A looming trade war between the US and Colombia appears to have been averted after the Colombian government agreed to allow US military flights carrying deported migrants to land in…
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USA: Trump ally criticises pardons for violent Jan 6 offenders
A top Trump ally in the Senate has criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to issue a blanket pardon for his nearly 1,600 supporters arrested for their role in the Capitol…
USA: Mass arrests in nationwide US immigration crackdown
A nationwide immigration crackdown on Sunday resulted in the arrest of 956 people, the most since Donald Trump returned to power, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A number…
USA Air Force removes lessons on black WWII pilots from training
Donald Trump’s move to block diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has led to the US Air Force removing material on the role of black and female pilots during World…
USA: Trump fires at least a dozen government watchdogs
The Trump administration has fired at least a dozen federal watchdogs late on Friday evening, a possibly illegal move that could face court challenges. Speaking from the Senate floor on…
USA: Trump says he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza
US President Donald Trump has said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza, which he described as a “demolition site”. In a phone call this weekend,…
USA: Big immigration changes under Trump
Since taking office on Monday, President Donald Trump has announced a flurry of immigration-related executive orders, paving way for a widespread effort to crack down on undocumented migrants in the…
USA: Trump says Keir Starmer doing ‘very good job’
US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a “very good job thus far” and that the pair have a “very good relationship”. Asked by…
USA: CIA believes lab leak most likely source of Covid outbreak
The CIA on Saturday offered a new assessment on the origin of the Covid outbreak, saying the coronavirus is “more likely” to have leaked from a Chinese lab than to…
USA:Trump 2.0 shows lessons have been learned
On Saturday evening, as his plane headed from Las Vegas to Miami during a whirlwind, coast-to-coast first trip since returning to office, US President Donald Trump made his way to…