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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the right of a person to challenge their detention in court. If carried out by President Donald Trump, the suspension of habeas corpus would be a dramatic escalation of his administration's immigration policy by significantly curtailing a right enshrined in the Constitution. "First, you know, President Trump has talked about potentially suspending habeas corpus to take care of the illegal immigration problem. When could we see that happen in the future?" a reporter asked Miller as he spoke outside...

Ukraine recognizes both Israel and Palestine, so both states were invited to the Ukrainian 'peace summit', which will take place from June 15 to 16 in Switzerland. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the 'Dialogue - Shangri-La' conference in Singapore. According to him, Ukraine is ready to provide humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza Original link and article in Ukrainian here: https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/06/02/ukraina-sdelaet-vse-chtoby-izrail-ostanovilsia-zelenskii-zaiavil-chto-kiev-priznaet-i-izrail-i-palestinu-news

Pressure is building between Israel and Egypt over Palestinian refugees as Israel prepares its offensive on Rafah, where Hamas is hiding out and using human shields. According to an Atlantic Council report:Relations between Egypt and Israel have soured in recent weeks as Israel prepares to launch a full-scale ground offensive into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip—a move that Cairo has warned would put its peace treaty with Israel at risk and destabilize the region.Egypt fears a sweeping assault on Rafah—where more than one million displaced Palestinians have sought refuge from Israel’s incessant bombardment of the northern and central Gaza...