US halts appointments using migrant phone app at Texas border crossing

The Biden administration has stopped taking mobile phone app appointments to admit asylum seekers at a Texas border crossing that connects to a notoriously dangerous Mexican city after advocates warned US authorities that migrants were being targeted there for extortion. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) gave no explanation for its decision to stop scheduling new appointments via the CBP […]

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UAE’s Human Rights Record Under Scrutiny Following Murder of Lebanese Detainee Ahead of COP28

Amidst preparations for the highly anticipated 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facing a credibility crisis following the disturbing revelation of a detainee’s death. Ghazi Ezzeddine, a Lebanese national held in Emirati custody, tragically passed away, casting a spotlight on the UAE’s grave human rights abuses. The circumstances surrounding […]

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Colombia’s President Petro Replaces Seven Ministers Amid Crisis

While a disputed reform of the health system has undermined his government coalition, left-wing Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday that he was replacing seven ministers in his cabinet. Faced with traditional political parties opposing several of his bills, Colombian President Gustavo Petro replaced seven ministers of his coalition government on Wednesday April 26. […]

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Former Journalist Testifies: Donald Trump Raped Me

E. Jean Carroll, a former columnist for Elle magazine, told Wednesday in Manhattan federal court how Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s. Charges firmly denied by the former US president. An author on Wednesday (April 26) accused former US President Donald Trump of raping her nearly 30 years ago during a civil trial in […]

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Senegal Sentences Opponent Ousmane Sonko: 2-Month Suspension

The sentence fell in the trial for defamation of Ousmane Sonko, potential candidate for the presidency of Senegal in 2024 and serious competitor of President Macky Sall. The politician was given a two-month suspended prison sentence, which preserves his eligibility for the presidential election, according to his lawyers. He cries out for the instrumentalization of […]

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French Politics: Macron Displaced, RN Seeks Executives

Like every week, journalist Caroline Motte presents political news on the 12/13 set. On the program this Thursday, March 30, the displacement of Emmanuel Macron in the region or the new training launched by the RN.Emmanuel Macron’s trip to the Hautes-Alpes on Thursday March 30 was highly anticipated, unlike his interview with Pif le mag. […]

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Meet Jean-François Bohnert: National Financial Prosecutor

The intruder of the news gives each evening a spotlight on a personality who could have passed under the radar of the news. The PNF, national financial prosecutor’s office was born at the end of 2013 in the wake of the Cahuzac affair, the former budget minister of François Hollande who had a hidden account […]

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