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UN Special Envoy to Libya Is the Job Hanna Tetteh Has Long F...
Modern Ghana
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It ought to have come as absolutely no news at all that Ms. Hanna Tetteh, the half-Hungarian and half-Ghanaian former John “I Have No Classmates in Ghana” Dramani Mahama-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, would not either be applying for or...
Trump sets 50% US tariffs on copper
FBC News
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July 10, 2025
Source: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1. “I am announcing a 50%...
IOM Reaches Milestone as 100,000 Migrants Return Home from Libya
IOM - UN Migration
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June 12, 2025
Geneva/Tripoli, 12 June 2025 – In a significant milestone, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped over 100,000 migrants voluntarily return home from Libya since launching its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme in...
Hannibal Gaddafi's health worsens after 10 years in detention
The New Arab
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June 12, 2025
Hannibal Gaddafi has been held by Lebanon since 2015 over the 1978 disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr - which happened when Gaddafi was only 2 years old [Getty] Hannibal Gaddafi, son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has resumed his hunger...
Trump’s global tariff gamble shakes trade norms
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 9, 2025
The Blueprint Trump announces sweeping new global tariffs up to 70%. U.S. allies like Japan and South Korea among those targeted. Letters replace formal trade talks, raising policy concerns. WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump last rolled out...
Mass graves unveiled in Libya
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Dozens of bodies have been found in detention centers across Libya, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported on Wednesday, urging an independent investigation into the disturbing discoveries and reported abuses at these sites. Since...
IOM returns 100,000 migrants home from Libya
The Sun Nigeria
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June 12, 2025
From Sola Ojo, Abuja The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has helped over 100,000 migrants voluntarily return home from Libya since launching its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme in 2015. The intervention, funded by the...
Egypt’s crackdown drives refugees on new route to Libya and beyond
Kuwait Times
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June 11, 2025
CAIRO: Bahr El-Din Yakoub fled Sudan to seek sanctuary in Egypt after a missile ripped through his home in Khartoum and killed four of his friends. But economic hardship and a crackdown on refugees in Egypt pushed him onwards, first along...
Marsa Matrouh Hospital receives bodies of drowned migrants, including a Libyan
The Libya Observer
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Egyptian media announced that Marsa Matrouh General Hospital in Egypt received on Monday 10 bodies of illegal migrants of Egyptian and African nationalities while they were attempting to cross the sea on an illegal migration journey that started...
Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil amid trade deal push
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions by imposing a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, effective August 1. The move comes amid his broader strategy to secure bilateral trade deals while criticizing Brazil’s legal...
Gaza-bound convoy arrives in Libya, headed to Rafah to defy Israel’s aid blockade
The Times of Israel
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June 11, 2025
ZAWIYA, LIBYA — A convoy carrying hundreds of people en route to the Gaza Strip arrived in Libya on Tuesday, after it set out earlier this week in a bid to challenge Israel’s blockade of the territory. The land convoy began its journey in Tunis on...
North African aid convoy enters Libya en route to Gaza
Sun Online International
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An overland aid convoy bound for Gaza crossed into Libya on Tuesday, in an effort to spotlight a crippling Israeli siege on the Palestinian enclave, organisers said. Consisting of 12 buses and 100 private cars, the convoy of more than 1,000...
Nasdaq refreshes record as US markets close higher
Azzet
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July 9, 2025
Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), with the Nasdaq Composite reaching a fresh record close as gains in major technology names buoyed sentiment despite escalating tariff rhetoric from United States President Donald Trump. The...
America, ‘nation of immigrants,’ turns on immigrants: A conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Real News Network
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July 9, 2025
For generations, the Statue of Liberty has stood as a beacon representing the promise of America as a land of freedom and opportunity for immigrants from all over the world. But in 2025, as immigrant communities are being vilified and terrorized...
‘Sumud’ convoy crosses Libya, toward Rafah in resistance for Gaza
Sabah
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June 11, 2025
A convoy of nearly 2,000 activists from across North Africa is making its way toward the Gaza Strip in a symbolic effort to protest Israel’s blockade and express solidarity with the Palestinian people. The initiative, known as the Maghreb...
Egypt's crackdown drives Sudanese refugees on new route to Libya and beyond
The Malaysian Star
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June 11, 2025
CAIRO/ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Bahr el-Din Yakoub fled Sudan to seek sanctuary in Egypt after a missile ripped through his home in Khartoum and killed four of his friends. But economic hardship and a crackdown on refugees in Egypt pushed him...
Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The group says that led to children being held in “cage-like detention facilities or shipped off to untold destinations.” In Springfield, there are more than 1,200 American-born children of Haitian immigrants younger than 4, according to the Clark...
Thousands begin global march to break Gaza blockade, first convoy reaches Libya
Daily Times
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June 11, 2025
Thousands of people from 50 countries have launched a global march to end the Israeli blockade on Gaza. The goal is to raise awareness about the suffering of Palestinians and demand an end to the siege. Participants include human rights activists...
Trump Sets 50% U.S. Tariffs On Copper, Brazilian Imports Starting In August
HuffPost
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1....
Donald Trump sets 50 per cent tariffs on copper imports, goods from Brazil
SBS
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United States President Donald Trump has launched his global tariff blitz into overdrive, announcing a new 50 per cent tariff on US copper imports and a 50 per cent duty on goods from Brazil, both to take effect on 1 August. "I am announcing a 50%...