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‘Witch-Hunt’ as Military Regime Rounds Up LGBTQ+ Population Under New Penal Code
A "witch-hunt" is underway in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality following the introduction of a...
Who Must Register? US Finalises New Immigration Registration Rule
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has formally adopted a...
Green Card Update: What New U.S. Immigration Rules Mean For Applicants In July
The administration of President Donald Trump is introducing tougher measures on legal immigration, with new policies coming into effect in...
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's attempt to upend more than...
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports
Delivering another major blow to LGBTQ rights, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from...
US Supreme Court to Rule on Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship This Week
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in this week on President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship...
Judge Hands Carl Rinsch Prison Term In $11m Netflix Fraud Case
Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch has been handed a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after being convicted of fraud involving $11 million obtained...
Democrats’ Colorado Redistricting Strategy Suffers Legal Blow
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday turned down three proposed ballot initiatives backed by Democrats that sought to open the...
Cape Verde Suspends Visa-On-Arrival For Nigeria and 95 Other Countries
Cape Verde has abruptly suspended its visa-on-arrival programme as part of a broad immigration reform that is reshaping international travel...
Taxpayers at Risk as Trump Cuts Corporate Drilling Fees
The Trump administration has launched a major push to change how fossil fuel companies operate on federal lands. By cutting...
Deadly Venezuela Quakes: How Delcy Rodríguez Failed 46,000 Missing Citizens
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in South America following a series of powerful earthquakes, as the official death toll spikes...
Trump Blinks? US Unfreezes $6 Billion for Iran After Swapping Missile Strikes
Just forty-eight hours after American aircraft bombed Iranian military bases and Iran fired retaliatory missiles at U.S. allies in the...
Dangerous U.S Heat Wave to Blast Major Cities This Week
A wall of extreme summer weather is moving across America. Forecasters are warning that a dangerous heat wave to blast...
Putin Acknowledges Gasoline Queues Amid Worsening Refinery Disruptions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday openly admitted that motorists across the country are continuing to face long queues at...
Migrants On Temporary Status Told To Regularise Or Prepare To Leave US
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on June 28 that migrants living in the United States under temporary protected...
