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Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’. Keir Starmer’s most generous union backer has joined faith leaders to warn ...

The Guardian - 4d

Trump nominates ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, DOGE efforts as top DC federal prosecutor

President Trump nominated Ed Martin — who defended Jan. 6 rioters and Elon Musk’s efforts with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — to serve as the permanent U.S. attorney for D.C. ...

The Hill - 3d

European leaders gather for emergency meeting over fear Trump has isolated allies

French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom to his ornate Elysee Palace for an emergency meeting Monday

ABC News - 3d

Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US

Guatemala’s president says his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the United States

ABC News - Feb. 5

Guatemalan president says no timeline on receiving third-country nationals deported from U.S.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said his country and the U.S. “don’t have a timeline” on when Guatemala will begin receiving third-country nationals deported from the U.S.

NBC News - Feb. 8

In Iowa's farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football's biggest game

In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays for his friends in elementary school, residents are planning a huge party for the Super Bowl

ABC News - Feb. 9

2025 Super Bowl: Eagles' Lane Johnson might release his own country album after Chiefs game

Taylor Swift, watch out?

CBS Sports - Feb. 9

The world isn't close to breaking free from coal — in some countries, demand for it is surging

"There can be no transition when the demand for oil, for natural gas, for coal, continues to hit record highs," says Eric Nuttal of Ninepoint Partners.

CNBC - Feb. 9

AI race must be led by ‘western, liberal, democratic’ countries, says UK minister

Technology secretary delivers veiled warning over China’s role ahead of Paris summit. The artificial intelligence race must be led by “western, liberal, democratic” countries, said the UK ...

The Guardian - Feb. 10

How a land law sparked Elon Musk's accusations of 'genocide' against his home country

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting U.S. aid to South Africa, following claims he has made about the country discriminating against white farmers.

NBC News - Feb. 10

Trump has promised reciprocal tariffs. Americans could pay more on imports from these countries.

President Donald Trump has announced his intention to create a reciprocal-tariff regime that increases taxes on the products Americans buy from countries that impose their own high import taxes.

MarketWatch - Feb. 11

Pakistan's PM grieves over deaths of migrants from his country in a boat sinking near Libya

Pakistan’s prime minister has expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the deaths of an unspecified number of his countrymen over the weekend when a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants sank near ...

ABC News - Feb. 11

King of Jordan says his country could take in 2,000 children from Gaza

President Trump met with King Abdullah of Jordan and was asked about his plan for the Gaza Strip. The king said his country would be prepared to take in 2,000 Palestinian children in need from ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

China tops list of countries trying to silence exiled dissidents over past decade, study shows

Russia, Turkey and Egypt also among worst perpetrators of transnational repression around the globe. A quarter of the world’s countries have engaged in transnational repression – targeting ...

The Guardian - Feb. 12

Growth in Russian military spending outpaces all European countries combined: Think tank

The rate of growth for Russia's military spending outpaced all other European countries combined in 2024 as its invasion of Ukraine has persisted for nearly three years, according to an analysis ...

The Hill - Feb. 12

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says after Trump-Putin call that his country cannot accept 'any agreements without us'

ABC News - Feb. 13

Ring like a truck: Country star Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges get engaged

Lainey Wilson and retired NFL player Devlin 'Duck' Hodges announced their engagement with a series of images showing off her diamond ring.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 13

Trump funding pause threatens program to prevent spread of HIV and AIDS in over 50 countries

President Trump's executive action ordering a 90-day pause on foreign development aid threatens the program called the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The multimillion-dollar program ...

CBS News - 5d

Men's basketball AP poll: Auburn still isn't flinching, leads country after commanding win at Alabama

The Tigers have the inside track for the top seed in the NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries

Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported by the United States, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organize a return to ...

ABC News - 1d

Trans military members on the feared ban: ‘I would meet Trump to show how we’ve served our country’

As the defense secretary introduces a flurry of anti-trans policies, servicepeople fear the worst – a blanket ban – is yet to come. For Bree Fram , an active-duty colonel in the US space force ...

The Guardian - 1d

Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy

The Afghan embassy in Islamabad says Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and they face expulsion in the near future