Trump strips legal protections from Ethiopian refugees in latest crackdown | Migration News

The United States has ended temporary legal protections for thousands of Ethiopian nationals, ordering them to leave the country within 60 days or face arrest and deportation.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the decision on Friday, determining that conditions in Ethiopia “no longer pose a serious threat” to returning nationals despite ongoing violence in parts of the country.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe move affects approximately 5,000 refugees who fled armed conflict and is the latest…

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Colombia’s ELN rebels prepare for battle amid Trump ‘intervention’ threat | Donald Trump News

ELN conducts military drills, orders civilians indoors, as Trump warns drug-producing nations face potential attack.Colombia’s largest remaining rebel force has told civilians living under its authority to stay at home for three days while it stages military drills in response to burgeoning United States threats.The National Liberation Army (ELN), a left-wing rebel group, ordered the lockdown on Friday, instructing residents to keep off major routes and rivers from Sunday morning as fighters conduct what the group describes as…

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Russia damages Turkish-owned vessels in attack on Ukrainian ports | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks ‘had no … military purpose whatsoever’.Russian forces have attacked two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels, including a ship carrying food supplies, according to Ukrainian officials and a shipowner.Friday’s attacks by Russian forces targeted Chornomorsk and Odesa ports in Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa region on the Black Sea. A Ukrainian navy spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that three Turkish-owned vessels were damaged in total, but did not provide additional details.Recommended…

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Q&A: East Timor’s President Ramos-Horta on diplomacy, Gaza, and the West | Politics News

Dili, East Timor – On the 50th anniversary of Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, longtime independence advocate and now the country’s President Jose Ramos-Horta reflected on the last half-century of politics and diplomacy in his country.Ramos-Horta was serving as the foreign minister of the newly declared Democratic Republic of East Timor in the days leading up to Indonesia’s invasion in December 1975.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFormed by the independence party Fretilin after colonial Portugal’s withdrawal…

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia relieved to not be arrested after US court hearing | Courts

NewsFeedKilmar Abrego Garcia walked out of a US courthouse without being arrested by immigration authorities, relieving fears ICE may attempt to take him back into custody the day after he was released.Published On 12 Dec 202512 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Liverpool vs Brighton: Premier League – teams, start time, lineups, Salah | Football News

Who: Liverpool vs BrightonWhat: English Premier LeagueWhere: Anfield in Liverpool, United KingdomWhen: Saturday, December 9, at 3pm (15:00)How to follow: We’ll have all the buildup on Al Jazeera Sport from 12:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.All eyes will be on the Liverpool team sheet when it is released at roughly the same time the bus carrying the squad will arrive at Anfield for the Brighton match on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSpeculation…

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What New Delhi can learn from China’s war on air pollution | Environment

The air quality in New Delhi and its surrounding areas has turned hazardous as a dense layer of smog blanketed the Indian capital. Several parts of Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 400 and even 450 – a level considered as “severe” under international pollution standards.Every winter, air pollution in Delhi spikes around this time when cold air traps smoke and fumes from fireworks, stubble burning and heavy traffic. The crisis is aggravated by vehicular and…

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns home | Migration News

The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as ‘naked judicial activism’.Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the United States, has been freed from detention on a judge’s order and returned to his home, according to reports.Abrego Garcia was due to check in with US immigration officials on Friday, The Associated Press news agency reported, a day after returning to his home…

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan’s northeast, tsunami warning issued | Earthquakes News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, A tsunami warning has been issued following a strong quake off northeast coast of Japan.Published On 12 Dec 202512 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has hit Japan’s northeastern region, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The earthquake struck on Friday off the coast of Aomori Prefecture at 11:44am local time (02:44 GMT) at a depth of 20km (12.4 miles), according to the…

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Judge rules Trump unlawfully ended FEMA disaster prevention programme | Donald Trump News

Twenty states had challenged the end of the programme, meant to make localities more resilient to natural disasters.Published On 11 Dec 202511 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA federal judge has said the administration of United States President Donald Trump acted unlawfully in ending a programme aimed at helping communities become more resilient to natural disasters.The Trump administration had targeted the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) programme as part of a wider effort to overhaul…

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Palestine defeated by Saudi Arabia in FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 quarterfinal | Football News

Palestine were appearing in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Arab Cup for the first time at Qatar 2025, but Saudi win 2-1.Palestine’s historic run at the the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 is over after a 2-1 defeat after extra time by Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals at Lusail Stadium.Mohamed Kanno’s stooping header settled matters in the 115th minute of Thursday’s match, which was level at 1-1 after normal time.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFiras Al-Buraikan…

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US judge orders release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention | Migration News

Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation to El Salvador has become a rallying point against US President Trump’s hardline policies.Published On 11 Dec 202511 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA judge in the United States has ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention.The ruling on Thursday from US District Judge Paula Xinis is the latest turn in the case of Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported by the administration of US President Donald Trump to…

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