Real victims of immigration crisis are murdered Americans, says Trump
President Donald Trump has cast doubt on heartbreaking tales of migrant children separated from their families at the border, dismissing “phoney stories of sadness and grief”.
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Trump: North Korea still poses ‘extraordinary threat’ to US
President Donald Trump has declared that North Korea still poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States.
Crying girl on Time cover ‘not separated from mother’
A girl pictured on the cover of Time magazine was not separated from her mother despite the poignant image of the child standing alone weeping, US Border Patrol officials said.
Confusion swirls on border after Trump U-turn on migrant families
Donald Trump’s order to stop separating migrant children from their parents has spread confusion along the border, with officials still working on a plan to reunite families while sending conflicting signals about the state of the “zero-tolerance” policy.
Uber driver ‘was streaming The Voice just before fatal crash’
The human back-up driver in an autonomous Uber car was streaming television show The Voice just before the vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian, according to a report in the US.
Basic human rights ‘being chiselled away’ in Venezuela
Government security forces in Venezuela carry out unjustified killings without any apparent consequences as the rule of law in the country quickly vanishes, a United Nations report has said.
Becker passport a fake, says Central African Republic minister
Central African Republic’s foreign minister has said a reported diplomatic passport for Boris Becker appears to be a fake and the country’s prosecutor general will investigate.
Opec agrees to increase oil production by a million barrels
Countries in the Opec oil cartel have agreed to a new oil output level that effectively increases production by almost a million barrels per day.
Croatia’s World Cup celebration stirs Balkan tensions
Croatia’s players have stoked ethnic tensions by celebrating their 3-0 victory against Argentina by singing a nationalist song that glorifies the Balkan country’s wartime struggle against the Serbs.
EU retaliatory tariffs on raft of US goods come into force
The European Union is enforcing tariffs on 3.4 billion dollars (£2.5 billion) of US products in retaliation over duties the Trump administration has put on European steel and aluminium.
Trump tells Republicans to ‘stop wasting their time’ on immigration
Donald Trump has told his fellow Republicans in Congress to “stop wasting their time” on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party’s struggle to surmount internal divisions.
Italy’s interior minister says Malta should take migrant ship
Italy’s interior minister has said Malta should allow a Dutch-flagged rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast to make port there because it is in Maltese waters.
Rival Koreas agree to reunions of war-separated families
North and South Korea have agreed to hold temporary reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War as they boost reconciliation efforts amid a diplomatic push to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
Uncertainty and tears for migrants caught in US border chaos
Migrants arriving as the US border are facing continuing uncertainty amid the chaos of Donald Trump’s reversal of a policy separating immigrant children from their parents.
European Union set to slap tariffs on US goods
The European Union is set to slap tariffs on 3.4 billion dollars (£2.5 billion) in American products on Friday, from whiskey and motorcycles to peanuts and cranberries.
Italy refuses port to migrant rescue ship
Italy’s hard-line interior minister has refused port to a Dutch-flagged rescue boat with 224 migrants on board, a week after turning away another foreign ship, the Aquarius, carrying 630 migrants.
Australian jury deadlocked on alleged killer driver
A jury in Australia is deadlocked over whether a man is mentally fit to stand trial on charges that he murdered six people by driving a car through a crowd of people in Melbourne, the country’s second largest city.
Cleric behind attacks including Jakarta Starbucks bombing sentenced to death
A radical cleric has been sentenced to death by an Indonesian court for ordering Islamic State group-affiliated militants to carry out attacks including the January 2016 suicide bombing at a Starbucks in Jakarta.
New Zealand leader recovers with mac-n-cheese after birth
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is regaining her strength with macaroni and cheese and plans to spend at least one more night in an Auckland public hospital with her newborn girl.
500 children reunited with families since May – Trump official
About 500 of the more than 2,300 children separated from their families at the US border have been reunited since May, a senior Trump administration official has said.
European Union hits back with tariffs on US goods
The European Union is set to slap tariffs on 3.4 billion dollars (£2.5 billion) in American products, from whiskey and motorcycles to peanuts and cranberries.
Eurozone agrees deal to pave way for end to Greece’s bailout
Eurozone nations have agreed on the final elements of a plan to get Greece out of its eight-year bailout programme and make its massive debt more manageable.
Melania Trump wears ‘I don’t care’ jacket to visit separated migrant children
First lady Melania Trump wore a jacket that read “I really don’t care, do u?” as she boarded a flight to a facility housing migrant children separated from their parents.
President Trump says wife’s ‘I don’t care’ jacket was aimed at media
President Donald Trump says his wife Melania was attacking the news media when she wore a jacket that read “I really don’t care, do u?”.
Congress Republicans postpone key immigration vote
House Republican leaders have abruptly postponed voting on a compromise immigration measure amid ongoing infighting between conservative and moderates.
Melania Trump visits Texas facilities holding migrant children
Melania Trump has made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility as she got a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the US government after their families entered the country illegally.
Congress to vote on immigration plans after Trump’s U-turn on separations
Members of Congress are set to vote on new US immigration measures but President Donald Trump has suggested Republicans’ plans could be doomed.
Israeli PM’s wife accused of using public funds to order meals from top chefs
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with misusing £75,000 of public funds to order lavish meals from famous chefs.
Wife of Israeli PM Netanyahu charged with fraud
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with a series of crimes including fraud and breach of trust.
Indian PM marks world yoga day with plea to celebrate country’s culture
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to take pride in their heritage as he joined tens of thousands at an event to celebrate world yoga day.
Thousands join Indian PM to celebrate world yoga day
About 50,000 people have gathered with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Himalayan foothills to salute the power of yoga.
Norwegian mass killer Breivik loses human rights appeal
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected an appeal by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik that his incarceration in Norway violates his rights.