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Trump travel ban in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred from US
President Donald Trump's new travel ban took effect just after midnight on Monday, restricting entry to the US for citizens from 12 countries. This move revives a controversial policy from his first term. Image: Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on illegal entries. Many of the nations covered by the restrictions have adversarial relations with the United States, such as Iran and Afghanistan, while others face severe crises, like Haiti and Libya. In announcing his restrictions last week, Trump said the new measure was spurred by a recent "terrorist attack" on Jews in Colorado. The group had been protesting in solidarity with hostages held in Gaza when they were assaulted by a man the White House said had overstayed his visa. That attack, Trump said, "underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted" or who overstay their visas. The move bans all travel to the United States by nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, according to the White House. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading Trump also imposed a partial ban on travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Some temporary work visas from those countries will be allowed. New countries could be added, Trump warned, "as threats emerge around the world." Mehria, a 23-year-old woman from Afghanistan who applied for refugee status, said the new rules have trapped her and many other Afghans in uncertainty. "We gave up thousands of hopes and our entire lives... on a promise from America, but today we are suffering one hell after another," she told AFP. World Cup, Olympics, diplomats excluded The ban will not apply to athletes competing in the 2026 World Cup, which the United States is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico, or in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Trump's order said. Nor will it apply to diplomats from the targeted countries. United Nations rights chief Volker Turk warned that "the broad and sweeping nature of the new travel ban raises concerns from the perspective of international law." US Democratic lawmakers and elected officials blasted the ban as draconian and unconstitutional. "I know the pain that Trump's cruel and xenophobic travel bans inflict because my family has felt it firsthand," congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, who is Iranian-American, posted Sunday on X. "We will fight this ban with everything we have."
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Conman Usyk deserves an Oscar'
Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' trainer told Oleksandr Usyk he "conned the boxing world" as the two champions met in London before this summer's undisputed title fight. Pound-for-pound star Usyk beat Dubois via a ninth-round stoppage in August 2023 but was dropped by a body shot, which was declared a low blow, earlier in the fight. Advertisement They will contest a rematch – this time for all four world titles – at Wembley Stadium on 19 July. At a news conference on Tuesday Usyk presented Dubois with several images which showed an angle of the punch landing below the belt-line, and asked the Londoner to sign the photos. "It's disappointing me that you would stoop as low as bringing one of those photographs," Dubois' coach Don Charles said. "You should be given an Oscar for that performance. You conned the referee. You conned us. You conned the boxing world." A smirking Usyk replied: "You should teach your fighter to punch clean." Advertisement With the low blow conversation dominating the news conference, a bored Usyk took it upon himself to end the event, abruptly standing up and saying: "Thank you everyone. We'll go to training camp. See you later." A long face-off ended with Dubois, 27, looking away. There was no repeat of Monday's promotional face-off when Dubois pushed the 38-year-old Ukrainian. Low blow controversy dominates news conference Promoters Frank Warren and Alex Krassyuk sat on the top table for around half an hour, patiently waiting for the fighters. An energetic Dubois – wearing an understated tracksuit - eventually jogged on to the stage and saluted Warren. Advertisement Showman Usyk high-fived his team, bowed to around 50 or so members of the media and sang along to a Ukrainian song. Dressed in a combat-like vest, he took his seat and began quietly reciting prayers while he clutched rosary beads. Unsurprisingly, the conversation almost immediately turned to the punch from 21 months ago. "As I sit here now, all day long that was an illegal blow. It's not about the belt line it's wear the navel is," Warren said. Usyk continued to mouth his prayers and later put his head on the table in boredom. He was then involved in another war of words with Charles' son, heavyweight George Fox. Advertisement On Monday, Usyk suggested to Fox they should have a "street fight" with four members of their respective teams. Fox, who was sitting at the back of the room a day later, said Usyk - a man who has defended his country against the Russian invasion - must have been rattled. Usyk had photographs ready for Dubois and his promoter Frank Warren to sign [Getty Images] Team Usyk also had a 'boxing lesson' leaflet prepared to Dubois and his team [Getty Images] 'Funny dance' and Dubois 'on fire' Usyk will defend his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC titles and hope to reclaim the IBF strap Dubois currently holds [Getty Images] Usyk became boxing's first four-belt heavyweight champion when he beat Tyson Fury in May 2024. Unbeaten in 23 pro fights, Usyk is an Olympic gold medallist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion. The Crimea-born champion's two wins over Tyson Fury cemented his legacy as a generational – with the potential to go down as an all-time - great. Advertisement His technical prowess is unmatched, but Dubois promised "to put him to sleep". Dubois is a fighter in a rich vein of form, having recorded impressive stoppage wins over Jarrel Miller, Filip Hrgovic and two-time world champion Anthony Joshua in his past three fights. "I'm on fire now. I'm just pent up and ready to go. It's going to be a bloodbath. I'm going to put all the controversy and all that nonsense to rest. I'm a man of the future," he said. "[Usyk] will be doing a funny dance in the ring when I hit him." More boxing from the BBC
