The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal by President Donald Trump‘s administration in a case involving the legality of subjecting certain convicted immigrants with pending deportation proceedings to lengthy detention without bond hearings allowing them to seek a release on bail. The administration appealed a lower court’s ruling that said the U.S. Constitution’s right […]
The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States. The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 20 in the coming weeks, according to three U.S. officials and […]
Ghana has rejected a bilateral health deal with the United States, citing “unhealthy concerns” about terms requiring the sharing of sensitive health data with American counterparts. A highly placed source with knowledge about the subject confirmed to the Daily Graphic that Ghana declined the deal on the basis of the terms. The source said the country could […]
US President Donald Trump said the US will be done with its war in Iran “within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job. But we want to knock out every single thing they have.” Despite repeatedly listing four or five objectives for the war, Trump said he “had one […]
The US House of Representatives has voted to rescind US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods. In a 219-211 vote, six Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to back a resolution seeking to end the tariffs Trump imposed on Canada last year. The vote is largely symbolic as it will still need to be approved by […]
The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry says Ghana has secured a major reprieve in its trade relationship with the United States after Washington extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for one year. In a statement, the sector Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, welcomed the decision, describing it as a timely intervention that will protect […]
Donald Trump has vowed to “100%” follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries that oppose his demand to take control of Greenland. European allies have rallied around Greenland’s sovereignty. Denmark’s foreign minister emphasised that the US president cannot threaten his way to ownership of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. UK Foreign Secretary […]
US President Donald Trump says the US has carried out “large scale strike against Venezuela” and “captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro” and his wife. Here’s the statement from Truth Social in full: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who […]
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Victor Emmanuel Smith, has formally presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, officially beginning his diplomatic mission in Washington, DC. The ceremony took place at the Oval Office of the White House, where Ambassador Smith was among 14 newly appointed envoys accredited to the United […]
President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University last week in which two people were killed. The suspect, a Portuguese man who was found dead on Thursday, entered the country through the diversity lottery immigrant visa programme (DV1) in 2017 and was […]
President Donald Trump has signed a funding bill to reopen the U.S. government, ending the longest shutdown in American history after 43 days. The signing took place in the Oval Office, where the president made remarks before putting pen to paper on the measure that restores funding to federal agencies, departments, and programs. The bill […]
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of dollars from foreign aid organisations and lift an injunction that is forcing it to keep making payments. The U.S. Department of Justice, in an emergency filing, with the 6-3 conservative majority court noted that a 2-1 panel […]
