UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid

UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid

The head of the United Nations has expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s decision to pause foreign assistance from the United States as his administration promotes its “America First” agenda. During a news conference on Monday, a spokesman for Antonio Guterres said the UN secretary-general had noted the policy change “with concern”. Recommended Stories list…

Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that her country has received an estimated 4,094 people deported from the United States in the week since Donald Trump took office there. That number includes citizens from other countries, though Sheinbaum specified that the majority were Mexican. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 UN…

Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour

Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has fired more than a dozen prosecutors linked to the investigation and prosecution of the Republican leader while he was out of office. Monday’s terminations were effective immediately and applied to employees in the Department of Justice, according to anonymous sources within Trump’s government. Recommended Stories list…

Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’

Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’

United States President Donald Trump has announced he would sign an executive order calling for the construction of an “Iron Dome” missile defence programme. On Monday, Trump addressed a retreat for Republican lawmakers at his south Florida golf resort, the Trump National Doral Miami, where he pledged to bolster US military assets with executive action…

California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides

California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides

Rains in southern California have raised hopes for firefighters working to douse wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. But officials have also warned residents of the possibility of mudslides and a runoff of toxic sludge as the rains were set to continue through Monday. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list…

Is the deportation dispute between Colombia and the US really over?

Is the deportation dispute between Colombia and the US really over?

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…

Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?

Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?

President Donald Trump set in motion some of his most controversial immigration promises during his first week back in office, declaring a national emergency at the United States’s southern border, ordering his administration to reinstate some of his first-term policies and ending programmes that allowed people to legally enter the US. Some of Trump’s actions…