2.4m refugees need resettling in 2027: UN
Almost 2.4 million refugees will need resettling next year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, at a time when a number of countries have slashed resettlement spots.
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Removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center begins
Workers in the US capital began removing president Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, after a federal judge ruled that its renaming was unlawful...
United States strike kills leader of Tren de Aragua gang: Trump
President Donald Trump said on late Friday the United States had carried out a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang founded in Venezuela...
US deportation flight with Iranians bound for CAR
A US deportation flight headed to the Central African Republic on Friday, lawyers said, carrying nationals from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Georgia.
Trump calls off attacks on Iran, touts imminent deal
US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran on Thursday and said a deal with Tehran to end the war could be signed in coming days.
Bill Gates faces questions on Epstein links
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning for questioning from US lawmakers over his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose network of wealthy and powerful associates has fuelled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories...
US Congress approves $70b for immigration crackdown
The US Congress on Tuesday passed a $70 billion bill funding president Donald Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown through the rest of his term, ending months of bitter partisan fighting over the future of deportations and border enforcement...
US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downing
US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier...
Peace deal with Iran in final stages: Trump
US president Donald Trump on Tuesday said negotiations over a peace deal to end the Middle East war were in their final stages, after Iran and Israel halted attacks that threatened to reignite the months-long conflict...
Six people injured in stabbing incident at New York’s Penn Station
Six people were wounded on Sunday in a stabbing incident at New York’s Penn Station, the city’s mayor said, as the metropolitan area geared up to host two major sporting events — the NBA Finals and football’s World Cup...
12 wounded in Ohio shooting
A shootout Saturday near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio left at least 12 people wounded by gunfire, with no suspects in custody, police said.