‘Fair likelihood’ Trump administration violated court order not to deport Venezuelans, judge says

There is a “fair likelihood” the Trump administration violated a court order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a rarely invoked 18th-century law, a U.S. judge said on Thursday. Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg made the comment at a hearing over whether the government violated his order. Boasberg on March 15…

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Post-earthquake ceasefires in Myanmar offer rare opportunity for disaster diplomacy

Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken thousands of lives and uprooted more than 3 million people. Experts suggest that if the ceasefires — announced first by the opponents of military rule…

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U.S. negotiating minerals deals with conflict-hit Congo, Trump official says

A Trump administration official said Thursday the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer. U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, did not provide details of the potential deal following talks…

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