Sanders has long voiced opposition to U.S. weapons sales to Israel, pressing for restrictions as the civilian toll in Gaza rises.
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The number of immigrants living in the United States has fallen by more than one million since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, ending over half a century of steady growth.
US defence officials have prevented Ukraine from using American-supplied long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia since late spring.
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from withholding funds from 34 “sanctuary cities” and counties that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, in a ruling that widens an earlier order. The decision, issued on Friday by Judge William Orrick in San Francisco, extends protections to major cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Denver and Albuquerque. Orrick, an appointee of Barack Obama, had previously ruled it unconstitutional for the administration to freeze funding for jurisdictions with sanctuary policies, siding with cities such as San Francisco, Sacramento, Minneapolis and Seattle that had challenged President Trump’s executive orders. Those cities…
US immigration authorities have said they intend to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda, after the Salvadorian national declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for pleading guilty to human smuggling charges and remaining in jail. The proposal was made late on Thursday, shortly before Ábrego’s release from a Tennessee jail the following day. He refused the deal and was freed on Friday to await trial in Maryland with his family. Later that day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed his lawyers that he would be deported to Uganda and must report to immigration authorities…
Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was admitted to hospital on Saturday, a day after he was charged with misusing public funds to pay for private international travel. The 76-year-old, who was remanded in custody on Friday, is accused of using state money to cover expenses for a two-day trip to the United Kingdom in September 2023. The visit was to attend a ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton, where his wife was awarded an honorary professorship. Wickremesinghe has denied any wrongdoing, insisting that his wife bore her own travel costs. The visit took place after his return from the…
Wildfires sweep CaliforniaMultiple wildfires have erupted across California as the state endures its most intense heatwave of the year, with conditions expected to persist through the weekend. The largest blaze, the Pickett fire, surged in size on Thursday in a remote part of Napa County and had scorched more than 3,200 acres (850 hectares) by Friday afternoon. Authorities issued evacuation orders and warnings for hundreds of residents around Calistoga, a wine-producing city in the region. Firefighters reported containment at just 5% as they battled the flames in extreme heat and rugged terrain. “Firefighter safety will be an emphasis once again…
Veldkamp, a former ambassador to Israel, announced his departure on Friday evening following a tense cabinet meeting which ended in deadlock.
Kilmar Ábrego García was freed from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday to await trial at home in Maryland on human smuggling charges, following a court order for his release. Magistrate judge Barbara Holmes authorised the 30-year-old’s release, allowing him to rejoin his family for the first time since his return to the United States in June after a wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year. Ábrego’s lawyer, Sean Hecker, said in a statement: “Today, Kilmar Ábrego García is free. He is presently en route to his family in Maryland, after being unlawfully arrested and deported, and then imprisoned,…
Menendez brothersLyle Menendez has been denied parole for his role in the 1989 killings of his parents, a day after his younger brother Erik’s bid for release was also rejected. The California parole board ruled against releasing the 57-year-old on Friday, with Governor Gavin Newsom holding the final decision on his case. Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez. The brothers, who were 21 and 18 at the time of the shootings, claimed they acted after years of sexual abuse by their father. Prosecutors argued…
