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Trump administration designates Barrio 18 gang as foreign terrorist organization

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The Trump administration has designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months. MEXICO CITY — The Trump administration Tuesday designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months. Barrio 18, largely […]

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ICE agents arrest one of Haiti’s most powerful and wealthy businessmen on US soil

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Federal agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be detained on U.S. soil. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal immigration agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be

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Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons treaty

Leave a Comment / Asia, World / Ronald Kabuubi

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered to voluntarily maintain the limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons set in the 2010 New START accord after it expires in February if the US agreed to do the same. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Putin’s proposal sounded “pretty good,” but she added that US President

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Three West African countries to quit UN top court

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), labelling it an “instrument of neo-colonialist repression”. The three military-led countries issued a joint statement, saying they would not recognise the authority of the United Nations’ top court, based in The Hague. “The ICC has proven itself incapable

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Dembele becomes first Black Muslim to claim the Ballon d’Or

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Dembele beat Lamine Yamal to succeed Rodri, claiming football’s most prestigious prize, long dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as Ballon d’Or winner. Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d’Or on Monday as a reward for his starring role in the club’s Champions League triumph last season, while Spain’s Aitana Bonmati claimed

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Proposed war authorization could allow Trump to target 60+ countries

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A draft proposal to authorize the use of U.S. military force against drug cartels is currently floating around Congress and the White House, according to a recent New York Times report. Although an official version of the proposal has yet to be released, publicly available information suggests that it could be used to justify U.S. military

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Bobi Wine nomination deferred to September 24 to avoid clash with Museveni schedule

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Kampala, Uganda: The Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has deferred the nomination of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential flagbearer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, to Wednesday, September 24, 2025, to avoid a schedule clash with incumbent President, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The development was confirmed Monday in a letter EC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama addressed

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UNEB releases official timetable for 2025 PLE, UCE & UACE exams

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Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the official timetable for the 2025 national examinations, covering the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), while cautioning candidates and schools against examination malpractice. According to the schedule, UCE candidates will be the first to sit for

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Trump Admin Vows to ‘Defend Every Inch of NATO’ After Russian Violations

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Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump‘s new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, delivered his first remarks before the Security Council on Monday after months of delays and procedural hurdles held up his confirmation. He was confirmed late last week. Waltz spoke during an emergency session of the council on Russia’s recent incursion into Estonian airspace. “As we said

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Trump Wanted NATO to Increase Spending

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Trump’s similar approach to foreign policy has alienated key US allies in Europe, who tend to regard alliances as based on shared interests rather than transactions. Yet Trump often suggests other allied countries are “unfair” in their trade practices with the United States. In addition, since his first successful presidential campaign in 2016, Trump has

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