Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found the conditions in both countries no longer merited US protections, a statement says.
Category: World
As an Israeli hostage turns 48, his wife waits for blue ticks on her messages
Eighteen months since Omri Miran was taken hostage by Hamas, his wife Lishay still sends family updates, which she hopes he will read one day.
A bitter price hike in US coffee shops after tariffs
Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.
British man’s tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US government document
A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, despite the man having no connection to the group.
Hudson River helicopter crash kills family of five
Five of the individuals on board were a family of tourists from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, officials say.
US pastor kidnapped during church service in South Africa
Police say four armed and masked men abducted the pastor in his car on Thursday evening.
Red Cross chief says Gaza is ‘hell on earth’ as Israeli assault continues
“No state… can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing,” Mirjana Spoljaric tells the BBC.
Judge allows Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation
Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in March for his role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
US Supreme Court rules man wrongly deported to El Salvador must be returned
The government has said Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported in error, but has resisted returning him to the US.
Nigeria bans airing of song criticising president
On the track, Eedris Abdulkareem urges the leader’s son to tell his father about everyday hardships.