• US resumes deportation flights to Haiti despite continuing bloodshed

    Critics condemn ‘reckless and cruel’ expulsions and say deportees likely to be targeted by armed gangs who control much of countryMore than 70 Haitians expelled from the United States have been flown back to Haiti on the first deportation flight since heavily armed gangs launched a bloody insurrection which has paralysed the capital and forced the prime minister from office.The flight, which landed in the port city of Cap-Haïtien early on Thursday, was described as “inhumane” by human rights...

  • Biden admin restarts deportation flights to Haiti as gangs begin violent takeover

    Biden restarts deportation flights to Haiti as gangs begin violent takeover (Second column, 19th story, link) Related stories:Warlord 'Barbecue' orders: 'Burn every house you find'

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    Newshour, US to deliver more arms to Ukraine

    US to deliver more arms to Ukraine after Congress approved multi-billion dollars aid package to Kyiv; also in the programme we look into claims of mass graves in Gaza; why have Tesla’s profit’s dropped?; and a lost Klimt painting goes on auction in Vienna.(Photo: Ukraine supporter holding American and Ukrainian flags outside Congress. Credit: Shutterstock)

  • Delta begins flights out of Midland International

    MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Delta flights out of Midland International Air and Space Port officially began on Monday, providing another flight option for those who may be interested. "This expansion not only creates an access point to diverse opportunities for business, leisure, and cultural exploration spanning Texas and beyond but also solidifies Delta’s commitment to []

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    Newshour, US secretary of state visits China

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to China - offering a mixture of friendliness and warnings. We assess US-China relations and ask what, if anything, this visit could change.Also in the programme: the father of a US-Canadian aid worker killed in Gaza tells us the message he'd like today’s memorial service to send to the world; and the possible dangers of yet another artificial sweetener - one that's hard to avoid if you like soft drinks, cakes or chewing gum.(MAGE: U.S....

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    Newshour, US calls for calm after strike on Iran

    Following a presumed Israeli retaliatory strike on Iran, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins renewed international calls for de-escalation. Israel has not commented on the attack, which saw projectiles reach deep into Iran. Also on the programme: the US Congress moves closer to approving $60 billion of aid for Ukraine; in India voting begins in the world’s biggest election. (Picture: Antony Blinken at the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Capri, Italy, April 19, 2024.Credit:...

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    Newshour, What difference will the new US aid make to Ukrainians?

    US President Joe Biden says Ukraine will receive more arms and equipment within the week after the US Senate approved a $60bn aid package. But what difference will this make to the people there? Also on the programme: we hear the conflicting claims about the mass graves found in Gaza; and the ‘lost’ painting of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt that has been sold at auction in Vienna.(Photo: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the National Security Supplemental. Credit:...

  • US To Begin Gaza Aid Pier Construction 'Very Soon'

    The United States will begin construction "very soon" on a pier to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

  • 7 day picket of US Embassy begins - Freedom News

    The protest is inspired by the non-stop picket held outside the South African Embassy in London from 1986 until Mandela's release in February 1990.

  • US flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen in airplane bathroom

    Investigators say man concealed iPhone to record bathroom video of 14-year-old girl, who used her phone to document evidenceAn American Airlines flight attendant was indicted on Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Authorities also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III had four separate videos which showed girls using lavatories on an aircraft where he worked.The 36-year-old Thompson of Charlotte,...

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    Newshour, US Supreme Court to decide if presidents can be immune from prosecution

    At a hearing in Washington DC, Donald Trump's lawyers have been arguing that he cannot be tried for his alleged crimes, which include conspiring to overturn the 2020 US presidential election. We ask lawyer Amy Howe what this all means for him and his political future.Also in the programme: a new transitional council is sworn in to lead Haiti amid continuing violence and chaos; and the so-called 'Pushkin plot' to steal rare books from libraries across Europe and replace them with fakes.(Photo: US...

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    Newshour, US says Gaza mass grave allegations “incredibly troubling”

    US: allegations Israeli forces buried Palestinians in mass grave 'incredibly troubling'