A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully deporting migrants through Ghana as a “transit hub” to circumvent protections granted by American immigration judges. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia by Asian Americans Advancing Justice, alleges that non-citizens who had been granted…
The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana has rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over Gaza and resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians living in the area. Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsattari told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday that Palestinians “prefer to live in their tents than to be displaced” and that the destruction of…
The two “blacklisted” companies are PVH Corp, the holding company for brands including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, and US biotechnology firm Illumina. In a statement, China’s commerce ministry accused the firms of “discriminatory measures against Chinese enterprises”. It also said the move was designed to “safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, in accordance…
US President Donald Trump issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four years ago. Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, two far-right groups, are among those whose sentences were commuted by the new Republican president as he took office on…
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to keep fighting for the ideals that powered her presidential campaign on Wednesday in a concession speech that acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump’s win while warning of potential dark times to come. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” she told supporters, many…
