Trump administration nixes temporary immigration protections for Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Noem determines it is safe for Haitians to return home, despite widespread gang violence.
Trump officials halt protected status for Haitians in US
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says allowing Haitians to remain is ‘contrary to US national interest’
The Trump administration has once again moved to halt humanitarian protections for Haitians living in the US, this time announcing that their temporary protected status (TPS) will expire on 3 February.
According to a new Department of Homeland Security notice issued on Wednesday, TPS for approximately 340,000 Haitian migrants will be terminated next year.
Continue reading...Bamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fire
Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is widely used by construction workers
A deadly fire in an apartment complex in Hong Kong appears to have spread in part because the buildings were sheathed in bamboo scaffolding, a traditional building material that the authorities have been phasing out for safety reasons.
Dozens of people died on Wednesday in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades. The blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, in the northern New Territories. The complex is made up of eight 31-storey towers containing about 2,000 flats that house about 4,800 people.
Continue reading...Aftermath of Homs killings may mark turning point for Syria’s government
Syrian government security deployments helped avoid sectarian violence, unlike previous incidents this year.
‘Living an American nightmare’: LA hearing details lasting trauma of ICE raids
Southern California residents shared disastrous effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown at a congressional hearing
The Trump administration’s ICE raids across southern California have had disastrous effects on the region’s immigrants and swept up US citizens in the process, community leaders and residents said at a congressional hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.
Andrea Velez, an American arrested by US immigration officials over the summer, described how she was accosted by masked agents while on her way to work. She said she was charged with assaulting an officer and held for two days in a federal detention center, where detainees had to pay for a cup in order to have water. The charges against her were ultimately dismissed due to what her attorney described as a lack of evidence.
Continue reading...‘Living an American nightmare’: LA hearing details lasting trauma of ICE raids
Southern California residents shared disastrous effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown at a congressional hearing
The Trump administration’s ICE raids across southern California have had disastrous effects on the region’s immigrants and swept up US citizens in the process, community leaders and residents said at a congressional hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.
Andrea Velez, an American arrested by US immigration officials over the summer, described how she was accosted by masked agents while on her way to work. She said she was charged with assaulting an officer and held for two days in a federal detention center, where detainees had to pay for a cup in order to have water. The charges against her were ultimately dismissed due to what her attorney described as a lack of evidence.
Continue reading...Israel begins West Bank operation amid settlement expansion – DW
- Israel begins West Bank operation amid settlement expansion DW
- Israel launches new military operation in northern West Bank Reuters
- Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank The Guardian
- Israel lays siege to occupied West Bank’s Tubas, displaces tens of families Al Jazeera
- IDF and Shin Bet announce start of broad counterterror op in northern West Bank The Times of Israel
Iran sent $1b to Hezbollah amid water crisis – expert – The Jerusalem Post
- Iran sent $1b to Hezbollah amid water crisis - expert The Jerusalem Post
- Exclusive | Iranian Funds for Hezbollah Are Flowing Through Dubai The Wall Street Journal
- Iran Funnels Nearly $1B To Hezbollah As Domestic Crisis Deepens, Analyst Says i24NEWS
- Iranian Political Analyst Mohammad Taghi Aghyan: Hizbullah Still Receives Iranian Aid Through Shell Companies And Cryptocurrency, Despite The Situation In Syria MEMRI | Middle East Media Research Institute
- Report: Iran sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah through Dubai businesses Ynetnews
Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ in latest insult to female journalist
In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after an article questioned whether he was slowing down
Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another “piggy”.
In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized the newspaper for an article suggesting he was running low on energy in his 80th year, insisting he had “never worked so hard in my life”.
Continue reading...Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ in latest insult to female journalist
In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after an article questioned whether he was slowing down
Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another “piggy”.
In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized the newspaper for an article suggesting he was running low on energy in his 80th year, insisting he had “never worked so hard in my life”.
Continue reading...Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women – The New York Times
- Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women The New York Times
- Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison CNN
- Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime BBC
- Italy's Senate delays rape bill, exposing government rifts Reuters
- In Italy, the murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be punishable by life in prison, after lawmakers ratified a law introducing the crime of femicide into the country’s criminal code. facebook.com
Hegseth reportedly plans to cut support to US scouts group for being ‘genderless’
Scouting America decries accusations by defense secretary that the organization is attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’
Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, has said it is “surprised and disappointed” by a report that the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, could sever all military ties to the organization for being “genderless” and failing to “cultivate masculine values”.
In a draft memo to Congress obtained by NPR, Hegseth criticized Scouting America, which began admitting girls in 2018, for purportedly attempting to “attack boy-friendly spaces”.
Continue reading...US group sues Apple over DR Congo conflict minerals
Apple says it instructed its suppliers to halt the sourcing of material from DR Congo and neighbouring Rwanda.
China blocks ByteDance from Nvidia chip use: Report
ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power.
Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30 – The Guardian
- Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30 The Guardian
- COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels Reuters
- Here’s what’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended AP News
- US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out The Guardian
- Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End The New York Times
Five key takeaways from the UK’s tax-and-spending budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a rise in taxes and increased welfare spending.
Massive fire rips through Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing several
Video shows a colossal fire tearing through high-rise buildings at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, killing at least 14.
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich 3-1: UEFA Champions League – as it happened
All our updates with post-match reaction and interviews following our text commentary stream of the UCL tie.
Guinea-Bissau military takes ‘total control’ amid election chaos
Officers say they are closing borders and suspending poll as president and main rival both claim victory
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced they are taking “total control” of the west African country, three days after elections that both the two main presidential contenders claim to have won.
Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and closing its borders, in a statement read out at the army’s headquarters in the capital Bissau and broadcast on state TV. They said they had formed “the high military command for the restoration of order”, which would rule the country until further notice.
Continue reading...Von der Leyen warns against ‘carving up’ of Ukraine amid crunch US-led talks
Commission president says undermining of sovereign European nation would ‘open the doors for more wars’
The European Commission president has warned against “the unilateral carving up of a sovereign European nation” as Europe scrambles to assert influence over the US’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to European lawmakers in Strasbourg on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen said Russia showed “no signs of true willingness to end the conflict” and continued to operate in a mindset unchanged since the days of Yalta – the much-criticised and misunderstood 1945 summit to settle the postwar order.
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