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US judge questions Trump officials' refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Abrego Garcia's deportation has become a national flashpoint as President Donald Trump follows up on campaign promises of mass deportations, including to a notorious prison in El Salvador

Biden warns that Trump administration 'taking hatchet' to social security

In fewer than 100 days, this new administration has done so much damage and so much destruction, said Biden

Judge orders release of billions from two key Biden-era initiatives

US District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, sided with conservation and nonprofit groups

Judge blocks labour dept from enforcing key part of Trump's anti-DEI orders

Judge Matthew Kennelly of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued the ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by Chicago Women in Trades

Visa cancellations leave foreign students in US fearing deportation

At least 600 students at more than 90 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated in recent weeks

Singapore dissolves parliament, paving way for general elections

Elections Department is expected to set a date for the polls later in the afternoon

Palestinian activist expecting US citizenship interview arrested by ICE

Green card holder Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal US resident since 2015, was detained by ICE agents at the USCIS office in Colchester

Next round of nuclear talks in Oman, says Iran after officials name Rome

American officials have not said where the talks would be held

Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

The administration urged Harvard to adopt merit-based admissions, leadership reforms, and audit diversity views among students, faculty, and staff in a letter sent on Friday

White House proposes significant cuts to State dept, UN, Nato funding

The proposal, which was presented to the State Department last week and is still in a highly preliminary phase, is not expected to pass muster with either the department's leadership or Congress

Won't be releasing Maryland man back to US, says El Salvador Prez Bukele

Trump administration officials emphasised that Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and that the US has no say in his future

International students challenge widespread US visa revocations in court

In lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security, students have argued the government lacked justification to cancel their visa or terminate their legal status

Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, president says

President Bola Tinubu also said he has ordered an investigation over the late Sunday night attack on the Zike community, extending his condolences to the victims and their families

US Army to take over border land for base, may detain migrants: Officials

The Trump administration's plan to transfer the border zone to military control aims to bypass a federal law restricting US troops from engaging in domestic law enforcement on American soil

Intruder arrested near UnitedHealthcare HQ months after CEO's killing

Police in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka said the suspect was arrested outside of the United Healthcare corporate campus

Hong Kong defends immigration procedures after British MP denied entry

Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, said on Bluesky that authorities offered no explanation for what she called a cruel and upsetting blow

EU pledges $1.8 bn aid package to Palestinian Authority to rebuild Gaza

Over a third of the two-year aid will directly support the Palestinian Authority to boost finances, governance, and private sector growth

Russia claims attack on Ukraine's Sumy was supposed to target troops

Two ballistic missiles struck central Sumy on Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, including two children, and injuring 119, according to Ukrainian officials

Trump slams Iran for slow nuclear talks, says they're 'tapping us along'

The next meeting is expected to take place on Saturday in Rome, according to a source in the Italian government

Shooting at US city park leaves two dead, nine injured in Arkansas

It happened at 5th Avenue Park in Conway, about 43 kilometres north of Little Rock. Conway Police said in a Facebook post Sunday night that the nine people injured were in stable condition