Gazan students bound for Canada remain trapped in administrative limbo
• Nov 22, 2025, 3:25 PM
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More than 130 Gazan students are pleading with Canada to grant visas so they can attend universities that have already offered them full scholarships. Some visa applications have been pending for more than 18 months without progress. Two students have already lost their lives during the wait; others remain at risk.
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Ultra-Orthodox military conscription debate reignites in Israel
• 9:27 AM
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A new Israeli draft law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews has reignited fierce political battles, as the long-standing exemption for full-time yeshiva students faces renewed scrutiny amid national security pressures and fragile coalition politics.
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Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque before talks with Turkey's religious leaders
• 2:43 AM
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Pope Leo visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes out of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship during his four-day visit to Turkey.
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