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Trump says he is ending immigration protections for Somalis in Minnesota

President claims he is ‘immediately’ terminating temporary protected status in US state with largest Somali communityDonald Trump said on Friday night he was “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken.Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs. Continue reading...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation; Trump and Mamdani have cordial White House meeting – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from office effective January 2026Trump news at a glance: president meets Mamdani at White House and it was … nice?Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House oversight committee, has sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, urging the justice department to release the complete trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite the newly launched investigation into several Democrats’ ties to the late sex offender.“There is already a concern President Trump will attempt, on dubious legal grounds, to exploit a provision which allows DoJ to withhold information relevant to ongoing investigations,” Garcia wrote. Continue reading...

BBC Board Member Resigns After Trump Documentary Edit

An independent director on the BBC's board, Shumeet Banerji, has quit on Friday in the wake of what the public broadcaster said was an incorrect edit of a speech by President Donald Trump and which has prompted the threat of a $5 billion lawsuit.

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Families of Yemeni aid workers detained by Houthi rebels despair for their fate

Yemen's Houthi rebels have arrested dozens of workers with United Nations agencies, aid groups and nongovernmental organizations

Zelensky Rebuffs US Plan To End War, Says Won't 'Betray' Ukraine

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned he will not "betray" his country as he pushed back on a US plan to end the war on terms favourable to Moscow, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an ally.