President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on…
Trump says his executive order banning and restricting foreign visitors is in the interest of US ‘national security’. United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing a full travel ban on people from 12 countries and restricting the citizens of seven other countries, the White House said. The banned countries include Afghanistan,…
Sudan’s state TV said on Thursday that the army is close to taking control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, marking a significant shift in the two-year-old conflict that threatens to fracture the country. Late on Wednesday, heavy clashes erupted near the palace, with explosions heard and airstrikes by…
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago and has killed tens of thousands. In his Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and world) address, Francis mentioned the Ukraine conflict directly and called for “the boldness…
Israel’s aggression in Gaza and Lebanon is pushing the region to a wider war, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the opening session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. “The ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon has caused unprecedented levels of human suffering, pushing the region to…
Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan’s warring parties stop hostilities and allow deliveries of aid, the British foreign ministry said. With London holding the rotating presidency of the council, British foreign minister David Lammy is due to chair a vote on a UK/Sierra…
Qatar asks Hamas to leave Doha after refusing ceasefire proposals Top Biden administration officials pushed ahead Friday with final efforts to extinguish flames that have engulfed the Middle East for months, including telling Qatar that Hamas officials should no longer be offered a safe haven in Doha. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to regional officials, including…
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move quickly to implement its 56 actions. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres thanked the 193-member world body for approving the pact and unlocking the…
