Almost 1,000 US prisoners have been fighting the fires raging across Los Angeles for pay as little as roughly a dollar a day. The practice has been likened to modern day slavery, but is it that simple? Soraya Lennie takes a look.
Inside Story Is the deportation dispute between Colombia and the US really over? Furious row defused after US President Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions over migration. Read more An explosive diplomatic dispute had broken out between the United States and Colombia over the deportation of unauthorised immigrants on military planes. It has been quickly defused…
Counting the Cost Will the US make business deals with Russia? US secretary of state says there are ‘extraordinary’ economic opportunities in Russia. Read more After three years of Western sanctions, Russia could once again be open for American businesses — but only if a deal can be done to end the war in Ukraine….
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the United States’ offer to hold talks on its nuclear programme is an attempt to deceive global public opinion, as a letter arrived from US President Donald Trump urging negotiations. Trump said last week that he had sent a letter to the Iranian leadership seeking negotiations over a new deal…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet United States President Donald Trump with the agenda to focus on the paused war in Gaza, as well as Iran. The two leaders are due to meet in the early afternoon on Tuesday, sources told news agencies. The meeting takes place as indirect negotiations between Israel…
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States has announced the elimination of more than two dozen air and water protections. In a statement on social media, administrator Lee Zeldin said that the EPA would slash protections regulating areas such as tailpipe pollution, waterway protections and power plant emissions. Recommended Stories…
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