James FitzGerald

1 week ago | bbc.com | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald

Trump offers illegal immigrants $1,000 to 'self-deport'Getty ImagesThe scheme relies on the use of the CBP One app, with which a migrant's journey home can be tracedThe US government is offering migrants who are in the country illegally a sum worth $1,000 (£751) and paid travel if they decide to leave the US. "Self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in Monday's announcement.

1 week ago | winnmediaskn.com | Paul Kirby |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Tom Geoghegan

by Paul Kirby, James FitzGerald and Tom Geoghegan(BBC) – The US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country’s natural resources. Months in the making, it sets up an investment fund that Ukraine hopes will cement US assistance as the country struggles to repel Russia three years after the invasion. The Ukrainians have now published the deal and there have been public statements from both sides. Here are seven key takeaways.

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Paul Kirby |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald |Tom Geoghegan

The US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country's natural resources. Months in the making, it sets up an investment fund that Ukraine hopes will cement US assistance as the country struggles to repel Russia three years after the invasion. The Ukrainians have now published the deal and there have been public statements from both sides. Here are seven key takeaways.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald

Trump says he 'could' return mistakenly deported man if he wanted toWatch: Trump’s first 100 days… in just 2 minutesUS President Donald Trump has acknowledged he does have the ability to bring back a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, but that he will not do so. Kilmar Ábrego García was removed from the US in March. Judges all the way up to the US Supreme Court have ruled that this was done in error, and that Trump's team should help "facilitate" his return.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Tom Geoghegan |James FitzGerald |James Fitzgerald

'Build, baby, build': Five things Carney has pledged to do as Canadian PMTom Geoghegan and James FitzGeraldWatch: Liberal Party wins - how Canada's election night unfoldedMark Carney will return to the Canadian parliament with a strengthened mandate, after his Liberal Party triumphed in a snap election that he called soon after becoming prime minister.