Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take immigrants deported by Trump?

Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take immigrants deported by Trump?

United States President Donald Trump‘s administration has deported thousands of undocumented immigrants since taking office last month, in a crackdown that critics argue is violating immigrants’ rights to due process. During his first month in office, the Trump administration has deported 37,660 people, according to data from the US Department of Homeland Security, often to…

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‘Trump is a madman’: Palestinian in Gaza mocks US president’s takeover plan

‘Trump is a madman’: Palestinian in Gaza mocks US president’s takeover plan

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestine – Leaning on a wooden cane, 72-year-old Fathi Abu al-Saeed navigates the rubble-strewn streets of Khan Younis’s al-Katiba neighbourhood — a daily ritual since he returned from displacement in the coastal region of al-Mawasi following the January 19 Gaza ceasefire. Carefully stepping over debris left by 15 months of relentless…

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Myanmar’s military regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ election

Myanmar’s military regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ election

Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed guards from Myanmar’s military were subject to repeated attacks from opposition groups, as they stumbled through a failed attempt to document the country’s population between October and December last year. One incident in early October…

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