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Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
BRICS gets more powerful despite Trump's bloc ‘Dead' declaration Algeria
Algeria has officially joined the BRICS-backed New Development Bank (NDB), marking a major expansion of the bank's influence into North Africa and further accelerating the BRICS bloc's push to provide an alternative to Western-dominated financial institutions. The accession was finalized on May 22, 2025, with NDB President Dilma Rousseff congratulating Algeria and highlighting its vital role in both the Northern African and global economies. Watch for more
Int'l Business Times
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Judge Warns Trump Admin Against Deporting Migrants To Libya: 'Would Clearly Violate This Court's Order'
A federal judge is warning the Trump administration against deporting third-country migrants to Libya following reports about imminent flights to the war-torn country. Concretely, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston said such a move would violate a standing court order preventing people from being forcibly taken to countries where they could be hurt or killed. Responding to an emergency request from lawyers representing migrants, Murphy said he has already prevented the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from deporting people to third countries without the possibility of challenging the decision. "If there is any doubt — the Court sees none — the allegedly imminent removals, as reported by news agencies and as Plaintiffs seek to corroborate with class-member accounts and public information, would clearly violate this Court's Order," reads a passage of Murphy's ruling. President Donald Trump rejected any knowledge about deportation flights to the Northern African country, referring the matter to the DHS. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller did hint at such a decision, criticizing the ruling and saying "another judge puts himself in charge of the Pentagon." "This is a judicial coup," he added. The possibility of sending migrants to Libya made headlines on Wednesday after different outlets reported on the matter. Quoting officials familiar with the matter, CBS News detailed that deportations could have started as soon as this week. The Libyan provisional government, however, denied on Wednesday having reached an agreement with the Trump administration to receive third-country deportees. In a publication reported by NBC News, the country's Government of National Unity said it "categorically denies the existence of any agreement or coordination with it regarding the reception of any migrants deported from the United States." The body also pointed at "some parallel parties that are not subject to legitimacy" as potentially involved with the development. Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army, which controls the eastern half of the country and some enclaves in the west, also rejected the possibility, saying it would "violate the sovereignty of the homeland." The State Department has a Level 4 travel advisory for Libya, warning Americans not to travel there due to "crime, terrorism, unexploded landmines, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed conflict." The country is also transited by many migrants who try to reach Europe. Advocates and U.S. officials have received accounts of mistreatment and even torture in detention centers in the country. Originally published on Latin Times
Morocco World
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Algerian Court Sentences Boualem Sansal to 5 Years in Prison
Rabat – A court in Algeria has announced a five-year prison sentence against French Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, a verdict that is expected to exacerbate the already fragile diplomatic ties between Paris and Algiers. The court announced its ruling today, according to an AFP correspondent at the courtroom, noting that the writer was charged with allegedly undermining Algeria's territorial integrity. The verdict came after Sansal openly endorsed Morocco's position on Western Sahara during an interview earlier this year. In addition to the prison sentence, Sansal will also pay a fine of €3,500. The prosecutor initially requested a ten-year prison sentence for the 80-year-old author. Police in Algeria arrested Sansal in November, further deepening the already fragile tensions between Algiers and Paris. In January, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Algeria for its decision to detain the renowned author, calling the writer's arrest a 'disgrace.' 'Algeria dishonors itself by preventing a gravely ill man from receiving proper care,' Macron said, expressing disappointment that such acts do not reflect the values of a nation that shares deep historical and familial ties with France. He also described the author's arrest as 'arbitrary.' Earlier this month, a support committee in France called for a demonstration in Paris, urging for the author's release while describing the prosecutor's 10-year prison sentence as a 'death sentence.' 'This concerns all engaged citizens, human rights defenders, freedom advocates, and cultural figures. It is our responsibility to stand against this grim fate,' the committee stated in an appeal published by La Tribune Dimanche. Algeria's regime supports the separatist claims by the Polisario Front, a group that has been challenging Morocco's territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces for decades. Beyond the claims support, Algeria's regime also hosts, finances, arms, and trains the separatist militias. Algeria's stance on France's position extends beyond Paris's frustration over the arrest. The Northern African country has been lobbying and exerting pressure on France to reverse its newfound position on Western Sahara since Macron announced his country's official recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. In addition to its Sahara position, Algeria has been at odds with France over its reluctance to receive its Algerian nationals subjected to a deportation order from Paris. French officials have been calling for a strong stance from the Macron government, calling on the cabinet to respond by disallowing some French people to use diplomatic passports for tourism, medical treatment, and shopping. Some officials also called on France to recall its ambassador in Algeria and change gear to tackle the diplomatic crisis. Amid the crisis, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune claimed recently that he trusted the French president to resolve the crisis between the two countries. 'To avoid falling into the noise or the political chaos over there, I would just say three words: We keep President Macron as the only point of reference,' he said, describing the crisis between the two countries as a 'moment of misunderstanding.' Macron has to date offered no response to Tebboune's claims. Tags: algeria boualem sansalBoualem Sansal
BBC News
04-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Whipsnade lion triplets are two males and a female, zoo reveals
The first health check of three lion cubs has revealed that two of them are males and the third is a at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire said 11-week-old cubs were doing well but one of the males had a heart murmur and the other was not walking as Northern African triplets were born to lioness Winta and Malik - both three-year-olds - at the attraction on 25 veterinary officer Dr Taina Strike said the cubs' mother, Winta, was doing well and one of the triplets would be "under close veterinary observation for the next few weeks". Winta was one of two lionesses moved to Whipsnade from Antwerp Zoo in May zoo said scientific studies in 2017 showed that of the two distinct subspecies of African lion - Northern and Southern - Northern lions faced greater threats in the wild and were therefore "in most need of vital conservation attention". Dr Strike added: "Not only does the health check allow us to assess their progress and boost the immune systems of the young cubs, but every opportunity to examine an animal boosts our veterinary knowledge and expertise, which we can directly apply to animals we and our colleagues around the world are protecting in the wild."Predators team leader Steve Merrick-White said the siblings were "already developing strong personalities – the female is really feisty and bold, whilst one of the males is a little quieter but can fix you with a good glare"."These three cubs are important for the conservation breeding programme for their sadly threatened subspecies," he cubs' vital statistics will be added to Species360, a zoological record-keeping software system used to manage the welfare, health, and population data of animals under human care. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
