Politics

• Monday, January 30th 2017 - 10:34 UTC

  Chaos and mass protests in US airports; Trump stands by immigration ban

  

  The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it. In a statement, President Trump said visas would once again be issued once “the most secure policies” were in place, and denied it was a Muslim ban. The move has been widely condemned.

• Monday, January 30th 2017 - 10:00 UTC

  Iraq furious with the Trump ban: Bagdad recalls that they are in the front line combating the IS

  

  Iraq will lobby against new travel limits to the United States by Iraqis, arguing both countries need to uphold their fight against Islamic State (IS), Iraqi parliamentarians said on Sunday. The Iraqi government has so far declined comment on an executive order signed by new U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that suspends the entry of travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for at least 90 days.

• Sunday, January 29th 2017 - 09:26 UTC

  US Judge issues a stay temporarily halting Trump's deportation executive order

  

  A US judge has issued a stay temporarily halting the deportation of visa holders or refugees under an executive order from President Trump. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a legal case early on Saturday in response to the order. The judge's stay prevents those “caught up” in the aftermath from being deported, the ACLU said.

• Saturday, January 28th 2017 - 12:00 UTC

  Consumer spending helps UK economy surprise and grows faster than expected in 2016

  

  Strong consumer spending helped the UK's economy to grow faster than expected at the end of last year. The economy grew by 0.6% in the October-to-December period, the same rate as in the previous two quarters, according to an initial estimate from the Office for National Statistics.

• Saturday, January 28th 2017 - 11:53 UTC

  US economy expands at an annual 1.6%; “Trumpconomics” promises 4% growth

  

  The US economy grew at an annual pace of 1.9% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to official figures. That was slower than the 2.2% growth rate economists had been expecting and below third quarter growth of 3.5%, which means annual GDP rose by 1.6%, the slowest since 2011 and down on 2015 when the world's largest economy expanded by 2.6%.

• Saturday, January 28th 2017 - 11:40 UTC

  Falklands Today roundtable discussion in Trinidad & Tobago

  

  The Reality of the Falkland Islands Today was the motive of a roundtable discussion at the University of West Indies, St Augustine campus in Trinidad & Tobago. The event took place on Thursday at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, SALISES and was chaired by Acting Director Dr. Roy McCree.

• Saturday, January 28th 2017 - 10:42 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers invited to Britain to meet peers in London and Scotland

  

  A delegation of Argentine lawmakers will be visiting UK beginning Monday invited by the Inter Parliamentary Union, IPU, British chapter, with the purpose of establishing closer links at legislative level with their peers.

• Saturday, January 28th 2017 - 09:33 UTC

  “A free and independent UK is a blessing to the world and our relationship has never been stronger”, Trump tells PM May

  

  In his first meeting with a foreign leader, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of the two nations' “special relationship,” and British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed, mentioning common economic interests and shared values, but pointedly saying the new president had pledged he is “100 percent” behind NATO.

• Saturday, January 28th 2017 - 09:21 UTC

  Trump and Peña Nieto agree to disagree on the wall but will not discuss it publicly

  

  President Donald Trump and Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, had a “productive and constructive” call on Friday morning, according to a joint statement released by the White House today. The two presidents discussed America's trade deficit with Mexico, “the importance of the friendship between the two nations,” and the need to work together to stop drug trafficking and illegal guns and arms sales, the statement said.

• Friday, January 27th 2017 - 11:23 UTC

  White House considering a 20% tax on all imports to United States

  

  With the conflict with Mexico escalating the White House on Thursday appeared to endorse a 20% tax on all imports to the United States, only to insist a few hours later that it was not endorsing the plan.