US criticises UK decision to sanction two Israeli ministers The UK is taking the action to ramp up pressure on Israel alongside Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway. Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025
US condemns UK decision to sanction two Israeli ministers The UK sanctioned Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
Australia-US rift over sanctions on Israeli ministers further complicates Albanese-Trump expected talks Australia, together with the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Norway, has imposed sanctions on two ministers in the Israeli government for “inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank”. The Conversation · Jun 11, 2025
UK, Australia and Canada sanction two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting West Bank violence New Zealand and Norway also impose measures on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025
Is the FIFA Club World Cup being affected by what’s happening in the US right now? The Club World Cup is considered in many ways to be a rehearsal for the real FIFA World Cup next summer The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Mexican Officials May Be Subject to U.S. Visa Bans Under Rubio's Cuban Medical Mission Sanctions The restriction targets Central American officials who facilitated Cuba's controversial "medical missions," programs widely criticized in Washington as exploitative. Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025
Trump stumbles on steps up to Air Force One President and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both slipped slightly on the steps as they made their way to Camp David The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025
Miguel Uribe Turbay: Colombian Presidential candidate shot in head at rally Prominent oppostion politician fighting for his life after being shot three times during campaign rally in Bogotá Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025
How Organized Crime and Gold Mining Are Fueling Venezuela's Territorial Dispute with Guyana: Report The area is currently administered by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela in a long-standing dispute being mediated by the International Court of Justice Latin Times · Jun 7, 2025
State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked The State Department has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates not to revoke visas previously issued to people from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries now under President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, which goes into effect next week The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
U.S. Abandons Afghan Allies as Trump Administration Shuts Down Resettlement Programs The State Department is eliminating the CARE office and ending the Enduring Welcome program, stranding U.S. allies who risked their lives and were told America would protect them. Reason · Jun 6, 2025
China's Panchen Lama pledges loyalty to the Communist Party in a meeting with Xi State media in China says that the man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged adherence to the ruling Communist Party during a rare face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
Republican senator employs aide fired by DeSantis over neo-Nazi imagery Nate Hochman, staffer for Eric Schmitt, also peddled far-right conspiracy theories as experts decry rise in extremism The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2025
First Thing: Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel The world’s richest man called for the US president’s impeachment, and in return Trump threatened to scrap subsidies for Musk’s companies. Plus, a university paid private investigators to snoop on campus activists The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025
Euronews · Jun 6, 2025 EU deplores US sanctions against ICC judges, including Slovenian Slovenia has asked Brussels to intervene after the US targeted one of its nationals, Judge Beti Hohler, as part of new sanctions against the ICC.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Mahmoud Khalil details psychological pain and reputational harm in new legal filings: ‘Efforts to erase my humanity’ Columbia student responds to ‘attacks’ from administration as federal judge considers his release from detention.
Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2025 Trump administration sanctions International Criminal Court judges US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctioned judges were involved in probes of US and Israeli military actions.
The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025 Trump v Musk: world’s two worst people are finally having a big, beautiful breakup The bromance might be over but Trump has kissed and made up with his enemies before. Enjoy it while it lasts
The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025 Mahmoud Khalil describes pain of missing son’s birth in latest court filing Palestinian graduate describes weeping as he crouched on detention center floor listening to wife give birth
The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025 Rubio imposes sanctions on four ICC judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel US secretary of state cites ‘illegitimate actions’ of court that issued arrest warrants against Israeli officials
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025 State Department funnels $250M from refugee aid into Trump’s self-deportation scheme The administration is now using the former relief funds to pay for flights and cash incentives for those who come forward to leave
Euronews · Jun 5, 2025 Trump signs proclamation restricting student visas for foreign students planning to study at Harvard Trump says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a decision on whether or not Harvard’s almost seven thousand currently enrolled foreign students will be able to keep their visas.
Latin Times · Jun 3, 2025 Marco Rubio Now 'Committed' to Returning Wrongly Deported Man From El Salvador Months After Trump Ignored Court Order: Court Docs Secretary of State Marco Rubio has voiced that he is devoted to ensuring the return of a Venezuelan man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador after the Department of Homeland Security requested it.
Roll Call · Jun 3, 2025 Tariffs, Ukraine war to top agenda as Trump huddles with German chancellor - Roll Call President Trump and German Chancellor Merz will talk tariffs, automobiles and Russia-Ukraine when they meet at the White House on Thursday.
Reason · Jun 2, 2025 Harvard International Student With a Private Instagram? You Might Not Get a Visa. Under new State Department guidance, having private or no social media presence "may be reflective of evasiveness and call into question [a student visa] applicant's credibility."