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US stopover by Taiwan’s president cancelled; Trump mulls China trip: Report
Al Jazeera
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July 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a stopover in New York by Taiwan’s president, says China visit under consideration. Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to three allies in Central and South America after a...
Taiwan president’s US stopover cancelled; Trump mulls China trip: Report
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 29, 2025
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to three allies in Central and South America after a planned stopover in the United States was reportedly nixed by his US counterpart, Donald Trump. Lai was preparing to visit Paraguay,...
Trump Says “Fake News” That He Seeks A Summit With Xi; Taiwan Says President Not Blocked From U.S. Visit
The Eurasian Times
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July 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump stated that he is not eager to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping immediately, despite having received an invitation to visit China. “The fake news is reporting that I am seeking a ‘summit’ with President Xi of China. This...
Mexican national pleads guilty to identity theft; seven others face immigration charges
Old North News - North Carolina
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July 31, 2025
Dena J. King U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North CarolinaDena J. King U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina Jose De La Cruz-Lopez, a 45-year-old Mexican national...
Factbox-Uribe joins list of former Latin American presidents with criminal convictions
SRN News
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July 29, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Kylie Madry and Brendan O’Boyle (Reuters) -A Colombian judge on Monday convicted former President Alvaro Uribe of abuse of process and bribery of a public official, making him the first ex-president in the country’s history...
Trump Blocks Visit of Taiwan’s President
Political Wire
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July 28, 2025
“Donald Trump’s administration has denied permission for Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America, after China raised objections with Washington about the visit,” the Financial Times reports. “Lai planned to...
Taiwan says President Lai not blocked from US stopover
Channel News Asia
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July 29, 2025
TAIPEI: President Lai Ching-te has not been blocked from visiting the United States, Taipei's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Jul 29), insisting he has no plans to travel overseas "in the near future". The remarks came after US President Donald...
Taiwan Leader Calls Off US Stopover as Trump Seeks Xi Summit
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te appeared to call off an overseas trip planned for next week after the Trump administration failed to greenlight his stopover in the US, amid concerns it could derail trade talks with China. Most Read...
Cuba Wins Five Medals in International Badminton Competition
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 28, 2025
First International Badminton Tournament Havana, July 28 (RHC) - Cuba won one gold medal, two silver medals, and two bronze medals at the First International Badminton Tournament in Sucre 2025. Earning six thousand points toward qualification for...
Trump's reported snub of Taiwan president spurs concerns over deference to China
Fox News
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July 29, 2025
Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the latest on the operations on 'Special Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is reportedly blocking Taiwan's president from stopping over...
US Blocked Taiwan President From NY Stopover After China Intervened: Report
Newsweek
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July 28, 2025
The United States blocked Taiwan's president from making a stopover in New York en route to Central America, The Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email...
Guatemalan man pleads guilty to illegal US reentry after ICE Boston arrest
El Paso Standard - Texas
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July 27, 2025
Susan C. Dunbar Executive Associate Director, Management and Administration | U.S. Immigration And Customs EnforcementSusan C. Dunbar Executive Associate Director, Management and Administration | U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement An...
Taiwan’s President Lai To Postpone Diplomatically Sensitive US Trip
StratNews Global
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July 28, 2025
Home China Taiwan’s President Lai To Postpone Diplomatically Sensitive US Trip The trip, which could have included visits to Guatemala, Belize and Paraguay, was never formally confirmed but had been discussed with the governments involved....
Starkville Rotary Club learns more about Guatemala Rabbit Project
WCBI - Mississippi
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July 28, 2025
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The Starkville Rotary Club met on Monday, July 28, to hear from Jessica Graves, the Director of International Capacity Development for the M4 Institute. She spoke about reducing food insecurity at the household level....
Amid ongoing raids, new Sacramento RISE Hub aims to support local immigrants with rapid legal assistance, education
Capradio - California
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July 28, 2025
A high-profile immigration enforcement action by Border Patrol agents July 17 on a Home Depot in South Sacramento resulted in at least nine arrests, with at least eight believed to be undocumented people. On the same day as that raid, a coalition...
Number of International Adoptions in U.S. Plummets
Newsweek
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July 28, 2025
International adoptions to the United States have fallen to a record low, marking a 94 percent decline since their peak in the early 2000s. 2023 was the lowest year for international adoptions, according to the Pew Research Center's analysis based...
PayPal’s new crypto payment service slashes international transaction fees by 90%
CryptoSlate
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July 28, 2025
PayPal has launched a new initiative, “Pay with Crypto,” aimed at streamlining global commerce and significantly reducing the cost of cross-border transactions, according to a July 28 statement. According to the company, the service offers...
Lai has no plans to go on overseas visit: Presidential Office
Focus Taiwan
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July 28, 2025
Taipei, July 28 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has no plans to make an overseas visit in the near future, a spokesperson for Lai said Monday, after local and foreign media had reported in mid-July he would visit to Paraguay in August with...
Guatemalan party highlights attack on Moncada Garrison in Cuba
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 26, 2025
Through a statement sent to Prensa Latina, the political group hailed the heroic Cuban people, its communist force, heir to the movement generated by that event, and the State of the Socialist Republic. The National Revolutionary Unity political...
Tax the Poor! Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and International Standards on Remittance Transaction Costs
EJIL: Talk!
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July 28, 2025
Nearly one in seven people worldwide is either a sender or recipient of remittances, defined by IOM as “personal monetary transfers… made by migrants to individuals or communities with whom the migrant has links”. The World Bank estimates that, in...