L.A. Vietnamese man came for annual ICE check-in, then nearly got deported to Libya
A Los Angeles construction worker from Vietnam was among 13 immigrants roused by guards in full combat gear around 2:30 a.m. one day last week…
Lawyers for US Mayor Ras Baraka argue he was targeted for arrest at protest | Donald Trump News
Baraka’s defence team say they will file a motion to dismiss trespassing charges pursued by the Trump administration.Lawyers in the United States have said they…
Claudia Sheinbaum denounces proposed US remittance tax as ‘unacceptable’ | Tax News
Republicans have proposed the remittance tax as part of a broader push to crack down on undocumented immigration.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has denounced a provision…
Incumbent Luis Arce quits Bolivia’s presidential race amid slumping support | Elections News
As Bolivia hurtles towards a hotly contested August 17 presidential election, two major shake-ups may shape the outcome of the race. On Wednesday, incumbent President…
Trump administration cuts another $450m in Harvard grants in escalating row | Donald Trump News
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has slashed another $450m in grants from Harvard University, amid an ongoing feud over anti-Semitism, presidential control…
Uruguay’s Jose Mujica, a president famed for sparse living, dead at 89 | Obituaries News
Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist rebel who became Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015, has died at the age of 89. Uruguayan President Yamandu…
Trump accepting luxury jetliner from Qatar raises alarm on both sides of political aisle
President Trump has spent the first major overseas trip of his second administration — next stop Wednesday in Qatar — beating back allegations that he…
Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures ‘arrested’ | Politics News
Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent daysMali’s military government has dissolved all political parties after accusations from rights groups that…
UK Labour government toughens immigration plans as far right gains support | News
PM Starmer’s shift to the right on immigration risks alienating Labour’s large base of left-of-centre supporters.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promises to “finally take back…
As tariffs stoke economic fear around the world, Puerto Rico sees opportunity
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As a trade war sparked by President Trump’s tariffs stokes worry and uncertainty in the global economy, Puerto Rico sees an opportunity.…
First group white South Africans leaves for U.S. with refugee status
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A group of 49 white South Africans departed their homeland Sunday for the United States on a private charter plane, having been…
Is due process different for undocumented immigrants as Trump claims? | Government News
In a recent TV interview, United States President Donald Trump said he did not know whether he needed to uphold the US Constitution. Trump was…
U.S.-China tariff talks to continue Sunday
GENEVA — Talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that have threatened to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will…
‘I will run right over you’: New FEMA head issues warning to Trump critics | Donald Trump News
The new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States has warned his staff that he will not tolerate any resistance…
US reports second air traffic control outage at New Jersey airport | Donald Trump News
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States has reported a second radar outage for the airport in Newark, New Jersey, in less than…
Government hits out at Trump Afrikaner refugee plan
South Africa has criticised the US amid reports it could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week.A document seen by the BBC's…
Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and held in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — International human rights organizations on Friday filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El…
Student protester Mohsen Mahdawi unveils legal defence fund for immigrants | Donald Trump News
Student protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi has appeared at the Vermont state house to help launch a legal defence fund to help immigrants like himself who…
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its mistaken deportation of…
Eat, nap, vote: Inside the conclave to choose the next pope | Religion News
Cardinals are in the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope, following two votes so far that have…