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The administration of United States President Donald Trump has turned to a federal appeals court to lift a block on its ability to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport undocumented immigrants,reports Al Jazeera on Monday, March 24. But at a tense hearing in Washington, DC, on Monday, one judge on the court appeared to baulk at the lack of due process given to undocumented people under Trump’s use of the law. “Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act than has happened here,” Judge Patricia Millett told the court. Government lawyer Drew Ensign, representing the Trump…

Donald Trump’s silencing of the Voice of America serves him two ways: Attacking the press and doing a favor for dictators around the world he so admires. Since World War II, people worldwide have relied on the Voice of America for not only information about the United States but the world, as a news organization that has taken great pains to be robust and available even where other outlets have been banned or are targeted. Now those listeners and readers and viewers have found that their trusted source is offline, playing only music or nothing after Trump signed an executive…

Barely 24 hours after US President Donald Trump moved to broker a 30-day pause in fighting between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia traded blames today following mutual drone attacks, overnight, targeting both countries' energy facilities, in clear violation of yesterday's ceasefire. Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of breaking a promise made during talks with Trump to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Recall that during a call with Trump on Tuesday, March 18, Putin agreed to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days as part of a limited ceasefire - but rejected a…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets for 30 days, Kremlin said after call with United States (US) President Donald Trump. Poland leader Volodymyr Zelensky said he supports the energy truce but insisted Russia isn't "ready" to end the war, in his first response to the call. The Russian President, however, set out several conditions for a fuller ceasefire during the 90 minute call, including that any settlement should "eliminate the root causes of the crisis", the Kremlin said. Fresh Ukraine peace talks will also begin in the Middle East immediately, the White House…

Donald Trump said he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will discuss "land", "power plants" and "dividing up certain assets" when they hold Ukraine peace talks tomorrow,Tuesday,March 18, 2025. Moscow confirmed a call between the United States (US) and Russian leaders is being planned but would not be drawn on what they would discuss, according to bbc.com. US officials are trying to sound positive about doing a ceasefire deal - but the tone from Moscow was sounding extremely bullish. Meanwhile, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Russia does not really want peace, as talks about Ukraine take place…

South Africa has said the decision of the United States (US) to expel Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is “regrettable”, but the country “remains committed to building a mutually beneficial relationship” with Washington. South Africa’s presidency urged “all relevant and impacted stakeholders to maintain the established diplomatic decorum in their engagement with the matter” in a statement issued on Saturday morning, just hours after US State Secretary Marco Rubio called Rasool a “race-baiting politician” who hates the US and President Donald Trump. Rubio wrote on X that Rasool was “no longer welcome in our great country”, adding: “We have nothing to discuss…

The US has launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Donald Trump has said, citing the armed group's attacks on shipping in the Red Sea as the reason. "Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies," Trump wrote on his Truth social platform, adding that their "piracy, violence, and terrorism" had cost "billions of dollars" and put lives at risk. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least 15 people were killed and nine others injured in the strikes. The group - which…

CNN REPORT Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his Thursday news conference that he has “reservations” about a 30-day ceasefire proposal in the Ukraine war, saying it’s not clear how the situation would develop in the region of Kursk and elsewhere if a ceasefire was implemented. Putin lauded the US idea as “great and correct” and said Russia supports it in theory, but there are many things that still need to be discussed before a deal is agreed to. Putin went on to raise many questions about a potential ceasefire, including how it would be verified. He also said the ceasefire must…

A man who was reported as a potential threat and armed with a firearm was shot by United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel near the White House. The USSS shot the armed adult male on Sunday morning near the White House, the agency confirmed. At the time of the incident, President Donald Trump was away from the White House, ensuring its security, said a report in the English version of Mundo Deportivo . According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, the agency had received information about a “suicidal individual” traveling from Indiana to Washington, D.C. Secret Service personnel…

President Donald Trump plans to sign an Executive Order making English the official U.S. language, reversing a Clinton-era rule that required federal agencies to provide language assistance for non-English speakers. For the first time in nearly 250 years, the U.S. might officially have a national language, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to White House officials, President Trump is set to sign an Executive Order making English the country’s official language at the federal level,per English translation of Mundo Deportivo quoting The Wall Street Journal. Right now, the U.S. has no designated national language. With a long history…