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Trump’s New Travel Ban Faces Day In Court

President Donald Trump insists his amended travel ban will survive any legal challenge and it's time to see if he's...

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Chad’s Faki Assumes African Union Leadership, Pledges Reform

Chad's former foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat assumed office as head of the African Union Commission on Tuesday,...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of Staging First Attack Since 2012

Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri...

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States Pile Pressure On New Trump Travel Ban

A group of US states run by Democrats on Monday stepped up the pressure in federal court for the suspension of...

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Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Denounced By Over 130 Experts

Over 130 US foreign policy experts have denounced President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying it undermines...

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Investigators Discover 17 Bodies From Old Mass Graves

A team of forensic investigators scrape away soil covering a mass grave in the town of Berbera, Somaliland using metal...

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South Sudan ‘to Profit’ From Crisis With $10,000 Visas

International aid agencies on Saturday slammed South Sudan's decision to raise foreign worker visa fees to as much as...

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Judge Declines To Reinstate Ruling

A US judge has declined to issue an emergency order banning President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The ruling...

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Federal Judge Exempts A Syrian Family From Trump’s Travel Ban

President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban is facing its first major legal setback, after a federal judge halted...

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World Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII

The United Nations is warning that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II,...

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World Facing Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nation's humanitarian chief said as he...

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Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Dealt First Court Setback

A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday,...

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Another Legal Challenge To Revised Trump Travel Ban

President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban faced another legal challenge Friday when the American Civil Liberties...

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Niger Drought Leaves Schools Closed

More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families...

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50 Extra Judges To Help Tackle Backlog

The US Department of Justice is deploying 50 judges to immigration detention centres to clear a backlog of more than...

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Trump Travel Ban Could Affect USA 2026 World Cup Bid

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has indicated Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban could prevent the United States...

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More US States Challenge Trump Travel Ban

Three US states have joined Hawaii in a legal challenge against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. Mr Trump...