Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns home | Migration News

The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as ‘naked judicial activism’. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the United States, has been freed from detention on a judge’s order and returned to his home, according to reports. Abrego … Read more

From Venezuela to Ukraine, Trump is shaking up American diplomacy around the world : NPR

On this week’s episode of Sources & Methods, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks to correspondents Greg Myre and Eleanor Beardsley about the future of the U.S. alliance with Europe under President Trump. AILSA CHANG, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Ailsa Chang in Culver City, California. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: And … Read more

Afghan CIA fighters, like National Guard attack suspect, face stark reality in U.S. : NPR

Pictures of National Guard members Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom, who were shot on Nov. 26 in Washington, D.C., are displayed next to a picture of the suspect in the shooting, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, on the day of a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 27. Nathan Howard/REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Nathan … Read more

Gaza and the unravelling of a world order built on power | United Nations

The catastrophic violence in Gaza has unfolded within an international system that was never designed to restrain the geopolitical ambitions of powerful states. Understanding why the United Nations has proved so limited in responding to what many regard as a genocidal assault requires returning to the foundations of the post–World War II order and examining … Read more