NATO chief dismisses concerns about US commitment to the alliance ahead of Ukraine meeting
Read full article: NATO chief dismisses concerns about US commitment to the alliance ahead of Ukraine meetingNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte brushed off fresh concern about the United Statesโ commitment to the military organization on the eve of a meeting of allied foreign ministers focused on Russiaโs war against Ukraine.
Hondurans to elect new president and Congress even as candidates fan electoral doubt
Read full article: Hondurans to elect new president and Congress even as candidates fan electoral doubtHondurasโ homicide and unemployment rates have both improved during the past four years under outgoing President Xiomara Castro.
Senate Democrat questions Trump administration's $7.5M payment to Equatorial Guinea
Read full article: Senate Democrat questions Trump administration's $7.5M payment to Equatorial GuineaThe top Democratic senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea amid an effort deport people to the West African country.
US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech
Read full article: US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speechThe Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month.
No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased
Read full article: No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were easedDeputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions.
Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system as advocates brace for impact
Read full article: Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system as advocates brace for impactThe Trump administration has pitched several other countries on its view that the global asylum system has been rampantly abused and urged them to join the United States in cracking down on such migration.
Australia gifts Papua New Guinea a Parliament House extension for its 50th independence anniversary
Read full article: Australia gifts Papua New Guinea a Parliament House extension for its 50th independence anniversaryAustralia has offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrates its 50th independence anniversary.
Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China's influence grows
Read full article: Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign defense pact as China's influence growsAustralia and Papua New Guinea are set to integrate their defense forces under a new security pact, aiming to curb China's security influence in the region.
With Hyundai raid, Trump's immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment
Read full article: With Hyundai raid, Trump's immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investmentPresident Donald Trumpโs efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing by attracting foreign investment are clashing with his immigration crackdown.
With public ban on band Bob Vylan, Trump appears to ease visa privacy rules to make a point
Read full article: With public ban on band Bob Vylan, Trump appears to ease visa privacy rules to make a pointThe U.S. State Department's revelation that it has revoked visas for British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan is the latest indication that the Trump administration appears to have eased privacy restrictions to make public points.
First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to wait
Read full article: First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to waitFor Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the bilateral meetings scheduled on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada were even more important than the summit itself.
Mexican band Grupo Firme cancels US show, saying their visas were suspended by Trump administration
Read full article: Mexican band Grupo Firme cancels US show, saying their visas were suspended by Trump administrationThe popular Mexican regional music band Grupo Firme has announced that it's cancelling a performance in a music festival in California over the weekend after the Trump administration decided to suspend the musiciansโ visas.
US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concert
Read full article: US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concertThe U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance at a music festival in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend.
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
Read full article: In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agencyAs the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government.
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Ex-Mexico army chief arrested in LA on drugs, money charges
Read full article: Ex-Mexico army chief arrested in LA on drugs, money chargesFILE - In this April 16, 2016 file photo, Mexico's Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda salutes soldiers at the Number 1 military camp in Mexico City. Ambassador Christopher Landau had informed him that Gen. Cienfuegos has been arrested in Los Angeles. One of the people said the warrant was for drug trafficking and money laundering charges. He is the highest-ranking former Cabinet official arrested since the top Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna was arrested in Texas in 2019. Under Cienfuegos, the Mexican army was accused of frequent human rights abuses, but that was true of both his predecessors and his successor in the post.
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Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks
Read full article: Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picksTrump released two lists with a total of 21 names of potential Supreme Court nominees during his previous presidential campaign and added another five names in 2017 after becoming president. Trumps two nominees to the court, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, were both drawn from the list. Biden, too, has said hes working on a list of potential nominees, but the campaign has given no indication that it will release names before the election. While all presidents tend to look for the same characteristics in potential Supreme Court picks, including stellar legal credentials, nearly half of those named by Trump Wednesday are non-judges. Of the 11 judges on the list, 10 were nominated by Trump to their current posts.
