A sweeping new travel ban introduced by United States (US) President Donald Trump came into effect at midnight on Monday, blocking entry into the United States for citizens of 12 countries and reviving a controversial policy from his first term, BBC reported. The measure, which the administration says is part of an intensified immigration crackdown, halts travel from nations including …

United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from these countries will be ‘fully’ restricted from entering the U.S., according to the proclamation. Similarly, the entry of …

The US president, Donald Trump, is considering imposing a travel ban on almost half of Africa’s countries. The majority of the countries on the shortlist of 43 are African. In a document The New York Times shared, an internal Trump proposal lists nations whose citizens could face restrictions on entering the US. Somalia, Libya, and Sudan are African countries in …