According to a new study by the US State Department, there are credible reports of “hundreds” or “thousands” of Saudi political prisoners, including inmates who have allegedly been held without charge for long periods of time
Aid groups say the number of migrants gathering at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to apply for asylum or refugee status has been steadily increasing since the Biden Administration took office
Among those seeing an opportunity for change in Venezuela under the new U.S administration is Leopoldo López, one of the leaders of the Venezuelan opposition who fled the country in 2020
US President Joe Biden has ordered a pause on the construction of the US-Mexico border wall that was a key part of President Trump’s agenda. Environmentalists say a flurry of construction during Trump’s final days in office created a cascade of environmental problems
Somali nationals in Kenya have welcomed President Joe Biden’s lifting a travel ban to the US for some Africans, including Somalis, that was put in place over security concerns. Critics called it a “Muslim Ban” as most of the countries listed were Muslim-majority
Nigerians are hopeful after U.S. President Joe Biden reversed former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several predominantly Muslim and African nations, including Nigeria
America’s first-ever female vice president, Kamala Harris, has been sworn into office
U.S. Presid Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed moves by the Trump administration to remove curbs on official contacts with the democratic island of Taiwan, although analysts said it remains to be seen whether the new administration will continue to move in the direction of greater recognition for the Taiwanese government
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris will make history on January 20 when she is sworn in as America’s first female vice president
Except for rare cases, the inauguration of a new president symbolizes the American tradition of a peaceful transfer of power