A university student and Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration authorities was worried that an American citizenship interview was a trap. Mohsen Mahdawi, who has permanent US residency or “green card” status, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) when he turned up to the appointment on Monday. One day before his arrest […]
Reboot of disaster-hit Fyre Festival postponed, US media reports
The scheduled dates and location of Fyre Festival 2 have been thrown into doubt, according to US media reports. The reboot of the 2017 Fyre Festival – which made international headlines, sparked a hit Netflix documentary and resulted in organiser Billy McFarland going to jail for fraud – was due to take place in Mexico […]
Moment elephants huddle to protect calves during earthquake
Video shared by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows the moment a group of elephants protect their young during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. The behaviour is known as an ‘alert circle’, a formation meant to protect calves from threats. The earthquake struck Julian, California and was felt across San Diego County on 14 April. […]
Tariffs will hit US economy and raise prices, Fed boss warns
US economic growth will be hit and prices will rise for consumers as a result of new tariffs on goods entering the country, the head of America’s central bank has warned. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said the import taxes recently announced by President Donald Trump were larger than the bank had expected, […]
Vance to visit India as Trump intensifies tariff war with China
US Vice-President JD Vance will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a four-day visit to India next week as their two countries negotiate a bilateral trade deal. The two leaders are scheduled to meet on 21 April, the first day of Vance’s trip, for discussions on economic, trade and geopolitical ties. “The visit will provide […]
US judge says he could hold Trump administration in contempt of court
Caitlin Wilson & Jessica Rawnsley BBC News Getty Images Federal judge James Boasberg ordered a 14-day halt to the deportations but the flights to El Salvador went ahead A US judge has said he could hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for “wilful disregard” of an order to halt the departure of deportation […]
'It's not right' – Students react to $2bn Harvard funding freeze
US President Donald Trump has threatened Harvard’s tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn in federal funding. The White House has demanded the institution make changes to hiring, admissions and teaching practices which it says will help fight antisemitism on campus. Harvard rejected his administration’s demands on Monday, accusing the White House of trying to “control” its […]
Trump administration seeks criminal prosecution of New York attorney general
Donald Trump’s administration is accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James of mortgage fraud, and has made a criminal referral to the the justice department seeking federal prosecution. Officials with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) allege James falsified bank and property records to receive better loan agreements, an administration official told the BBC. James […]
Man deported to El Salvador will never live back in US, says White House
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu BBC News, Washington Watch: White House says man mistakenly deported to El Salvador will ‘never’ live in US again The White House has dug in on its refusal to return a man who US officials have acknowledged was wrongly deported last month from Maryland to an El Salvador mega-prison. Press secretary Karoline […]
Abducted US pastor freed in South Africa after deadly shoot-out
An American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead, police say. Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in the township in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening – the area where the 45-year-old was taken last Thursday. […]