Tag: trump
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Angry Trump accuses Iran, Israel of violating ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was holding, shortly after he lashed out at both countries and cursed as he accused them of violating the truce. In a fast-moving series of declarations, the 79-year-old Republican, who was on his way to attend a NATO summit in The Hague,…
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BREAKING! Finally , Iran accepts US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal with Israel
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, has hinted at a possible ceasefire with Israel, which was earlier announced by US President Donald Trump. Araghchi had posted earlier that there was no agreement on a ceasefire, warning that Israel must first stop hostilities with Iran. However, in what looks like a backtrack from earlier posts…
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Court halts repatriation of Nigerian Ph.D student despite Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown
Despite a renewed immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, a federal court in the United States has temporarily blocked the deportation of Matthew Ariwoola, a Nigerian PhD chemistry student at the University of South Carolina. The ruling comes in response to a controversial move by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which revoked Ariwoola’s student…
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Trump planning visa ban on Nigerians, others
United States President Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel ban on Nigeria and a host of other countries, mostly from Africa. The affected countries are expected to meet new requirements laid down by the State Department within 60 days. “The new list includes Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic…
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US aims at Iran’s missile ambitions with sanctions on 30 entities
The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against more than 30 individuals and companies accused of helping Iran evade sanctions and launder billions from oil and petrochemical sales to fund its nuclear and missile programmes. The sanctioned network operated as a system of “shadow banking” involving front companies in places like Hong Kong and the…
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Court bars Trump’s ban on foreign Harvard students
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a ban that would prevent Harvard University from admitting international students. Judge Allison Burroughs, based in Massachusetts, issued the restraining order, stating that Harvard—the oldest university in the United States—would suffer “immediate and irreparable injury” if the ban were implemented. The ruling follows…
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China hammers US over Golden Dome missile shield system, says it “undermines global stability”
China on Wednesday caitioned that US President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield system “undermines global stability” after he announced US$25 billion in initial funding for the plan. “This undermines global strategic balance and stability. China expresses serious concern over this,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing. “The United States puts its…
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Trump: The stumble after 100 days – By Chidi Amuta
When Donald Trump first peeped into the Presidential wagon to say he wanted to run, the reception was mixed. America was united nonetheless by what we can call ‘Washington fatigue.’ People were tired of the bureaucratic gridlock, the diplomatic rigmarole and the congressional multi speak that yielded little or no
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Africa must react positively to Trump’s 2.0 Foreign Policy -Onyibe [Photos]
Magnus Onyibe, an international public affairs analyst and Commonwealth Institute Scholar, has advised African countries and leaders to react positively to President Donald Trump’s policies. He made the call in Lagos while delivering a lecture at the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies titled “Trump 2.0 and Africa: Dangers and Prospects”. The hybrid event…
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U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to revoke thousands of migrants’ status
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States.