Newark: US immigration officers swooped on a New Jersey seafood business, detaining undocumented migrants, officials said Friday, as President Donald Trump deployed troops to the Mexican border. Trump has pledged a crackdown on migrants with the White House reporting that agents arrested 538 undocumented people nationwide Thursday, with hundreds removed from the country on military … Read more
Washington: The US Senate appeared poised Friday to narrowly confirm former Fox News host Peter Hegseth for defense secretary, with opponents saying Donald Trump’s pick has nowhere near the experience for the huge job and a disturbing history of heavy drinking and domestic abuse. Hegseth’s resume is so thin and his list of alleged personal … Read more
Paris: The world’s biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia, a crucial wildlife breeding … Read more
Nice: The mayor of Nice issued Friday an order limiting visits large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera city. The order signed by the mayor of the Nice urban area, Christian Estrosi, prohibits cruise ships carrying more than 900 passengers from putting them ashore for sight-seeing excursions of the Mediterranean port city. … Read more
The memo referred to jobs aimed at boosting “diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.” (File) Washington: The administration of President Donald Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to start terminating staffers working in positions related to diversity programs, after placing them on paid leave earlier this week. “Each agency, department, or commission head shall take action … Read more
Washington: The United States, the world’s biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent an internal memo days after President Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricting assistance overseas. “No … Read more
Ottawa: Canada will cap the number of international students allowed to enter the country for a second year in a row in 2025, as the government continues to try to ease pressure on housing, healthcare and other services. Canada will issue 437,000 study permits this year, a 10% reduction from 2024, according to a Friday … Read more
Washington: The Trump administration’s Interior Department said on Friday it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount McKinley. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the name changes as part of a flurry of executive actions hours after taking office on Monday, … Read more
Washington: Â The White House on Friday announced the start of large-scale deportation operations, stating that President Trump is keeping his ‘promise’ to take strong action against illegal immigration. In a post on X, the White House emphasised that those entering the United States illegally will face serious consequences. “Just as he promised, President Trump is … Read more
United Nations: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its “premises” in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel’s UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation. Defying international concern, Israeli lawmakers have passed a law that bars the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel and east Jerusalem, … Read more
Palestinian Territories: Hamas on Friday said it would release the following day four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since October 7, 2023, in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war. Israel confirmed it had received the list of names of the captives, and the Hostage and Missing Families Forum … Read more
Washington: A US man who allegedly said President Donald Trump “needs to be assassinated” and posed on TikTok holding a rifle has been arrested, authorities said. Douglas Thrams, 23, posted multiple videos on Tiktok between Monday, when Trump was inaugurated, and Wednesday threatening anti-government violence, according to a criminal complaint Thursday. “Every US government building … Read more