098-ISRAELI_ATTACKS_HAVE_BROUGHT_LIFE_IN_THE_TULKARM_REFUGEE_CAMP_TO_A_STANDSTILL_FOR_A_YEAR-1770668537.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Iran says talks in Oman with US officials ended with agreement to continue, but ‘discussion in capitals’ key.
