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Trump Expands Travel Ban, Curbs To 20 More Countries. Check Full List
The Trump administration announced it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced on who can travel and emigrate to the US.
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South Africa Will 'Take A Break' From G20 After US Ban
South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year's G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion.
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US Pauses Immigration Applications From 19 Non-European Countries
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Developer to Invest $50 Million Annually, Eyes Major Expansion in India: Report
Krafton is actively exploring acquisitions in India, according to a report. The developer behind games such as PUBG: Battlegrounds and its Indian equivalent, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), reportedly aims to capitalise on the long-standing ban enforced by the Indian government on Chinese competitors in the country’s gaming market. It is said ...
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Rejects South Korean President's Outreach, Slams Relations with US
The sister of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea's new liberal government, saying its "blind trust" in the country's alliance with the US and hostility toward North Korea make it no different from its predecessor.
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The African Kingdom Of Eswatini, Where US Is Sending Third-Country Deportees
The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos, to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power.
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Trump Administration Weighs Adding 36 Countries To Travel Ban, Memo Says
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel ban by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable.
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Trump's Travel Ban Leads To Extra Scrutiny And Profiling At Airports
President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry.
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Trump's Travel Ban Comes Into Effect. List Of 12 Affected Countries
The new travel ban ordered by US President Donald Trump is set to come into effect from Monday. The ban restricts citizens of 12 countries -- mostly from Africa and the Middle East -- from entering the United States.
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Trump Learns Lessons From First 'Muslim Ban' But Raises New Questions
In banning most travel to the United States by citizens of 12 countries, President Donald Trump is fine-tuning a playbook popular with his base, even as his singling out of particular nations left many scratching their heads.
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How Trump Administration Targeting Chinese Students Was Years In The Making
In 2023, in a campaign trail, Trump vowed to ban "Christian-hating communists, Marxists and socialists" from the country, shut down China-funded Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses and even prosecute Chinese researchers and professors.
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41 Countries On Trump's Radar For Potential Travel Ban: Check Full List
A US official cautioned there could be changes on the list and that it was yet to be approved by the administration.
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"Deeply Concerned": US Voices Disapproval Of Israel Bill Banning UN Palestinian Agency
The United States said Monday it was "deeply concerned" about a bill, now passed by Israel's parliament, that bans the UN's Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the country and occupied east Jerusalem.
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Venezuela Leader Rejects Possibility Of Substitute Opposition Candidate
Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado on Monday said she would not move aside in favor of a substitute despite a decision by the country's supreme court last week to uphold a ban barring her from holding office.
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Facebook-Owned Meta Spokesperson Added To Russia's Wanted List: Report
A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.
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Trump Expands Travel Ban, Curbs To 20 More Countries. Check Full List
The Trump administration announced it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced on who can travel and emigrate to the US.
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South Africa Will 'Take A Break' From G20 After US Ban
South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year's G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion.
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US Pauses Immigration Applications From 19 Non-European Countries
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Developer to Invest $50 Million Annually, Eyes Major Expansion in India: Report
Krafton is actively exploring acquisitions in India, according to a report. The developer behind games such as PUBG: Battlegrounds and its Indian equivalent, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), reportedly aims to capitalise on the long-standing ban enforced by the Indian government on Chinese competitors in the country’s gaming market. It is said ...
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Rejects South Korean President's Outreach, Slams Relations with US
The sister of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea's new liberal government, saying its "blind trust" in the country's alliance with the US and hostility toward North Korea make it no different from its predecessor.
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The African Kingdom Of Eswatini, Where US Is Sending Third-Country Deportees
The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos, to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power.
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Trump Administration Weighs Adding 36 Countries To Travel Ban, Memo Says
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel ban by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable.
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Trump's Travel Ban Leads To Extra Scrutiny And Profiling At Airports
President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry.
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Trump's Travel Ban Comes Into Effect. List Of 12 Affected Countries
The new travel ban ordered by US President Donald Trump is set to come into effect from Monday. The ban restricts citizens of 12 countries -- mostly from Africa and the Middle East -- from entering the United States.
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Trump Learns Lessons From First 'Muslim Ban' But Raises New Questions
In banning most travel to the United States by citizens of 12 countries, President Donald Trump is fine-tuning a playbook popular with his base, even as his singling out of particular nations left many scratching their heads.
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How Trump Administration Targeting Chinese Students Was Years In The Making
In 2023, in a campaign trail, Trump vowed to ban "Christian-hating communists, Marxists and socialists" from the country, shut down China-funded Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses and even prosecute Chinese researchers and professors.
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41 Countries On Trump's Radar For Potential Travel Ban: Check Full List
A US official cautioned there could be changes on the list and that it was yet to be approved by the administration.
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"Deeply Concerned": US Voices Disapproval Of Israel Bill Banning UN Palestinian Agency
The United States said Monday it was "deeply concerned" about a bill, now passed by Israel's parliament, that bans the UN's Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the country and occupied east Jerusalem.
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Venezuela Leader Rejects Possibility Of Substitute Opposition Candidate
Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado on Monday said she would not move aside in favor of a substitute despite a decision by the country's supreme court last week to uphold a ban barring her from holding office.
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Facebook-Owned Meta Spokesperson Added To Russia's Wanted List: Report
A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.
