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Trump administration targets majority Black nations with travel ban threat
Defender Network - Texas
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June 24, 2025
The Trump administration issued a sweeping demand to 36 countries. Other nations are being told to improve how they screen and document travelers or risk being added to the United States travel ban list. The State Department gave embassies and...
Travel Ban Expansion: Trump Admin Weighs 36 More Countries
Africa.com
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering a sweeping expansion of its travel ban, potentially targeting citizens from 36 additional countries, according to a leaked State Department memo. Of the 36 countries, 25 are in Africa, including Nigeria,...
Tuchel told England don’t sit among ‘top six’ of ‘big boys’
Goal
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Thomas Tuchel has been told that England do not sit in the “top five or six” of football’s “big boys” as he plots a bid for 2026 World Cup glory. WHAT HAPPENED? Ex-Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain boss Tuchel has stepped into the international...
Travelers From These 36 Countries May Soon Be Banned From Entering the U.S.
Fodors Travel Guide
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June 16, 2025
And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: locals fire squirt guns at tourists (again); a woman has an epic meltdown in Milan over excess...
Jamaican travellers reminded to get Yellow Fever vaccine
Loop News
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The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of getting vaccinated and showing proof of Yellow Fever vaccination when travelling to and from affected countries. All persons older than one year, who are travelling from...
Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
The American Prospect
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June 23, 2025
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
Oman U-17 finish 8th in Beach Handball World Championship
Oman Observer
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June 22, 2025
MUSCAT: The Oman U-17 beach handball team concluded their historic debut at the 2025 IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship in Tunisia with an eighth-place finish following to a 2-0 loss against Argentina in the seventh and eighth playoff on...
More Than an Expo
Beijing Review
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The 2025 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo opens in Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on June 26 (LI FANGFANG) For Iranian businessman Behzad Nouri, his first trip to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, one of...
US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rej...
Modern Ghana
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A training camp for the Senegalese women's basketball team in the US has been scrapped, with the West African nation's prime minister saying he cancelled it because some of the squad were denied US visas. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the team...
US rejects visas for Senegal women's basketball team amid sweeping travel bans announced by Donald Trump
Sportskeeda
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June 21, 2025
Multiple reports came out last week that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering expanding a travel ban that originally included only 12 countries. Trump plans to add 36 more countries to the list. Although the Republican leader has not signed...
US Denies Visas to Senegal Women’s Basketball Team
News Central TV
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June 21, 2025
The United States has refused visa applications for several members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team, prompting the cancellation of their planned training camp in the US, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced Thursday. The visa...
United States has denied visa for members of Senegal’s women’s national basketball team
Zambian Observer
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June 21, 2025
The United States has denied visa applications for several members of Senegal’s women’s national basketball team, prompting the country’s Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, to cancel their planned training camp in the US. The team, known as Les...
U.S. rejects visas for Senegal women's national basketball team members, staff
The Athletic
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June 20, 2025
The Senegal women’s national basketball team cancelled a 10-day training camp in the U.S. from June 22 to July 3 after the U.S. rejected visas for five players, six staff members and a ministerial delegation, the Senegalese Basketball Federation...
US Travel Ban: Senegal women's basketball teammates denied visas
GhanaWeb
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June 20, 2025
The United States of America (USA) have refused to grant visas to some members of Senegal's women basketball team who were scheduled to train in the country on June 19, 2025. The team had planned to train in the US ahead of the Afrobasket 2025...
US Rejects Visa Requests For Senegal Women's Basketball Team
News18
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June 20, 2025
Last Updated:June 20, 2025, 17:13 IST Senegal is one of 36 nations that the United States is considering adding to a travel ban that would bar entry to its territory. Senegalese PM says he has asked to cancel the training camp. (Representative...
IHG to open Holiday Inn in Dakar
TPH News
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June 20, 2025
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Senegindia SA to bring Holiday Inn SD City Dakar to Senegal. The 150-room hotel is scheduled to open in 2027 and will mark an important step in IHG’s growth strategy in...
US refuses visa for members of Senegal women's basketball team: Dakar
Hespress
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June 20, 2025
The United States rejected multiple visas for members of the Senegal women’s basketball team which was scheduled to train in America, according to Dakar officials, as Washington tightens border controls and reportedly mulls a travel ban extension....
US denies members of Senegal women’s basketball team visas
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 20, 2025
The team's 10-day training camp was cancelled after five players and seven team staff members were denied visas. The United States rejected multiple visas for members of the Senegal women’s basketball team which was scheduled to train in America,...
US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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June 20, 2025
A training camp for the Senegalese women's basketball team in the US has been scrapped, with the West African nation's prime minister saying he cancelled it because some of the squad were denied US visas. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the team...
The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: 5 Destinations Black Women Should Escape To This Summer
Essence
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June 20, 2025
Longer days and warmer weather can only mean one thing—summer is finally here! The season’s heat instantly invokes daydreams of strolls through quaint neighborhoods, outdoor dining, and sunset sails on crystal clear waters. It’s easy to see why...