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  *Trump signs immigration actions on birthright citizenship, ‘ birth tourism’ WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme …

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for urgent, community-led action to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued on Thursday, the agencies urged stronger early case detection, comprehensive contact tracing, improved treatment access, frontline health worker support and faster …

Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on “a sovereign State through threats and coercion.” The Human Rights Council–appointed group of experts warned that without swift action from the international community and civil society, Cuba risk becoming a “silent Gaza”. The comparison was recently …

President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found. More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took office for a second term, and at least six …

The United Nations has warned that the Islamic State terrorist group remains a serious threat in Africa, especially in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin and parts of Central Africa. Senior UN counter-terrorism officials gave the warning on Wednesday while briefing the Security Council on the activities of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Oguljeren Niyazberdiyeva, Chief of the Office …

DETROIT (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary, setting up a crucial test for progressives in a key battleground state. El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman, in November in a race that will help determine control …

Africa is bearing a disproportionate burden of global biodiversity loss, threatening food security, livelihoods, clean water and climate resilience across the continent. Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, disclosed this during a major scientific and policy meeting in Nairobi. Schomaker said biodiversity loss was not an abstract environmental problem for Africans, particularly rural communities, farmers, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election. A legal brief by the FBI Agents Association is one of five filed …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch could disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location, according to an assessment by the National Park Service. Many of Washington’s monuments, buildings and sites have been carefully planned over decades to reflect significant moments in the nation’s history and evoke symbolism in being connected …

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are easing on Monday and helping to calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. That has U.S. stock indexes rallying, though sharp swings are continuing to roil underneath the surface. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% following its wild July, where it swung up and down as oil prices shot higher because …