Kaja Kallas rejects ‘fashionable euro-bashing’ by US leaders and says other countries ‘look up to us’ – key US politics stories from 15 February at a glanceThe European Union’s foreign policy chief has criticised US claims that Europe was facing “civilisational erasure” and rejected what she called “fashionable euro-bashing”.Kaja Kallas told an audience at the […]
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US strikes second alleged drug boat in a week, bringing death toll to 133 – The Guardian
Strike appears to be first in Caribbean since November, with vast majority of recent strikes happening in the PacificThe US military’s Southern Command, which oversees operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said it had carried out its second deadly boat strike this week. The command said the latest strike killed three suspected drug smugglers […]
Partial US government shutdown could mean airport delays, travel groups say – BBC
Travel groups and airlines are warning of potential disruption as the US federal government partially shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) .Several groups, including Airlines for America, said in a joint statement on Friday that without a deal, the risk of unscheduled absences by […]
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters – NBC News
news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeFederal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found. They batter bodies with rubber bullets and sear eyes with pepper spray. They lob tear gas and explosive flash-bangs at chanting crowds. They smash […]
Epstein’s Girlfriend Married a Woman, Showing How He Gamed Immigration – Bloomberg.com
Epstein’s Girlfriend Married a Woman, Showing How He Gamed Immigration Bloomberg.comsource