Trump administration designates two Haitian gangs as ‘terrorist groups’ The US has taken hard line against gangs in Haiti while reducing involvement in efforts to address violence there. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025
Migrant Taken To Texas Hospital To Give Birth is Now Facing 'Expedited' Deportation DHS officers were posted outside the woman's room and refusing to let her speak to a lawyer, according to the Arizona Daily Star Latin Times · May 2, 2025
US Designates Two Haitian Gangs As Terror Groups The United States said Friday it has designated two of the gangs that wreak havoc while controlling most of Haiti's capital as foreign terrorist groups. International Business Times · May 2, 2025
U.S. Designates Haitian Gangs As Global Terrorists, But Critics Claim It's An Excuse To Increase Deportations The Trump administration labeled the Viv Ansanm coalition and the Gran Grief gang have been labeled as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists Latin Times · May 2, 2025
How ‘Little Marco’ found Trump’s favor and became the ‘Secretary of Everything’ with four jobs Marco Rubio once accused Trump of never working a day in his life. Now he has more jobs than anyone in government. Ethics watchdogs call his multiple roles ‘uniquely concerning,’ Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · May 2, 2025
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let It End Protections for Over 300,000 Venezuelan Migrants The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking its effort to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. Latin Times · May 2, 2025
US will not 'fly around the world' to mediate Ukraine peace talks, Washington says The State Department announcement marks a significant shift in Washington's approach and comes after months of stalled diplomatic efforts to get Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a deal to end Russia's three-year war. Euronews · May 2, 2025
Photos reveal Trump cabinet member using less-secure Signal app knockoff Mike Waltz, ousted national security adviser at heart of earlier chat group fiasco, pictured using third-party clone The Guardian - US · May 2, 2025
Trump is planning ‘purge’ of White House staff after ousting Waltz, report says Others could soon follow ousted national security adviser Mike Waltz to the exit The Independent UK · May 2, 2025
'Mike Waltz Left The Chat': Dems Troll Trump National Security Adviser's Ousting, Demand Axing Of Hegseth Next Waltz has been trending on Google and X overnight following news that he was leaving the administration. Trump soon took to his Truth Social account to confirm that Waltz will be replaced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interim role. International Business Times · May 2, 2025
China says it is ‘evaluating’ Trump administration’s outreach on tariffs Ministry of Commerce says ‘door is open’ to talks, but it is willing to ‘fight to the end’ otherwise. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Rubio now holds four titles after Waltz out as national security chief Marco Rubio becomes the first person since Henry Kissinger to hold the national security adviser and secretary of state positions at the same time – key US politics stories from Thursday 1 May The Guardian - US · May 2, 2025
A ‘political prisoner’: US advocates rally for detained Georgetown scholar Lawyers say the Trump administration’s efforts to deport Badar Khan Suri violate his freedom of speech and association. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025
EU Preparing New Sanctions On Russia, French Minister Tells AFP French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union is preparing to hit Russia with a 17th round of sanctions, describing President Vladimir Putin as the "sole obstacle" to peace in Ukraine. International Business Times · May 1, 2025
Salon · May 1, 2025 Trump nominates Waltz for UN ambassador Secretary of State Marco Rubio will take over Waltz's advisory role in the interim
Reason · May 1, 2025 Did Mike Waltz Just Go Down John Bolton's Path? Trump has hired a notorious hawk as his national security adviser—and fired that adviser after getting in the way of delicate diplomatic talks—in each of his two terms.
International Business Times · May 1, 2025 US Expects Iran Talks But Trump Presses Sanctions The United States said Thursday it expected new nuclear talks to take place soon with Iran but President Donald Trump vowed to enforce sanctions and called for global boycott of "any amount" of Iranian oil or petrochemicals.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 How MAGA forced Mike Waltz out of Trump’s inner circle ANALYSIS: National security adviser’s reassignment is just as much a victory for some Trump loyalists as it is an acknowledgment of his mistakes, writes John Bowden
Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025 Trump replaces Mike Waltz with Marco Rubio as national security adviser The US president said Waltz would instead be nominated as the US’s ambassador to the UN, despite his role in Signalgate.
Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025 Fears of attack in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid acute India tensions More than 1,000 religious schools have been shut and people have begun readying walled bunkers.
International Business Times · May 1, 2025 US Calls On India And Pakistan To 'De-escalate' The United States has appealed to India and Pakistan to de-escalate after a deadly attack in Kashmir, as New Delhi on Thursday said that both sides again traded border gunfire overnight.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said
The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025 Trump officials contacted El Salvador president about Kilmar Ábrego García, sources say Administration in touch with Nayib Bukele over detention of wrongly deported man, according to two people
Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2025 Rubio urges de-escalation in India, Pakistan calls amid soaring tensions Islamabad asks the US to help ease tensions with New Delhi after receiving ‘credible intelligence’ of imminent strike.
Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2025 US diplomat Marco Rubio will not provide info to judge about deported man The Trump administration remains defiant despite a judge’s order to ‘facilitate’ return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.