ICE responds to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim that agents pulled over her son

Rep. Ilhan Omar — Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore By Face2Face Africa The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has denied Minnesota lawmaker Ilhan Omar’s claim that agents pulled her son over on Saturday and demanded that he prove his citizenship. During an interview with WCCO on Sunday, Omar, 43, claimed that ICE agents pulled

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Africa calls for fairer global governance

Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) delivers a speech at the African Summit in Accra, Ghana on Dec. 16, 2025. The inaugural African Summit, themed “Building a New United Africa,” opened Tuesday in Accra, Ghana’s capital, bringing together policymakers and stakeholders from across the continent to build consensus on a more integrated, interdependent and

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UK inflation slides to 3.2% before Bank of England rate decision

By Reuters British consumer price inflation fell unexpectedly sharply to 3.2% in November, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official figures showed on Wednesday, a day before the Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates. A Reuters poll of economists had shown a median forecast of a fall to 3.5%

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Trump seeks billions in defamation lawsuit against BBC over Jan. 6 speech edit

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against the BBC, seeking $5 billion for alleged defamation over an edit of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech by the British broadcaster. The suit, filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida, also brings a separate $5 billion claim for violating

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A video of a Ukrainian UN pilot asking for his release was released by Al-Shabab

A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian president and the UN Secretary-General to urgently begin negotiations for his release. The pilot, Olejnik Aleksandr, said he was the captain of a

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Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast elected Chile’s new president

This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows Jose Antonio Kast, candidate of Chilean far-right Republican Party, speaking after confirming his entry into the second round of the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile. Jose Antonio Kast won the Chilean presidential runoff election, becoming the country’s new president, said the electoral authorities on Sunday By

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Inside the Trump administration’s deportation push tearing U.S. families apart

President Donald Trump – Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore By Face2Face Africa Seven years after images of crying toddlers at the southern border provoked worldwide outrage, family separation tied to U.S. immigration enforcement has returned in a quieter but equally wrenching form. This time, it is occurring largely inside the country, as deportation efforts tear apart

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UN Security Council renews sanctions panel on Somalia’s Al-Shabab

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously renewed the mandate of the panel monitoring sanctions on Somalia-based Al-Shabab, according to Anadolu Agency reported. All 15 members voted in favour of the measure, which extends authorization for naval inspections to enforce an arms embargo on Somalia, as well as a ban on charcoal exports and controls

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Kremlin suggests it may not like new Ukraine peace proposals after recent U.S.-Ukraine talks

A view shows the Kremlin’s towers, the Grand Kremlin Palace and cathedrals behind the wall in central Moscow, Russia, August 7, 2025. Photographer Evgenia Novozhenina By Reuters Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday that Moscow has not seen revised U.S. proposals made after the most recent talks with Ukraine, but that it

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High Court Suspends Kenya-U.S. Ksh 200B Health Cooperation Deal

Kenyan President William Ruto with President Donald Trump and other African leaders at the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025. By Kenyans The High Court has issued conservatory orders suspending the health cooperation agreement between Kenya and the United States, signed last week. Justice Bahati Mwamuye

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