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Trump travel ban, new revenue-sharing model create uncertainty for international college athletes
Moses Jean-Pierre is the son of two Haitian immigrants. He grew up near Boston, where his mother would cook for any child in the neighborhood who looked hungry, regardless of whether the family knew them. His parents were the “cornerstone” of...

Australian neighbours in possible new 36-nation US travel ban, but America-bound Aussie travel grows
The memo, seen by The Washington Post, shows the new restrictions would apply to 25 African nations, including Egypt, as well as numerous countries in the Caribbean and Central Asia. Multiple Pacific Island nations also feature in the list,...

Trump Administration May Possibly Add 36 Countries To Latest Travel Ban List
The Trump administration may subject 36 countries to full or partial travel bans, which would extend the list of 19 countries it restricted earlier this month. The Washington Post relayed a list of the allegedly proposed 36 countries. The outlet...

US Threatens to Add 36 More Countries to Controversial Travel Ban List
Rabat – US President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies continue as his administration is planning to add 36 countries to the travel ban list. This means that citizens from 36 additional countries will be banned from entering the...

Trump gives 36 countries Wednesday deadline to avoid travel ban
FILE-President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on April 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has given 36 countries a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve its...

Ghanaian destinies hang in the balance as US considers travel clampdown
A cloud of uncertainty looms over Ghana as the United States considers expanding its travel ban to include more countries. This possible move—intended primarily to bolster American national security and address perceived deficiencies in...

Revealed: Analyst details motivation for Trump’s sprawling travel bans
Although Donald Trump enacted a travel ban during his first presidency, he is taking it much further this time. Trump is now imposing either total travel bans or travel restrictions on 19 different countries. And according to reporting in The New...

US demands response from 36 countries - including Angola - to avoid travel restrictions on their citizens
A diplomatic cable sent over the weekend by the State Department instructs embassies and consulates in 36 countries to assess their hosts’ willingness by Wednesday to improve their citizens’ travel documentation and take steps to address the...

White House Weighs Adding 36 Countries to US Travel Ban
Photo source: Daniel Torok © The White House The Trump administration is considering an expansion of America’s travel ban to include 36 additional countries – most of them in Africa – according to a leaked State Department memo obtained by Agence...

Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...

Seven days in Senegal: Zachary High graduate speaks about LSU trip to Africa
Coastal environmental science student Lucille Yoes was selected as an LSU global ambassador for 2025. She and the rest of the 2025 cohort traveled to Dakar in the African nation of Senegal. Yoes graduated from Zachary High in 2023 when she was...
Tanzania seeks US consultation to address America’s travel ban
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government has begun formal consultations with the United States to address issues that could lead to Tanzanian citizens be barred from entering the U.S.A. According to a statement released today by the Permanent...

Brazilian, Senegalese nationals nabbed with 16,190 ecstasy pills
In the early hours of Monday, 10 June 2025, agents stationed at the Banjul International Airport, in collaboration with the Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force (JAITF), apprehended a 22-year-old Brazilian national, Ryan Gabriel Gomes Montoril....

Trump Admin Gives 36 Countries New Deadline to Avoid Travel Ban
The Trump administration has given 36 countries—most of them in Africa—a deadline of Wednesday to commit to strengthening travel vetting procedures or face the possibility of a travel ban on their citizens entering the United States. A diplomatic...

Oman colts start beach handball campaign today
MUSCAT, June 17 The Oman U-17 beach handball team is all set to make their official debut at the 2025 IHF Men’s Junior Beach Handball World Championship on Wednesday as they will take on Spain and Puerto Rico in back-to-back Group A clashes in...

Our travel team’s favourite TUI holidays from African beach resorts to European bucket list hotels
THE SUN's Travel Team have certainly racked up the trips abroad, travelling everywhere from Europe to Africa. And as one of the UK's biggest tour operators, that means we've also done our fair share of TUI holidays. 12 We've revealed some of our...

Trump's Travel Ban: Can US Citizens Still Visit Affected Countries And Which 36 Nations May Be Added To His List?
The Trump administration has recently imposed a full travel ban on 12 countries, barring their nationals from entering the United States as part of efforts to significantly reduce immigration. According to a newly leaked internal memo, US...

Trump Considers Adding Another 36 Countries to Divisive Travel Ban
Screenshot President Donald Trump is considering expanding his travel ban on foreign countries by 36, according to a State Department cable that gives countries a deadline to avoid the bans. The Washington Post first reported that based on a June...

Trump admin demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. A weekend diplomatic cable sent by the State Department...

Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid being added to travel ban
President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One after speakiing with reporters to depart the White House on his way to attend the G7 Summit in Canada, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON — The Trump...