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Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale to non-Chinese buyer to avoid ban
Deadline set by US president was supposed to be Saturday, with Trump now considering decreasing tariffs to get deal Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to extend the TikTok ban deadline. This is the second time the president will have delayed the ban or sale of the social media app, and will…
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency amid escalating violence
Parliament unanimously agrees on three-month extension of security measures after gang warfare kills six last week Escalating violence in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has caused the country’s government to extend emergency security measures declared in December, after a week of bloody gang warfare that left at least six dead. Late on Monday evening, the T&T…
Biden extends protections for immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán President Joe Biden on Friday extended Temporary Protected Status for immigrants living in the U.S. from some countries, including Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine. Biden’s actions come 10 days before he leaves office, and could benefit about a million migrants who will be shielded from deportation for up to 18 months. Carlos Argueta,…
Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants
US president moves to shield roughly 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans against Trump administration The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US, in an effort to shield those groups from an incoming Trump administration that has promised to deport them. The decision in…