Thousands of asylum seekers have converged on the US border with Mexico, anticipating the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, but there is no clear indication of what the process might be to enter the United States. Asylum seekers are unclear if they should show up at […]
Day: December 20, 2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried paves way for extradition
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has signed legal papers paving the way for his extradition from the Bahamas to the United States, where he faces fraud charges over the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse, a Bahamas official has said. Doan Cleare, the Bahamas’ acting commissioner of Corrections, told […]
Photos: Zelenskyy visits troops as Putin hails Russian resolve
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the eastern city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the most intense combat since Russia invaded the country. He met troops on Tuesday and praised their “courage, resilience and strength” as artillery boomed in the background. Russian President Vladimir […]
January 6: What the criminal referrals against Donald Trump mean
Washington, DC – For nearly two years, Democrats in the United States have described Donald Trump and far-right Republicans as “insurrectionists“. Now, the congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has formally recommended insurrection charges against the former US president. The […]
Taliban release two detained Americans in ‘goodwill gesture’
The Taliban have released two Americans that had been in detention in Afghanistan, the state department said on Tuesday – the same day that the group faced condemnation for banning women at universities. “This, we understand, to have been a goodwill gesture on the part […]
Twitter is hit by dozens of legal complaints by ex-employees
Twitter Inc on Tuesday was accused by 100 former employees of various legal violations stemming from Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, including targeting women for layoffs and failing to pay promised severance. Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for the workers, said she had filed 100 […]
The Atlas Lions kindled a sense of belonging in Europe
The Altas Lions’ history-making run at the Qatar 2022 World Cup may have come to an end, but their victories are still making waves off the pitch. For us, members of the Moroccan diaspora living in Western Europe, this was a transformative experience. Throughout the […]
US reproductive health group offers telemedicine abortion service
An affiliate of the United States reproductive health nonprofit Planned Parenthood has announced on Tuesday that it started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics. The move is seen as a small step towards potentially offering much […]
Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry has said that female students would not be allowed access to the country’s universities until further notice. A letter, confirmed by a spokesperson for the higher education ministry on Tuesday, instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to […]
Morocco’s Atlas Lions receive hero’s welcome on return home
Morocco’s national football team have received a hero’s welcome upon their return home after accomplishing the seemingly impossible feat of finishing fourth at the World Cup in Qatar. After their plane touched down on Tuesday, the players rode an open-top bus through the major avenues […]