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US Supreme Court rejects Trump on reach of travel ban

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on his embattled travel ban on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to bar entry by some people with family members already in the country. The 6-3 order by the justices—who last month let the president start restricting entry by people from six mostly Muslim countries—means the government must accept ...

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Struggling Kenyans headache for Kenyatta as polls near

Bloomberg About two-thirds of Kenyans say they’re worse off economically, expressing concerns that should “worry” President Uhuru Kenyatta as he seeks re-election in a vote in three weeks, pollsters Ipsos and US-based John Zogby said. Almost half of the population cite the cost of living and hunger as the most serious problems they grapple with daily, followed by unemployment, Nairobi-based ...

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Germany summons Turkish envoy over ‘detained activist’

Bloomberg Germany’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to demand the immediate release of a German human-rights activist, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman calling the detention a “serious and sad” turn for German-Turkish relations. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel returned from a vacation to Berlin to respond to the “dramatic escalation” in the actions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, ...

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