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Trump May Expand Travel Ban List
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a significant expansion of its travel ban, potentially adding up to 36 more nations to the existing list of 19 already facing full or partial restrictions. This move, detailed in a State Department...

Revealed: Analyst details motivation for Trump’s sprawling travel bans
Although Donald Trump enacted a travel ban during his first presidency, he is taking it much further this time. Trump is now imposing either total travel bans or travel restrictions on 19 different countries. And according to reporting in The New...

Trump Administration May Possibly Add 36 Countries To Latest Travel Ban List
The Trump administration may subject 36 countries to full or partial travel bans, which would extend the list of 19 countries it restricted earlier this month. The Washington Post relayed a list of the allegedly proposed 36 countries. The outlet...

US threatens 36 more countries with travel bans — mapped
The Trump administration has given dozens of countries an ultimatum to improve the vetting of their travellers to the US or risk being blacklisted. The State Department identified 36 countries in danger of joining the 12 already subject to US...

PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump
by Linda Straker Story about travel ban list originally published by The Washington Post last weekend 36 countries identified in cable sent to US embassies on weekend 4 on list are OECS member states with Citizenship by Investment Programmes Prime...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...

“We ask for your continued prayers”: IMBISA Standing Committee ahead of Plenary Assembly, Golden Jubilee
IMBISA brings together Catholic Church leaders in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In the March 29 statement, members of the IMBISA Standing Committee highlight the reason...

Trump Administration could impose a travel ban on dozens more countries
The Trump administration is considering a move that could nearly triple the number of countries subject to a travel ban, according to a State Department memo obtained by NPR. Up to 36 additional nations could be added to the list of 12 that were...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...

To meet growing demand: Afrijet, FlyGabon launch flights to Johannesburg
The dinner was held to celebrate African aviation and foster regional integration through enhanced air connectivity. The ceremony was presided by Country Director of Afrijet, Fadimatou Noutchemo. Key diplomatic figures including High Commissioner...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...

The beautiful island in Africa that is 'heaven on earth' but there's hardly any tourists
While São Tomé tour guide Luís Miguel described the island as 'heaven on Earth' in an interview with CNN in 2020, São Tomé and Príncipe remains one of the world’s best-kept travel secrets, welcoming only around 15,000 visitors a year. Often also...

Trump Admin Gives 36 Countries New Deadline to Avoid Travel Ban
The Trump administration has given 36 countries—most of them in Africa—a deadline of Wednesday to commit to strengthening travel vetting procedures or face the possibility of a travel ban on their citizens entering the United States. A diplomatic...

Martin Clunes' public bust-up that ended first marriage and life with famous second wife
He's been gracing our TV screens for decades and is famous for his roles in TV hits like Men Behaving Badly, Manhunt and, of course, Doc Martin. Now Martin Clunes is back on our TV screens as he embarks on an epic journey to explore the ocean's...

UCCLA marks 40 years with a program of celebrations until 2026
At a press conference, UCCLA Deputy Secretary-General Paula Leal da Silva emphasized the importance of June 28, the foundational date of the organization, which marks the beginning of a year of celebrations with an official ceremony in Lisbon. The...

Mapped: Countries With the Highest Share of International Migrants
Countries With Highest Proportion of International Migrants This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The number of...

Zimbabwe Among 36 Nations Facing Possible U.S. Travel Ban Over Visa and ID Fraud Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 10, 2025 — The United States has named Zimbabwe among 36 countries at risk of facing travel restrictions, visa bans, or other penalties due to alleged identity document fraud and widespread visa violations, according to a...

Asif Afridi: ‘There’s still a level of inequality within civil society’
Asif Afridi has just stepped into his first chief executive role, leading the more than a century old grantmaker, the Barrow Cadbury Trust. Still in “assessment stage” at his new employer, Afridi draws from more than 20 years’ experience at...

CEAST welcomes new Pope and looks forward to Ad Limina Visit
The President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has said that the Church in the region warmly welcomes the new Pope and that the Bishops are eager to meet the Holy Father at the Vatican during their upcoming ad limina...
South Sudan among 36 countries to face U.S. partial or full travel ban
The move comes just days after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that banned the entry of citizens from 12 countries, saying the move was needed to protect the US from national security threat By James Chatim President Donald Trump’s...