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Nigeria ready for US deals but travel ban a challenge -Minister
The Chronicle News Online
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June 20, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria is ready for business deals with the United States but travel restrictions remain a challenge. Tuggar stated this during the 54th ordinary session of the mediation and security council at...
Trump administration could impose travel ban on 36 more countries "
NewsBytes
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Earlier this month, Trump signed a proclamation banning the entry of citizens from 12 countries. The countries were Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Seven...
Op-Ed | To Travel or Not to Travel: Navigating U.S. Border During Heightened Immigration Enforcement
AM New York Metro
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June 19, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters building in downtown Washington, DC. John M. Chase / Getty Images With increased border scrutiny, many foreign nationals are anxious about traveling to and from the United States. Harris Beach...
Simon Calder answers your air travel safety questions – from Boeing worries to the truth about budget airlines
The Independent
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June 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
'A freedom holiday': New Orleans Juneteenth festival at Congo Square planned Thursday
Nola - Louisiana
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As the world’s attention was captured by George Floyd’s death and groups mobilized to acknowledge the contributions and struggles of the Black community across the nation, New Orleans native Shaddai Livingston stepped up to plan a local...
Sindh reports first Congo virus death of 2025
The Express Tribune
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June 19, 2025
KARACHI: Sindh has reported its first death from Congo virus this year, following the passing of a 42-year-old man in Karachi. The patient, a resident of District Malir, was admitted to Indus Hospital in Korangi on June 16 after testing positive...
Vancouver Folk Music Festival promises beach vibes with global grooves and local voices
The Georgia Straight
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June 18, 2025
(This story is sponsored by the Vancouver Folk Music Festival) Celebrating its 48th year, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is a staple of Vancouver’s summer music scene—and it returns this year with a full weekend showcasing the best in...
36 more countries may be added to Trump’s travel ban
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering expanding President Donald Trump’s new travel ban to as many as 36 additional countries, most of which are in Africa, according to a June 14 cable reviewed by The New York Times. This month,...
President Trump issues new travel/visa restrictions on 19 countries
JD Supra - California
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June 18, 2025
Key takeaways President Donald J. Trump imposes full travel/visa bans on certain foreign nationals from 12 countries (with some exceptions) and partial travel/visa restrictions on seven other countries focusing primarily on students. The new...
US Threatens to Add 36 More Countries to Controversial Travel Ban List
Morocco World News
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June 18, 2025
Rabat – US President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies continue as his administration is planning to add 36 countries to the travel ban list. This means that citizens from 36 additional countries will be banned from entering the...
BAJI Condemns Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Muslim Travel Ban, ICE Raids in Los Angeles, and Escalating Authoritarianism
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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June 17, 2025
An ICE officer oversees an immigration enforcement operation. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s aggressive escalation of anti-Black,...
US Scrutiny on Caribbean CBI Programs: A Diplomatic Tightrope Walk; SKN Issues Statement On Alleged Travel Ban/Restriction
Win Media SKN
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June 17, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—A recently leaked United States State Department memo has placed four Eastern Caribbean nations, including St. Kitts and Nevis, under new scrutiny, raising concerns over the future mobility of their...
U.S. considers travel ban expansion to 36 more countries, including Kyrgyzstan.
Kun.uz
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June 16, 2025
The U.S. administration is considering a significant expansion of travel restrictions that could result in either partial or complete bans on entry for citizens of 36 additional countries. Photo: Carlos Moreno/Anadolu/picture alliance According to...
Trump Considering Adding 36 More Countries to Travel Ban
To Vima
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June 17, 2025
A newly leaked internal document from the U.S. State Department reveals that the Trump administration is considering a major expansion of its travel ban policy, potentially targeting 36 additional countries. If fully enacted, nearly one in five...
How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma was supposed to be in New York last week. For months, the disability rights activist from Sierra Leone had been looking forward to his trip to the United Nations session. He had a busy schedule of meetings and official...
Kenya on High Alert as Trump Considers New Travel Ban
Kenyans.co.ke
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June 16, 2025
Kenya has been placed on high alert after fresh reports emerged on Monday, June 16, suggesting the United States is planning to expand its travel restrictions, targeting tens of African countries. The fresh plans were outlined in an internal cable...
COMMENTARY: This travel ban is as pointless as the last one
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 16, 2025
President Donald Trump has resurrected the travel ban from his first term. This time, it's more expansive and better designed to withstand a judicial challenge. But it's still a solution in search of a problem -- and likely to cause massive...
New travel ban impacts UF international community
The Independent Florida Alligator
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In the midst of ICE raids, student visa revocations and international unease, America’s immigrant community is facing another hostile measure. A travel ban issued on 12 countries by President Donald Trump went into effect June 9, restricting entry...
COMMENTARY: New travel ban seeks to block all visits from a handful of countries
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is imposing a long-expected revamp of the cruel policy that made it very clear during the early days of his first term that the president was not bluffing on his desire to indiscriminately target entire classes of...
Trump warns Putin of 100% tariffs if Ukraine peace deal isn’t reached in 50 days
El País
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July 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump once again turned to tariffs — not this time to balance trade, but to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into negotiating with Ukraine and agreeing to a ceasefire. “I’m very, very unhappy [with Putin],” Trump...