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U.S. judge orders halt to Trump asylum policy
4:47pm, 8th April, 2019

U.S. judge orders halt to Trump asylum policy

A U.S. judge on Monday issued an injunction halting the Trump administration's policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their deportation cases in Mexico.
German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi
10:36am, 19th March, 2019

German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi

The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), junior partners in conservative Angela Merkel's coalition, wants to extend a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia imposed after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, she said on T...
Trump urges Florida to halt recount, hand races to Republicans
11:17am, 12th November, 2018

Trump urges Florida to halt recount, hand races to Republicans

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Florida election officials to abandon recount efforts, declare his fellow Republicans the winners and, without evidence, cast doubt on vote tallies as state officials scrambled to review more than 8 million...
U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea
4:28pm, 9th November, 2018

U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea

Standing side by side, top U.S. officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for sending U.S. warships close to islands claimed by Beijing in the strate...
U.S. pushes allies to halt Iran oil imports, waivers unlikely
1:20pm, 26th June, 2018

U.S. pushes allies to halt Iran oil imports, waivers unlikely

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has told countries to cut all imports of Iranian oil from November and is unlikely to offer any exemptions, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on a...