By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
US Democratic lawmakers want to strengthen oversight of immigration agents and investigate corruption allegations involving Donald Trump. They are also making the rising cost of living a priority amid a divided federal government, according to France 24 Afrique.
American Airlines has stopped displaying the name “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” on its screens and now uses “West Palm Beach”. The change follows the local authorities’ renaming of the airport, according to specialist outlet American Airlines.
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Donald Trump refuses to call the confrontation between the United States and Iran a war, arguing that the absence of American deaths or injuries for several months does not meet that definition. The US president compared the situation with the casualties recorded in the war in Ukraine, according to Zambian Observer.
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The Trump administration is withdrawing its lawsuit seeking to prevent California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters suspected by federal officials of not being US citizens. The withdrawal comes after the midterm elections and the Supreme Court’s refusal to temporarily block the counting, according to Sowetan.
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The Republican defeat in the US midterm elections fuels Volodymyr Zelensky's hopes for increased support for Ukraine and stronger transatlantic ties. The Democratic majority in Congress could nevertheless have limited scope given the foreign policy powers retained by Donald Trump, according to France 24 Afrique.
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Life sentences sought for six accused over Senegalese pirogueLas Palmas prosecutors have sought life imprisonment for six of the 16 accused in the case of a pirogue that left Senegal, with 58 deaths alleged by the prosecution. The trial is due to take place before a jury in Spain, while the defendants are presumed innocent, according to Efe.
Football: McDonald Mariga expelled from Kenyan federation leadershipMcDonald Mariga, vice-president of the Kenyan Football Federation, has been removed from his position and from the national executive committee along with six other officials. The decision was taken at an extraordinary general meeting in Meru, after clashes and police use of tear gas, according to the federation.The week in Africa
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