Japan has scrapped its Africa Hometown cultural exchange initiative following a wave of online misinformation and anti-immigration rhetoric. The program, which paired Japanese cities with African communities, aimed to build cultural understanding—not facilitate migration. However, a false claim about a “special visa” spread widely online, sparking public outrage. Here's what happened, why it matters, and how fake news is shaping immigration policy in Japan.


Japan scraps plan to bring African migrants amid mounting backlash

Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky's hometown is under attack. Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine was reportedly hit by a suicide drone. The regional Governor claims that the southern city school was attacked by the Russians and the strikes destroyed a two-story school building on Sunday.

Suicide drone attack in Ukrainian President's hometown, double storey school building destroyed

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