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Trump signs ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House. There are also seven additional countries whose nationals will face a partial […]

Trump’s latest travel ban order blocked

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s latest bid to impose travel restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the US has suffered a court defeat. A federal judge slapped a temporary restraining order on the open-ended ban […]

As the Travel Ban expires Trump sets new restrictions

September 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

Citizens of more than half a dozen countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday that will replace his expiring travel ban. “As […]

Trump travel ban suffers new court defeat

June 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking President Trump’s revised “travel ban” on people from six mainly Muslim nations. A lower court had issued the injunction on the grounds that the ban was […]

President Trump lashes out at Justice Department for court strategy on travel ban

June 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump lashed out at his own Justice Department Monday for seeking the Supreme Court’s backing for a “watered down, politically correct version” of the travel ban he signed in March instead of a […]

US travel ban goes to Supreme Court

June 2, 2017 World Justice News 0

The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The ban has been blocked by lower courts which have said that it is discriminatory. […]

Court rules not to reinstate the Trump travel ban

February 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A US appeals court has rejected a bid to reinstate President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not block a lower-court ruling that brought the president’s […]

Listen Live: Federal Appeals Court to Hear Arguments on Trump’s Travel Ban

February 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

The legal fight over an immigration order by President Trump will escalate on Tuesday, as three appeals court judges hear arguments over whether to reinstate the order, which bans refugees as well as visitors from […]

US federal appeals court rejects request to reinstate travel ban

February 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

The US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to reinstate a travel ban blocked by a federal judge on Friday. The late night ruling means the travel ban will remain suspended until […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]