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US-Deported Migrants Face Uncertainty After Arrival In Liberia
The first group of migrants deported from the United States to Liberia is facing questions over their legal status, living arrangements and future, after the Liberian government announced the controversial transfer just two days before their arrival. A security guard stands outside a building believed to house deportees from the United States, following their arrival,…

Seven Killed, Including Two Police Officers, In UK Wrong-Way Crash
Seven people, including two police officers, have died after a car travelling in the wrong direction on a major road in northeast England collided head-on with a police vehicle, amid growing concern over similar dangerous driving incidents linked to social media. Ambulances on a road in the United Kingdom [File: Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo] Seven people,…

14 Migrants Missing as Boat Sinks Off Tunisia Coast
Fourteen migrants remain missing after a boat sank near Tunisia’s Zarzis coast, with only one person rescued so far as authorities continue search and rescue efforts. FILE PHOTO of capsized boat Search and rescue operations were ongoing on Saturday after a boat carrying 15 irregular migrants capsized off the coast of Tunisia, an official told…

Iran Condemns New US Sanctions as Threat to Global Sovereignty
Iran has condemned the latest US sanctions, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei accusing Washington of violating the sovereignty of other countries and warning that the measures could mark a return to “full-scale classic colonialism.” A woman walks next to an anti-Trump billboard in Tehran, Iran [File: Abdedin Taherkenareh/EPA] Iran has decried impending United States…

Former World Champion Zolani Tete Shot Dead Outside South Africa Home
Former two-division world champion Zolani Tete has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, bringing a tragic end to the career of the celebrated boxer who held WBF and WBO world titles. Zolani Tete celebrates after beating Jason Cunningham after their super-bantamweight fight in 2022 [Andrew Couldridge/Reuters] Former world champion boxer…

Lebanon Economy Faces 6.4% Contraction as Conflict Derails Recovery
Lebanon’s economy is projected to shrink by 6.4% in 2026 as renewed conflict disrupts tourism, supply chains and domestic demand, reversing a fragile recovery and pushing inflation higher, according to the World Bank. A man holds a banner reading ‘No to freezing depositors’ funds’ during a demonstration by Lebanese depositors who remain unable to withdraw…

US Supreme Court Allows Trump’s $400m White House Ballroom Project To Continue For Now
The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom to continue while it considers the administration’s appeal against lower-court orders halting the project. US President Donald Trump has undertaken construction of a helipad and ballroom at the White House since his return to office [Nathan Howard/Reuters] The…

Mexico Governor Rubén Rocha Returns To Office Despite US Cartel Charges
Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya has returned to office after more than three months on leave following US charges alleging he worked with the Sinaloa Cartel, accusations he denies and which Mexican authorities say lack sufficient evidence. Sinaloa state Governor Ruben Rocha appears at an earthquake drill in Culiacan, Mexico, on September 19, 2024 [File:…

Iran Threatens Bulgaria Over US Military Presence, Raising Fears of Wider European Conflict
Tehran’s reported consideration of strikes against US military assets in Bulgaria has put the strategically important southeastern European country on alert, with the threat raising fresh concerns about how far the Iran conflict could spread beyond the Middle East. In July 2017, paratroopers of NATO armies took part in a military drill at Bezmer airfield,…

Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ Grand Prix Set To Bring 250-Lap Race To Washington
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix, backed by US President Donald Trump, is set to turn Washington, DC’s National Mall into a high-speed racing circuit in an event the president has described as unlike any other. A walkway above Pennsylvania Avenue displays a banner for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, DC, on August 17 …
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