After Trump painted Congolese immigrants as past imprisoned criminals, refugees in Kenya and Uganda awaiting resettlement in US are scared
It has taken President Joe Biden’s administration nearly four years to ramp the refugee programme back up as the deep cuts during Trump’s time in office meant resettlement organisations had to reduce staff and dismantle infrastructure that took time to rebuild.
Man United considers Sporting Club manager Amorim to cast bad spell from Red Devils
Ruben Amorim has shown his desire to bring young talent into the first team – including Goncalo Inacio, Matheus Nunes, Nuno Mendes and Ousmane Diomande – and has improved the team’s quality with the resources at his disposal.
South Africa submits 5,000-page legal claim to world court in which it accuses Israel of genocide
The Hague-based court has so far issued three rounds of emergency measures, ordering Israel to halt a military offensive in Rafah and open more land crossings for aid into Gaza.
‘The Washington Post’ pays heavy price for rejecting Harris endorsement as 200,000 readers cancel subscription, top editors resign in protest
No candidate was informed or consulted about the decision and that there was “no quid pro quo”, Bezos said, adding that there was no connection between the decision and a meeting between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Blue Origin’s CEO on the same day.
How Man City’s Rodri beat Vinicius Jr to Ballon d’Or, petulant Real Madrid know he deserves it
To say that Madrid have thrown their toys out of the pram would be an understatement. Some rumours emerged on Sunday that Rodri might have edged it, but the front cover of Monday’s Marca still hailed Monday as the day that Vinicius would win the Ballon d’Or.
Democrats put Trump on backfoot after comedian describes Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh who specialises in Puerto Rican politics and electoral organising, said the timing of the comments may spell trouble for the Trump campaign.
Israel bans United Nations humanitarian agency as Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped
Israel continued battering Lebanon on Monday, including an early-morning airstrike on a district in the southern port of Tyre that left seven dead, the Lebanese health ministry said. Lebanon’s health authority said Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed at least 2,710 people and injured 12,592 others in the past year.
Comedian’s ‘floating island of garbage’ comment at Trump rally upsets Puerto Ricans, politicians, celebrities
Americans of Puerto Rican origin or ancestry are an important demographic in some of the competitive swing states that will likely decide the winner of the November 5 election, including Pennsylvania. Broadly speaking, both candidates are fighting tooth and nail for the Latino vote, which has trended more Republican in recent years but still leans Democratic.
President Ramaphosa puts South African on edge after describing Russia’s Putin as valuable friend, ally’
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader distanced him and his party from Ramaphosa’s reported quote of Russia being a valuable ally and friend. The remark was apparently made during a meeting of the two BRICS members.
No hug for Erik Ten Hag as he’s tossed out, Van Nistelrooy named interim manager of hobbling Man United
United had sounded out potential replacements including now England head coach Thomas Tuchel, newly-appointed USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino, former Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi, Brentford head coach Thomas Frank and Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna.
