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The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two US officials told Reuters Sunday.The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates, the officials said, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to use the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces if officials in the state do not stop protesters from targeting immigration officials after a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Federal agents detain a demonstrator, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent…
People wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US President’s…
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that Europeans will respond in a unified and coordinated manner to any new tariffs imposed by the United States on European countries opposing its acquisition of Greenland.’Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context. Europeans will respond to them in a united and coordinated manner if they were to be confirmed. We will ensure that European sovereignty is upheld,’ Macron said on X.US President Donald Trump pledged to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on eight European countries until his country is permitted to purchase Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Source link
A US judge has restricted federal agents from interfering with peaceful protesters in Minnesota, after President Donald Trump said there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act over the demonstrations.US District Judge Katherine Menendez ordered immigration agents to dial back their aggressive tactics, barring the detention or arrest of peaceful protesters and drivers and the use of pepper-spray against demonstrators.The court case was brought on behalf of six protesters and observers who claimed that their constitutional rights had been infringed by the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. A protesting community member reacts as federal agents fire munitions and pepper balls in north Minneapolis, Minnesota. Reuters The 83-page order gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s current operation in the northern US city 72 hours to come into compliance, and follows two incidents where federal agents opened fire, killing one person and wounding another in the span of a week.The ruling comes nearly two weeks after the Trump administration announced that it was sending 2,000 immigration agents to the Minneapolis area, bolstering an earlier deployment in what the DHS called its largest such operation in history.The surge in heavily armed officers from the ICE agency and Border Patrol has since grown to nearly 3,000, dwarfing the ranks of local police officers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St Paul.In a separate legal move that could inflame the standoff between the White House and Minnesota elected officials, CBS News reported that the Justice Department (DOJ) was investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for impeding federal officers.Both have called for peaceful protests against immigration sweeps in their state.”This is an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, local law enforcement, and residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our city,” Frey wrote on X on Friday.Walz said the Trump administration has moved to investigate other Democrats who have spoken out against the president’s policies and mentioned the 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on January 7.”The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her,” Walz wrote on X. A man shows federal agents sitting…
This picture take last year shows a measles alert sign outside the entrance to the Cohen Children’s Medical Centre, in New Hyde Park, New York. –…
Supporters of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni celebrate as the Ugandan Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama announces the final presidential results, following the general elections…
US President Donald Trump expressed his appreciation for the efforts of his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi for the mediation efforts between Hamas and the Israeli occupation to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, expressing his appreciation for bilateral relations between the two countries.In a message to the Egyptian President, Trump noted the repercussions of the war in Gaza on security and humanitarian conditions.He also said that the US was ready to launch a mediation between the State of Qatar and Ethiopia to resolve the dispute over the Nile water sharing that addresses the needs of all parties involved. He stressed that no country should unilaterally control the precious resources of the Nile. Related Story Source link
The White House announced some of the members of what it refers to as the Board of Peace, which, under President Donald Trump’s plan, will oversee the temporary administration of the Gaza Strip.In a statement, the White House said the names include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Private Equity billionaire Marc Rowan, President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga, and Trump adviser Robert Gabriel. Former United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov will assume the role of High Representative for Gaza, noting that additional members will be announced in the coming weeks.Trump’s plan, unveiled late last year, which calls for the establishment of a Palestinian technocratic authority under the supervision of what it termed an international Board of Peace to oversee the administration of Gaza during a transitional period, indicates that the US president himself would chair the council.The statement did not specify the responsibilities of each member, but it did include the appointment of Major General Jasper Jeffers, the former commander of US special operations, as commander of the international stabilization force in the territory. Related Story Source link
Portugal announced yesterday a “temporary” closure of its embassy in Tehran, citing a “context of tension”, and advised its nationals not to travel to Iran. Portugal’s foreign ministry said in a statement that eight Portuguese citizens had already left Iran, and others were preparing to do the same. Another 10 Portuguese passport holders, including seven dual nationals, had decided to remain in the country, the ministry said. On Wednesday the British embassy in Tehran was temporarily closed. “We have temporarily closed the British embassy in Tehran, this will now operate remotely. Foreign Office travel advice has now been updated to reflect this consular change,” a UK government spokesperson said.Britain’s ambassador and all consular staff were evacuated based on a security assessment and a decision to prioritise staff safety, a British official said. – AFP/Reuters Source link
US. President Donald Trump is closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Iran, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said yesterday, adding Trump and his team have warned Tehran there would be “grave consequences” if — according to Washington — killings linked to its crackdown continue. It also imposed sanctions yesterday on Iranian security officials and financial networks, accusing them of orchestrating a violent crackdown on peaceful protests and laundering billions in oil revenues. Among those sanctioned is Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council for National Security, whom Washington accused of coordinating the crackdown and calling for force against protesters. Four regional commanders of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces and Revolutionary Guard were also sanctioned for their roles in the crackdown in Lorestan and Fars provinces. Source link