Mexico has been receiving non-Mexican deportees from the United States over the past week, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday, reversing her previous opposition to doing so. Sheinbaum said that Mexico had accepted over 4,000 deportees, of which a “large majority” were Mexican. U.S. President Donald Trump took office last week, promising massive deportations of migrants who were in the U.S. illegally. But in the days since, there has not…

Colombia’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees. The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the U.S.…

A United Airlines flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington, D.C., was forced to make an emergency return after experiencing an unexpected aircraft movement midair. The incident, involving a Boeing 787-8, left 38 people injured, with six requiring hospitalization. The flight, United Airlines Flight 613, departed from Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 11:59 p.m. local time Thursday but returned to Lagos at 3:22 a.m. Friday following the emergency, according to the…

Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give strongman President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power. Rubio’s post on the X social network identified the U.S. citizen as Anastassia Nuhfer. It said she was detained during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, but did…

One-time richest man in the world, Bill Gates has admitted that his split from Melinda Gates after 27 years of marriage will always be the thing he regrets most in his life. In an interview with the Times of London published Saturday, he said, “I’m more cheerful now,” but admitted that the unravelling of his marriage is “the mistake I most regret.” Though he might have other failures, the Microsoft…

The ongoing deportation crackdown by the Donald Trump administration has thrown United States-based Nigerians and other illegal immigrants from Africa into great panic as they fear they may be the next target for deportation by the American government, NEW DAILY PRIME has gathered. Many Nigerians who are illegally staying in the US, are gripped by the fear of deportation following President Donald Trump’s declaration of war against illegal immigration. Trump…

The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats. The Senate confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74 to 25 vote, Friday, making him the second of Trump’s nominees to be approved by the upper chamber. He was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance on Friday afternoon. Senate Democrats…

The year 2024 proved to be one of political upheaval across the globe, marked by high-profile elections and significant shifts in voter sentiment. In the United States, the Democratic Party lost its hold on the presidency as former Republican President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans also secured majorities in both houses of Congress, signaling a major political realignment in the country. Globally, more than 60 countries held…

At least 22 people were killed and 124 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, as residents of villages near the border defied orders by Israel’s military not to return to their homes. The deaths come as a deadline expired Sunday for Israel to withdraw forces from the area, as part of a ceasefire agreement that ended months of conflict with Hezbollah.…

South Korea’s impeached and arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defence minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law. Yoon’s indictment means that his trial is likely to start soon. It follows the indictments of a former defence…

Doorstep deliveries of knives bought online are set to be banned in the UK, following a government crackdown aimed at preventing tragedies like the Southport killings carried out by Axel Rudakubana. Rudakubana exploited an online loophole to purchase knives despite being under 18. The new measures will prohibit tech companies, including Amazon, from handing over knives to anyone other than the individual who placed the order. This will allow delivery…

Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees flown to Brazil on Friday. A prominent minister in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration condemned the practice as a “blatant disrespect” for the rights of Brazilian citizens, Reuters reports. Acting on orders from Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, federal police met the flight, which had made an unscheduled landing in Manaus, an Amazonian city due to…