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Rights group takes Ghana government to court over secret U.S. deportee deal
Fourteen West African nationals were deported from the United States to Ghana this week under a controversial repatriation agreement between the two countries, according to a lawyer representing the migrants. Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer and leader of the advocacy group Democracy Hub, said the new arrivals brought the total number of deportees accepted by Ghana…
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Mali hits back at U.S. with matching visa bond rule for American visitors
Mali’s government has announced that U.S. citizens seeking entry into the country will...
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Burkina Faso turns down Trump administration’s deportation deal
Burkina Faso’s government announced it has rejected a proposal from the Trump administration...
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Putin lauds Trump’s peace push as Nobel Prize goes to Venezuelan activist
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace...
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U.S. funding strains push U.N. to cut 25% of peacekeeping troops worldwide — senior official reveals
The United Nations is preparing to pull back thousands of peacekeepers and scale down operations worldwide after major U.S. funding cuts forced the organization to downsize one of its core missions, a...
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Ten more migrants sent from U.S. to Eswatini as Africa deportation pact deepens
Authorities in Eswatini confirmed on Monday that 10 migrants deported from the United States had landed in the southern African kingdom. This marks the latest group transferred under President Donald Trump’s...
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Appeals Court blocks Trump administration’s bid to end birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court in Boston on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or on temporary...
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U.S.: Government shutdown deepens with jobs at risk and no deal in sight
The U.S. federal government officially shut down Wednesday after negotiations collapsed, leaving no clear timeline for a resolution as Democrats and Republicans hardened their positions over expiring health...
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Trump signs order in support of proposed deal for U.S. takeover of TikTok
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that he says clears the way for TikTok to keep running in the United States under American control. The move comes after months of uncertainty over...
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Lawyer claims Ghana sent back 11 U.S.-deported migrants despite risk concerns
A group of West African migrants who were deported from the United States to Ghana have now been sent on to their home countries, despite earlier assurances they would remain in Ghana, their lawyer told...
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Proposed White House deal puts Oracle at helm of TikTok security for American users
Oracle will be playing a central role in safeguarding TikTok’s technology under a proposed divestment agreement, a senior Trump administration official said Monday. The arrangement would hand the...
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Trump unveils $100,000 H-1B visa fee and $1M “gold card” pathway to U.S. citizenship
President Donald Trump on Friday introduced changes to America’s visa system for foreign workers and investors. He announced steep new fees for H-1B applications and unveiled an investor program...
