A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other security infrastructure across Texas's Big Bend region. The ruling dealt a setback to plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition and sparked outrage among advocates and politicians.
NYTimes – US Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alike A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious plans to build roads and vehicle barriers through a popular national park have led to furious backlash and public protest…
A federal judge's temporary block on expanding border wall and related security infrastructure in the Big Bend region remains in effect, and the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift the injunction.
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift the injunction blocking border wall construction in the Big Bend region.
Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alike A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious plans to build roads and vehicle barriers through a popular national park have led to furious backlash and public protest…
A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.
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NYTimes – World The International Criminal Court has been awarded the European Union's Sakharov Prize, the bloc's top human rights award. The announcement comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court, and the win is framed by several reports as EU support for the ICC amid US pressure.
NYTimes – World A Houthi strike on an airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed two people, the current-framing report says. The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia because of the threat from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia, which has been attacking the kingdom's aviation and energy sectors. The Guardian reported that similar withdrawals were emerging in the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections.
German police arrested a Ukrainian man on Thursday on suspicion of spying for a Russian intelligence agency, federal prosecutors said. He is accused of gathering defence-related information, including details on tank and munitions production and NATO's eastern flank. Germany's military has raised the threat level over Russian sabotage against German troops and facilities.
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