The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a new Trump Administration rule regarding immigration in the United States. This new rule prevents many people at the US-Mexican border from claiming asylum. The current White House policy aims to deny asylum to anyone who is passing through a safe country that is on the way to the US-Mexican border. The U.S. government… Read more »
The Supreme Court has allowed a new Trump administration rule, preventing most people at the US-Mexico border from claiming asylum, to temporarily take effect. Current White House policy aims to deny asylum to anyone who passes through a safe country on the way to the US without seeking protection there first. The vast majority of migrants at the border come from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, meaning in most cases they will be… Read more »
Forensic scientists in Mexico have managed to piece together 44 bodies buried in a well in Jalisco state. Discovered just outside the city of Guadalajara, the human remains were hidden in 119 black bags. The remains were discovered earlier in September when local residents began complaining about the smell. Jalisco is the heartland of one of Mexico’s most violent drug… Read more »
A swath of East Texas remained under a flash flood watch early Friday as the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda drifted north after killing at least two people. Rainfall intensity began to weaken late Thursday, the National Weather Service said, ending a day of about 1,700 combined rescues and evacuations in Harris County alone. Some of the county’s 4.7 million residents, which includes… Read more »
MPs in Austria have dealt a blow to the EU’s landmark trade deal with South America’s economic bloc, by demanding a government veto on the deal. The draft free trade agreement took 20 years to complete and the EU has described it as its biggest so far. France and Ireland have already warned they will reject the deal if Brazil… Read more »
Venezuela has faced many problems in the past months, including, sanctions on its oil, hyperinflation, and major political unrest. This political unrest is due to the intranational and international approval and disapproval over Juan Guaido’s attempt to topple Nicolas Maduro’s presidency by garnering military support. The United States and over 50 countries support Guaido as the leader of Venezuela whereas… Read more »
The United States has recently been in talks with the government of Saudi Arabia over the issue of nuclear technology. The Saudi government has been seeking the technology from the US, which it claims is solely for use by the civilian energy sector. However, they have refused multiple requests by the US to comply with comprehensive nonproliferation rules, such as… Read more »
As Hurricane Dorian moves from away from the Bahamas, efforts to clear up the devastation it has left behind are now underway. About 13,000 properties were severely damaged or destroyed leaving thousands of people homeless. The nation’s government has warned the death toll will be “staggering” and aid efforts are being stepped up. Countries, individuals, charities and organisations have pledged aid and… Read more »
When the rains stopped coming two years ago, transforming Denise Reid’s once flourishing banana fields into an expanse of desiccated wasteland, she was bewildered at first. Here in rural Portland, Jamaica’s wettest parish for as long as anyone can remember, farmers like Mrs Reid are battling for survival on the frontier of climate change. “I couldn’t understand why it was… Read more »
Brazil’s top prosecutor has accused five people of trying to obstruct the investigation into the murder of a prominent politician last year. Two court officials and two police officers are among those named by Prosecutor General Raquel Dodge. Marielle Franco and her driver were shot dead in Rio de Janeiro, an event that ignited mass protests. The crime is believed… Read more »