Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship

• Federal University Dutsin-Ma hosted its maiden International Conference on Political Science on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, focusing on regional integration and security dynamics in West Africa. • The conference addressed a wide array of critical threats, including terrorism, violent extremism, insurgency, cybercrime, and unconstitutional changes of government.

• Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated, undermining the stability hoped for following a recently signed memorandum of understanding. • Gulf nations are increasingly analyzing the conflict in Ukraine to understand how global geopolitical shifts and converging conflicts impact their own regional security.

• Manoah Esipisu transitioned from a career in international journalism to high-level government service, eventually serving as the spokesperson for former President Uhuru Kenyatta. • His background reporting from conflict zones and politically sensitive regions provided critical insights into governance, humanitarian crises, and African politics.

• Tensions are escalating in Lebanon, causing the second day of diplomatic talks to end prematurely due to volatile events on the ground. • U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed optimism that a deal to resolve the conflict could be reached in the near future.

• Two Israeli soldiers were killed in Lebanon, marking the first Israeli fatalities since a ceasefire was established with Hezbollah in June. • The deaths occurred during an escalation of tensions despite the existing truce intended to stabilize the border region.

Expansion of immigration enforcement at US airports puts employees at odds with agents seeking 2,000 daily arrests A dramatic increase in immigration enforcement at US airports has reportedly placed the airline industry at odds with the Trump administration as workers decline to help federal officials arrest their targets – many of whom have pending applications for visas, asylum or green cards.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – both part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – have expanded their collaboration to make as many as three dozen daily arrests at US airports last month, the Wall Street Journal reported. Continue reading...

Shift in monitoring methods has led to revenue boost for Geo Group, a private prison firm, that also makes the deviceThe US is tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants through GPS-enabled ankle monitors as part of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) electronic surveillance program, according to private prison corporation The Geo Group. Early last year, just 17,000 immigrants were wearing the devices..The Geo Group owns BI Inc, the company that runs ICE’s intensive supervision appearance program (ISAP), and reported the numbers in its earnings call on Thursday. Continue reading...

Jump in imports narrowed Australia’s goods trade surplus to $1.1bn in June quarter. Follow today’s news livePenny Wong says Australia has ‘more work to do’ forging relationships in the PacificThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, is in Fiji today amid a meeting with her counterparts from across the Pacific.We’ve got work more work to do. We’ve announced that we do want to engage with and negotiate with both Tonga and Solomon Islands. Obviously, there’ll be a lot of work there that we want to do with them in partnership.It was a test which was destabilising and in a region where leaders have said we want an ocean of peace. It’s really important that partners respect that, and we would continue to encourage that respect. Continue reading...

Politicians’ fever dreams of ‘sustainable price increases’ – where values keep rising but by less than wages – could happenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked interest rates and the property market is in retreat. So far, so normal.Or is it? Continue reading...

Westminster council has recommended banning ‘vertical drinking’ or ordering at the bar in new draft licensing policyNo 10 has vowed to confiscate powers from local councils who try to restrict customers from standing up while drinking in pubs or ordering at the bar.It comes after the Guardian revealed on Thursday that Westminster council in central London recommended not allowing “vertical drinking” or ordering at the bar in its new draft licensing policy. Continue reading...

Republican senator, 84, was taken to hospital after fall in June and has been absent from Senate sinceUS politics live – latest updatesRepublican US senator Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center following the fall that left him hospitalized, he announced on Thursday.McConnell, 84, whose weeks‑long absence from Capitol Hill fueled mounting speculation about his health, said he will continue his recovery at home. Continue reading...