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| UpdatedAn Iraqi man who was detained overnight at a New York City airport because of President Donald Trump's ban on refugees from certain Muslim nations calls America "the land of freedom" after being released from custody.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states, iraq
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Iraq war interpreter Hameed Khalid Darweesh thanks his supporters after he spent a night in detention at a New York City airport despite holding a visa.
Topics: immigration, refugees, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump's order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US sparks outrage but hits a roadblock when a federal judge says stranded travellers can stay in the country.
Topics: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, immigration, united-states
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| UpdatedQantas will offer a refund or change of destination to passengers affected by the United States' new temporary ban on immigration.
Topics: air-transport, world-politics, travel-and-tourism, australia, united-states
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The US President looks to partially fulfil his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington by banning administration officials from ever lobbying the US on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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| UpdatedHundreds of protesters are descending upon major airports across the US in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping ban Muslim immigration.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's new immigration ban includes those who hold US green cards. Here's a quick explainer on what it means to hold one.
Topics: immigration, us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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US President Trump has denied his immigration ban is a ban, saying instead that he is going to implement "extreme vetting" of people from several Muslim-majority countries.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, religion-and-beliefs, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have said they want their nations to cooperate to defeat terrorists, including the Islamic State group.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, terrorism, united-states, russian-federation, germany
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump confirms his administration will continue to honour the refugee resettlement deal Australia made with the Obama administration late last year.
Topics: world-politics, turnbull-malcolm, refugees, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, federal-government, immigration, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedNew restrictions on immigrants and refugees in an executive order signed by President Donald Trump mean legal permanent residents who have passports from seven Muslim-majority countries have to be cleared back into the United States on a case-by-case basis, officials say.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, immigration, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump hails his sweeping ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations entering the United States as several travellers are detained and others barred from boarding US-bound flights.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states
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British Prime Minister Theresa May signs a $165.6 million defence equipment deal with Turkey and promises to push for more trade between the NATO allies, but cautions Ankara on human rights following last year's failed coup.
Topics: world-politics, turkey, united-kingdom
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Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, refugees, immigration, terrorism, united-states
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| UpdatedThe United Nations refugee agency and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) call on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement program was vital.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, defence-forces, united-states
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| UpdatedA protester arrested outside the Indonesian Embassy is fined and released from police custody after being held for almost 24 hours, under what his defence lawyer describes as unusual circumstances.
Topics: world-politics, human, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump signs an executive order making major changes to America's policies on refugees and immigration.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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Donald Trump says he believes torture works but will be outsourcing decisions on waterboarding to his Defence Secretary, whilst Theresa May has reaffirmed Britain's position on Russia sanctions.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence tells crowds gathered for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion is among the new administration's top priorities.
Topics: abortion, religion-and-beliefs, rights, women, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump signs an executive order that suspends the country's refugee program for four months and halts the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely, a move he says is aimed at keeping "radical Islamic terrorists" out of America.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, defence-forces, united-states
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| UpdatedAid agencies urge the US not to turn its back on refugees as President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order to temporarily halt arrivals from some Muslim-majority nations.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, relief-and-aid-organisations, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart take part in a "friendly" call and agree not to talk publicly about payment of the controversial border wall.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, united-states, mexico
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When India's revered cattle die, it is usually low-caste Dalits who remove the carcasses — but fed-up with being attacked by "cow-protection" vigilantes, they are abandoning the task that has long defined them.
Topics: beef-cattle, world-politics, hinduism, religion-and-beliefs, india
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| UpdatedBritish Prime Minister Theresa May says Donald Trump reaffirmed his "unshakable commitment" to NATO during a meeting at the White House, after the US President earlier labelled the organisation "obsolete".
Topics: world-politics, leadership, united-states, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedThe new US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, pledges to overhaul the world body and warns allies that if they do not support Washington, then she is "taking names" and will respond.
Topics: world-politics, intergovernmental-organisations, united-states