Ongoing challenges: Biden to hand unfinished agenda to Trump for chaotic Middle East

MATT SPETALNICK, of Reuters, reports that Biden’s Middle East record is likely to be remembered for the conflicts that unfolded during the past few years, leaving much unfinished business for the incoming Trump administration…
Florida counts cost of Hurricane Milton amid political storm

Fort Pierce/St Petersburg, Florida, US Reuters Florida on Friday was clearing downed trees and power lines and mopping up flooded neighbourhoods after Hurricane Milton roared through leaving at least 16 people dead. While Milton did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared in Florida, one of many states hit by Hurricane Helene […]
US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash climate “super pollutant” methane from oil and gas

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on US oil and gas industry releases of methane, part of a global plan to rein in emissions that contribute to climate change. The rules, two years in the making, were announced by US officials at the United […]
US Supreme Court won’t revive law targeting federal gun curbs

Washington DC, US Reuters The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to revive a Missouri law that bars state and local officials from enforcing certain federal gun restrictions that the Republican-crafted law had claimed to nullify for violating firearms rights protected by the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Handing a victory to President Joe Biden’s administration, the […]
First US deportation flight lands in Venezuela under new Biden crackdown

Harlingen, Texas, US Reuters The first US deportation flight to Venezuela under a new Biden administration initiative landed in Caracas on Wednesday, as part of a tougher approach to border enforcement as the US struggles with record illegal crossings. At an airport in Harlingen, Texas, on Wednesday morning, buses dropped Venezuelan men and women in […]
US easing Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal – official

Washington DC, US Reuters The Biden administration is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector almost immediately in response to a 2024 election deal reached between the Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition, a senior US State Department official told Reuters on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US was […]
The Long Read: Biden’s new asylum policy strands some migrants at Mexico border

LAURA GOTTESDIENER, TED HESSON, MICA ROSENBERG, KRISTINA COOKE and DAINA BETH SOLOMON, of Reuters, report…
US faith-based refugee resettlement agencies denounce new asylum rule

United States RNS Many US faith-based refugee agencies have long called for the end of the emergency health rule that allowed the government to quickly expel undocumented immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border. But now that the rule is expiring at 11:59pm on Thursday, 11th May, those same faith-based refugee agencies are denouncing the replacement rules […]
Dozens of migrant children reported missing in Houston, raising alarms

Reuters Federal and local officials are scrambling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children, after Houston police raised concerns about dozens of migrant children reported missing in the Texas city since last year, according to US Government officials and related emails reviewed by Reuters. The cases underscore the challenges for US President Joe […]
A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

Washington DC, US Reuters As weary US military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago, officials across the government steeled themselves for intense public scrutiny into how America’s longest war ended in shambles with the Taliban retaking power. But as the United States marks the first anniversary of the withdrawal […]