‘Remain in Mexico’ is back under Biden, with little resemblance to the Trump version

EL PASO — The immigration courts on the seventh floor of a downtown federal building here were jampacked in the summer of 2019 when the Trump administration ramped up its “Remain in Mexico” program. On an average day, more than … Read More

U.S. Republican senators vow to thwart any Iran deal if Biden skips congressional review

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WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – A group of 33 Republican senators warned U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday that they would work to thwart implementation of any new Iran nuclear agreement if his government did not allow Congress to review … Read More

Biden administration must rejig its North Korea strategy

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The US preoccupation with sanctions and its rhetoric of protecting its credibility with its regional allies seem rigid and dated The UN Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting this Friday to discuss North Korea’s seven missile tests in … Read More

U.S. and Allies Close to Reviving Nuclear Deal With Iran, Officials Say

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WASHINGTON — The United States and its European allies appear on the cusp of restoring the deal that limited Iran’s nuclear program, Biden administration officials said on Monday, but cautioned that it is now up to the new government in … Read More

U.S. begins returning migrants to Mexican border city under rebooted Trump-era policy

MEXICO CITY, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday began returning migrants to the Mexican city of Tijuana in an restart of a Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to wait for U.S. court hearings in Mexico, Mexican … Read More

Joe Biden Struggles With Trump-Era Policy As US Returns Mexican Migrants

The United States and Mexico last month agreed to relaunch the controversial scheme known as Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), in keeping with a US federal court order. Mexico City: The United States on Wednesday began returning migrants to the Mexican … Read More

All is not well in the transatlantic relationship

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Bruce Stokes is a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. January 20 marks the end of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency, an administration that promised to respect and rebuild the transatlantic alliance after … Read More

McConnell slams Senate Democrats for invoking Jan 6 to push filibuster changes: ‘Surreal’

Schumer pushes Senate filibuster reform to secure election legislation Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democrats in a floor speech Wednesday for using the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to justify proposed filibuster reform to pass election legislation. “It is surreal … Read More

Russia-China ties will be the big story of 2022 – analysis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a New Year greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The report was carried in Russia’s Tass News. “In that telegram he expressed great satisfaction with the development of … Read More

US ‘concerned’ over Iran rocket launch

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The U.S. is concerned about Iran’s development of space launch vehicles, saying there is a serious risk Tehran is building up its ballistic missile program and one could someday be used to carry a nuclear warhead, a State Department spokesperson … Read More

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