Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties the African nation
The Supreme Court majority wrote that their decision on June 23 completely halted Murphy’s ruling and also rendered his decision on the South Sudan flight “unenforceable.” The court did not fully detail its legal reasoning on the underlying case, as is common on its emergency docket.
Trump fails to convince Russian President Putin to strike deal end war with Ukraine
Within hours of their concluding the call, an apparent Russian drone attack sparked a fire in an apartment building in a northern suburb of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said, indicating little change in the trajectory of the conflict.
Uganda’s theatre of the absurd: How father and son’s ‘bicameral presidency’ threatens to fight corruption, then feeds it
In an interview broadcast on October 17, 2022, and cited by Liam Taylor (2022), President Tibuhaburwa Museveni said that his son “should not and will not” tweet about partisan politics. The next day Kainerugaba tweeted that “I am an adult and NO ONE will ban me from anything”. Muhoozi talk has been weaponised. It could one day push the regime – and Uganda – to the brink.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch: Listening billionaires’ stories it’s obvious they are sick of human species, whom they see as inferior beings around them
In order to roll back the labour victories of the postwar era (which had become harder to justify in the wake of falling profits), American elites both empowered finance capital (leading to a series of bubbles) and embraced deindustrialization, with many industries shifting to the Global South (notably China).
Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei keeps off funerals of commanders and scientists killed by Israel
In attendance were President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior figures including Ali Shamkhani, who was seriously wounded during the conflict and is an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as Khamenei’s son Mojtaba.
Vice President JD Vance is the loyal convert-in-chief and he is on top of the world after roping in for tech billionaires for Donald Trump
After serving in the Marines and graduating from Yale Law School, Vance bounced around from a stint on Capitol Hill in Texas senator John Cornyn’s office to a federal clerkship in Kentucky to a brief stint in corporate law before cutting his teeth in the VC field at Mithril Capital, a firm founded by billionaire Peter Thiel.
Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile
The happiness of these children isn’t guaranteed now as funding cuts have affected operations here. Fewer resources and staff are available to engage the children and ensure their safety. One of the dancers, Gladis Amwony, has lived in Kakuma for eight years now. In recent years, she has started taking part in the Acholi traditional dances to keep her Ugandan roots alive.
US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim
Donald Trump said US forces struck Iran’s three principal nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. He told Fox News’ Sean Hannity show that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, while 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired against other nuclear sites.
US strikes Iranian nuclear sites as Trump ignites debate on presidential authority, wins Republican praise
Democrats, and a few Republicans, said the strikes were unconstitutional, and demanded more information in a classified setting. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said that he received only a “perfunctory notification” without any details, according to a spokesperson.
Food rations are halved in one of Africa’s largest refugee camps following US President Trump aid pause
Food rations have been halved. Previous ration cuts led to protests in March. Monthly cash transfers that refugees used to buy proteins and vegetables to supplement the rice, lentils and cooking oil distributed by WFP have ended this month.
