A missile strike on Riyadh’s main international airport has killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, according to Saudi civil aviation authorities. The Riyadh airport attack happened on Saturday, October 10, 2026, and Saudi-led coalition officials blamed Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen. It was the third attack on the airport in a single…
Canada PR by Country 2026 : Canada’s permanent residence figures are showing a significant shift in 2026, with some countries recording substantial increases even as the overall number of people granted permanent resident status declines. The latest Canada PR by country 2026 data shows that Canada granted 222,625 permanent residences between January and July 2026,…
The work permit freeze Canada has spread to six more census metropolitan areas, extending the restriction on low-wage hiring across the Maritimes, Ontario, and the Prairies. Halifax, Fredericton, Kingston, St. Catharines-Niagara, Regina, and Lethbridge are now covered, while the 24 regions already affected remain in place. Kamloops and Chilliwack have come off the list. The…
Canada has put federal money behind one of Ontario’s fastest routes to licensing for doctors trained abroad. On October 7, 2026, Health Canada announced $20 million to expand Practice Ready Ontario (PRO), a program that lets internationally trained physicians (ITPs) qualify to practise family medicine through a 12-week clinical field assessment instead of the traditional…
A report claiming that around 200,000 voters of Indian origin have been removed from voter lists in 26 Republican-governed states has drawn attention ahead of the November 3, 2026 midterm elections. The Indian American voter roll claim has not been independently verified, and the reporting reviewed so far does not establish that Indian Americans were…
The PERM suspension for Indian IT companies has created fresh uncertainty for technology professionals working in the United States or hoping to move there through major IT services firms. On October 8, 2026, the Trump administration announced that eight technology and outsourcing companies would be suspended from the US Permanent Labour Certification Programme, a key…
Rising UK university visa refusal rates are creating growing pressure across the higher education sector, with universities facing tougher immigration compliance requirements and potentially serious consequences if too many sponsored students are refused visas. The concerns intensified after the Home Office suspended the student sponsor licence of Buckinghamshire New University on September 30, 2026. The…
Ontario has increased the maximum points available for higher-earning candidates under its new provincial immigration pathway, giving workers with stronger Canadian earnings records an advantage when competing for provincial nomination. Under the Ontario Workforce Priority Stream, candidates who earned $80,000 or more in a single year can now receive 10 points for the Canadian work…
More than 6.28 lakh Indian students were studying in schools outside India as of January 1, 2025, according to data provided by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India. But the destination attracting the largest number of Indian students studying abroad may not be the country many people expect. The data shows that…
Canada is preparing to introduce important changes to how people submit asylum claims through the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Portal. The Canada asylum claim process will move to a new online application format beginning November 3, 2026, affecting people who have started but not yet submitted their claims. The change is part of…
