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From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said […]
Massive Russian attack kills 18 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding 131 others, authorities said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated Moscow’s aerial campaign in recent weeks in an apparent bid to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of U.S.-made […]
Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund
WASHINGTON | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a nearly $1.8 billion fund that could compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. The hearing before […]
EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad
BRUSSELS | The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centers abroad. Rights groups have criticized it, comparing the new regulations to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies. By green-lighting controversial “return hubs” outside the 27-nation EU, […]
Democrats redrew California’s map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them
California Democrats persuaded voters to let them redraw the state’s congressional map so the party could potentially gain five seats in the U.S. House to counter GOP redistricting in Texas. Tuesday’s primary will be the first indication of whether that will pay off. The state’s unusual primary system, in which the top two vote-getters advance […]
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5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility
OMAHA, Neb. | Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday. The five people will complete their monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free and meeting criteria for monitoring outside the quarantine […]
Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting
WASHINGTON | U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators. Trump announced the development in a social media post following a call with Netanyahu. Israeli forces recently made their […]
Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia
PARIS | The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the most recent effort by nations that support Ukraine to target Russian oil exports helping to finance President Vladimir Putin’s war. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the interception in a post […]
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens
NAIROBI, Kenya | Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus. The protests come two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and the arrival of any […]