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US birthright citizenship: Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s order
Washington: A federal judge in Maryland has indefinitely blocked US President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors with temporary visas. Judge Deborah L. Boardman…
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Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies
Washington: Demonstrators gathered in cities across the US on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a…
- India
US military aircraft carrying 205 illegal immigrants to land in India today
Amritsar: A US military aircraft carrying around 205 illegal immigrants, mostly from Punjab, who entered the US illegally and were deported on a C-17 plane that took off from San Antonio, Texas,…
- World
Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza strip
Washington: US President Donald Trump proposed a plan to resolve the decades-long West Asia crisis that involved the US taking over the Gaza Strip and the Palestinians who currently live here or…
- World
First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from US
Washington: The first US military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a US official. It was the first step in…
- India
US deports 205 illegal Indian immigrants via military plane
The United States started the process of deporting illegal Indian immigrants back to the country, a US official told news agency Reuters. A US military C-17 aircraft carrying 205 Indians departed from…
- World
China imposes new tariffs on US products, probes Google
Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products, while announcing other trade-related measures, including an investigation into Google. The government said it…
- World
WHO chief asks countries to push US to reconsider its withdrawal
Geneva: The World Health Organisation chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with…
- Middle East
Netanyahu heads to US to renew relationship with Trump administration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Sunday, February 2 to renew relations with the Trump administration and discuss the future of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. He is…
- Photos
Photos: Plane crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze, unleashing fireball
Philadelphia: A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several…
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Mexico hits back at US after Trump’s decision to impose tariffs
Mexico City: In response to former US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25 per cent tariff on Mexican imports, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced counter-tariffs on American goods, further escalating…
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Trump tariff hikes go into effect, presaging a global trade war
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect Saturday evening with an announcement from the White House marking the start of a trade war that…
- World
US birthright citizenship was for children of slaves: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to “come in and pile” into the US. On…
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Bill introduced in US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship
Washington: A group of Republican Senators has introduced a bill in the US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants and non-immigrants on temporary visas. According to Senators…
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Fed hold rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’
Washington: The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks…
