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‘Dreams will take root:’ Santa Clara starts the yearlong countdown to the 2026 World Cup
The Mercury News - California
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June 12, 2025
Set against the backdrop of Levi’s Stadium, the official FIFA World Cup countdown clock began ticking down from 365 days on Wednesday morning, signaling the approach of the world’s biggest soccer tournament that’s coming to the Bay Area next year....
Wood Mackenzie Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 With Senior Delegation, Driving Investment And Insight Across Africa's Energy Sector
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 12, 2025/APO Group/ -- Energy research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie will participate in the African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies conference, with a...
President Trump's new travel ban could face legal challenges
KBZK Bozeman - Montana
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June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump's new travel ban will likely face legal challenges — but it may withstand them more than a 2017 travel ban that he signed during his first term. The new ban completely restricts travel for most foreigners from Afghanistan,...
Trump Signs Travel Ban Affecting 12 Nations, Escalates Tensions with Harvard
Voice of the Cape
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June 5, 2025
United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning entry to the U.S. for nationals from 12 countries, citing national security concerns. The travel ban, set to take effect from June 9, targets citizens of: Afghanistan,...
Fury and resignation around the world as Trump's travel ban comes roaring back
NBC News
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June 5, 2025
Nationals of 12 countries will be barred from entering the United States: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Partial bans have also been placed on nationals from...
Trump Bans Nationals From These 12 Countries
KFYI - Arizona
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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday (June 4) banning nationals from 12 countries -- Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen -- from entering the...
CT universities warn international students about travel amid Trump ban. One school has thousands
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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June 11, 2025
Officials at Connecticut universities are urging international students to be cautious after President Donald Trump recently implemented a travel ban barring citizens from a dozen countries from entering the country. “We are advising caution if...
The President Issues A Travel Ban Against
850 WFTL - Florida
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June 5, 2025
President Trump has banned travel from 12 countries, citing security risks. Multiple reports say the proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries. The list includes foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Burma,...
Trump’s travel ban affecting several countries to go into effect Monday
Madhyamam
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June 5, 2025
Washington: President Donald Trump has reinstated a travel ban similar to the one implemented during his first term. On Wednesday night, he signed a proclamation barring entry into the United States for individuals from a dozen countries,...
Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 12 countries set to go into effect Monday
Dunya News
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World World Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 12 countries set to go into effect Monday Close “We don’t want them,” Trump said Topline The new ban includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,...
Triad college students affected by President Trump's travel ban
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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June 12, 2025
STREETS OF LOS ANGELES. HERE IN THE TRIAD, SOME STUDENTS COULD SEE THE EFFECTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN. THE BAN PROHIBITS NATIONALS OF 12 COUNTRIES FROM ENTERING THE U.S. AND PLACES SEVEN ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES UNDER PARTIAL TRAVEL...
US Imposes Travel Ban and Restrictions on 19 Countries
Nigerian Eye
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June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump has announced a travel ban on citizens of 12 countries and imposed restrictions on visitors from 7 others, citing national security concerns. The countries under the ban include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo,...
Trump says he's ‘very disappointed' in Musk for slamming GOP bill
NBC Connecticut
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June 5, 2025
What to Know Trump said he is "very disappointed" in Elon Musk for his criticisms of the Republican policy bill, which includes many of the administration's priorities. He suggested Musk was upset that the bill removed a Biden-era electric vehicle...
Trump Executive Order Triggers Travel Bans for 19 Countries and Harvard’s New F/M/J Students; World Cup Athletes Exempt
JD Supra - California
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June 11, 2025
On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued two separate proclamations limiting visa issuance and travel to the United States for the nationals of 19 countries. Long anticipated, the full suspension of entry and travel ban affects both immigrant and...
New Travel Ban Issued Restricting U.S. Entry by Foreign Nationals of Select Countries
JD Supra - California
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June 11, 2025
On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals from select countries, which took effect on June 9, 2025. Citing national security and public safety concerns, the order imposes travel restrictions...
Rashid and Omarzai set to miss MLC 2025
ESPN Africa
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June 11, 2025
Nagraj Gollapudi CloseNagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo Jun 11, 2025, 12:27 PM Afghanistan allrounder Rashid Khan will be absent from the 2025 edition of Major League Cricket. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Rashid, who plays for MI...
SC's history connects to West Africa. Will travel restrictions hurt efforts to honor those ties?
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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June 11, 2025
Over the past year, park leaders have worked to find and transport a commemorative stone from Sierra Leone to Hilton Head Island. The stone, or boulder, will be about 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide, said Ahmad Ward, executive director of Mitchelville...
Visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports
The Rising Nepal
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Miami June 11: President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed...
Xi, Sassou congratulate FOCAC ministerial meeting of coordinators
CGTN
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A floral decoration at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing, China, September 2, 2024. /VCG A floral decoration at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing, China, September 2, 2024. /VCG Chinese President Xi...
Rally at San Diego Int'l Airport slams 'racist' Trump travel ban
KPBS - California
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June 11, 2025
The local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and immigrant rights groups rallied in front of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday to protest the latest Trump administration travel ban. "This is a discriminatory,...