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The US Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation proceedings against Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi. Mahdawi, arrested last year for pro-Palestinian protests, says the Trump administration is weaponizing immigration law to silence him. The move follows the dismissal of an immigration judge who had blocked the deportation.
Iran says it is reviewing a new US peace proposal to end the US-Israel war against it. President Trump expresses optimism, but Iran has yet to respond officially and key demands remain unresolved.
China's Ministry of Commerce issued a 'prohibition' ordering citizens and businesses not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese 'teapot' refineries, marking Beijing's first use of its 2021 anti-sanctions law. The move signals a more assertive legal response to what China views as unjust US 'long-arm jurisdiction.'
Mexico City is sinking at an alarming rate, with some areas subsiding more than 2 cm per month, according to new satellite data from Nisar, the most powerful radar system ever launched into space. The phenomenon, driven by centuries of groundwater extraction, has caused historic buildings to tilt, infrastructure damage, and water loss. Experts warn that stopping the sinking would require halting water pumping, a move that would create a new crisis.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in a bid to repair ties after a series of attacks by President Donald Trump against the pope. The private meeting, requested by the U.S. side, is the first known encounter between the pope and a Trump administration official in nearly a year.
Sadia Moalim Ali, a Somali woman, has been imprisoned for participating in a peaceful protest. Reports say the arrest is part of a broader crackdown on demonstrations. Her family and supporters are calling for her immediate release.
France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway blockaded during the US-Israel war with Iran, for a defensive mission to restore maritime safety. Iran says it is reviewing a US proposal that President Trump claims could end the conflict, though Tehran denies a deal is imminent.
Journalist Yahya Sobeih was killed in an Israeli airstrike just five hours after his daughter Sana was born on May 7, 2025. A year later, his widow Amal raises their three children alone, still struggling with the devastating loss.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on March 20 criticized US pressure for derailing diplomatic progress and called for binding guarantees before negotiations can resume. He argued that Washington’s sanctions and tensions have undermined trust and conditions for successful talks. The remarks come after the 2018 US exit from the Iran nuclear deal and stalled indirect talks in Vienna.
Iran's UN envoy stated that ending the war is the only way to resolve the Strait of Hormuz crisis, stressing Tehran's firm position as tensions rise. The statement calls for peaceful dialogue and warns against regional militarization.
