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Haka halts New Zealand Parliament: Speaker suspends session; Te Pati Maori under scrutiny

Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara (Image credits: X/@NZParliament) WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended on 9 October after people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, following the maiden speech of the newest Maori Party MP, Oriini Kaipara.The interruption took place soon after Kaipara, elected in September to fill […]

‘Unreliable social media posts’: US judge temporarily halts Donald Trump’s deployment of national guard to Portland; cites potential 10th Amendment violation

A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying 200 National Guard troops to Portland. The decision comes after Trump announced the deployment to protect what he described as a “war-ravaged” city, while a lawsuit challenging the move proceeds in court.The ruling by US District Judge […]

NY transit project halts: Trump admin freezes $18 bn funding; cites ‘unconstitutional’ practices | World News

Trump admin freezes $18 bn New York transit project funding The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a freeze on roughly $18 billion in funding for two major New York City infrastructure projects. The funding was earmarked for the Hudson River Tunnel Project (Gateway) and the Second Avenue Subway project, according to Office of Management and […]

Planes stopped at 2:30 AM: Judge halts flights carrying Guatemalan children; orders to let them stay in the US for now

A federal judge on Sunday temporarily halted aircraft carrying migrant children who were waiting on tarmacs to be deported to their home country of Guatemala. The judge sided with the children’s lawyers, who said the government was violating the law and putting their clients in danger.From tarmacs in Texas to a courthouse in Washington, the […]

‘Skimpy process, startling argument’: Judge halts Trump’s mass deportation push – what she said

A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the use of expedited removal – a fast-track deportation process for undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the country – citing due process concerns, NPR reported.The ruling, by district judge Jia Cobb in Washington, DC, marks a setback to the administration’s […]

US appeals court backs Trump admin: Halts TPS relief for 60,000 migrants; Nepal, Honduras in focus

Representative image (agencies) A US federal appeals court on Wednesday stayed a lower court’s order that had temporarily protected around 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal from deportation. The decision, issued by the 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco, supports the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protected status (TPS) for […]

‘Officially on strike’: Air Canada flight attendants’ strike halts all operations; all you need to know

Air Canada flight attendants launched a strike on Saturday, prompting the airline to suspend all operations and disrupting summer travel for approximately 130,000 passengers a day. “We are now officially on strike,” stated the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants. “Air Canada is strongly advising affected customers not […]

Middle East crisis: Friedrich Merz halts German military exports to Israel over Gaza issue; urges aid access

German chancellor Friedrich Merz (AP image) Germany chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday announced that German will suspend the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip. This announcement came in response to Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City.Merz said it was becoming “increasingly difficult to understand” how […]

Alligator Alcatraz: US judge halts construction at Florida’s detention centre; suit argues project threatens environmentally sensitive wetlands

A US federal judge halted construction for two weeks on Thursday at a Florida Everglades immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” while evaluating potential environmental law violations.The facility, established two months ago at an underutilised single-runway training airport, accommodates up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures. Judge Kathleen Williams’ order prohibits additional filling, […]

EU-US trade talks: European bloc halts tariff retaliation after Trump deal; pause expected to last six months

US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AP) In a major step towards easing trade tensions, the European Union announced on Tuesday that it will suspend its planned retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion).The move follows a deal struck last month between US President […]