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All the countries affected by Trump’s expanded travel ban

The number of countries whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entry to the United States increased from 19 to 39.

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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

The move follows the US seizure of a tanker last week and appears designed to apply more pressure to President Nicolás Maduro.

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Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries

People from Syria, South Sudan and those with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority are included in the latest restrictions. More than 35 countries are now under U.S. travel restrictions.

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Trump orders "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela

President Trump on Tuesday called for a "total and complete blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Trump announces ‘complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers to Venezuela

In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump also declared the government of President Nicolás Maduro a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

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Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela

It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela and as the Trump administration increases pressure on the country's government.

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Trump orders blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going in an out of Venezuela

President Trump on Tuesday ordered a "total and complete blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers entering or departing Venezuela.

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Inside Sednaya prison, the Assad regime's house of horrors

Former prisoner Mutassim Abdulsatir gave Margaret Brennan a tour of the notorious prison where Syrians were tortured, beaten, and killed during the reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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Russia's assault on Ukrainian civilians raises war crimes concerns

One attack this past spring illustrates what investigators describe as Russia's strategy: On Palm Sunday, Russian missile strikes killed 35 civilians.

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Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group

President Trump designated Venezuela a "foreign terrorist organization" Tuesday and formally ordered a blockade of all U.S. sanctioned oil tankers servicing the country.Why it matters: Trump's newest escalation, which he says is backed by a giant U.S. armada, exerts unprecedented pressure on Venezue…

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Zelenskyy and some 30 countries to approve compensation body for Ukraine damages

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and about 30 other countries are expected to approve plans to create a compensation body for damages caused by the Russian invasion

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Fitch Pushes Colombia Further Into Junk Citing Fiscal Deficits

Fitch Ratings downgraded Colombia’s credit rating one notch deeper into junk territory, citing persistently large budget deficits that will add to the nation’s debt load.

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Trump expands US entry ban to include Palestinians and Syrians

Administration cites war and weak governance without citing evidence of specific security threats from nations listed

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Canadian MP blocked from West Bank rejects Israel’s ‘safety concern’ claims

'How is it that members of parliament are a public safety concern?' Canadian MP Jenny Kwan tells Al Jazeera.

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Here are the Caribbean allies helping the U.S. against Venezuela

The Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago are hosting U.S. forces and facilities. Grenada is considering it.

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Palestinian infant freezes to death in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid

Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave.

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South African authorities raid US refugee facility

South African authorities raided a U.S. refugee facility in the country, briefly detaining U.S. staff who have been processing white Afrikaner refugees. The episode is sure to be a source of further tension between U.S. and South African officials who have denied claims from President Trump that th…

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Palestinians mourn teenager killed by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

Mourners crowded the streets of Tuqu in the occupied West Bank to say goodbye to 16-year-old Ammar Sabah.

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UK set to rejoin EU’s flagship student exchange programme

Britain expected to return to Erasmus+ scheme as part of reset of relations with the bloc

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Deals put UK-US trade relationship in the spotlight | Letters

Richard Torbett and Nick Dearden respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on Keir Starmer’s medicines agreement with Donald TrumpFar from costing British lives, as Aditya Chakrabortty suggests (What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives, 11 Decemb…