Alfredo Linares and his American wife left Culver City, California, eight weeks ago fearing arrest, detention and deportation.  “Today is my last day right here in the United States after 20 years. It’s time to go,” said Linares, who is undocumented. “I just felt very emotional and sad that I’m leaving,” said Linares, who opted to self-deport to his native Mexico before being potentially targeted by ICE agents. “I just felt I was going to be picked up and asked questions and all of that.” When Linares was a teenager, he immigrated to the U.S. without legal permission. For 20...

 About 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine out of a total deployment of 15,000, South Korean lawmakers said Wednesday, citing the country’s intelligence agency. North Korea has suffered some 4,700 casualties so far, including both injuries and deaths, though its troops have shown signs of improved combat capabilities over about six months by using modern weapons like drones, the lawmakers said. In return for dispatching troops and supplying weapons to Russia, Pyongyang appears to have received technical assistance on spy satellites, as well as drones and anti-air missiles, they said. “After six months of participation in the war, the North Korean military has become less inept, and its combat capability has...

Harvard University President Alan Garber has apologised following the release of internal reports into antisemitic and anti-Muslim prejudice at America’s oldest university. The reports included testimony from students who described feeling alienated and pressured to conceal their identity from their peers and educators. In response to the findings, Harvard pledged to review its academic offerings and admissions policies – a key demand of the White House, which accuses the Ivy League institution of failure to stamp out campus antisemitism. A pair of taskforces were established to look into bias at Harvard in the aftermath of last year’s pro-Palestinian protests over...

A deadly fire broke out at Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata’s Burrabazar area on Tuesday evening, killing at least 15 people, including two children and a woman. The blaze erupted around 7:30 PM in the densely populated neighborhood, quickly spreading through the six-story building. At the time, 88 guests were staying at the hotel. Many victims died due to suffocation, while one person lost his life after jumping from the roof in an attempt to escape. Rescue operations were hampered by narrow lanes, but firefighters managed to bring the flames under control after a 10-hour battle, though authorities say they are...