One of the major reasons for Trump's success in being elected to the presidency was his insistence that a wall would be constructed along the southern border and it would be paid for by Mexico. It became a rallying cry at his rallies, helping to propel him to the presidency.
When President Donald Trump pushed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign, he said he wanted a "tougher" effort to secure the U.S. southern border. His undue focus on migrants risks diverting energy and resources from bigger threats to national security _ and, incidentally, is making his favorite issue harder to solve.
The 1944 Bretton Woods conference established a multilateral framework for global cooperation on macroeconomic stability, trade, and development that has endured - despite inevitable disruptions and adjustments - for 75 years.
For nearly two months, large demonstrations have rocked Algeria. The people are protesting against the candidacy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who planned to run for a fifth five-year term in national elections.
Long ago, Julian Assange wore out his welcome at Ecuador's London embassy. Ecuador shut off his access to the internet in 2016 after WikiLeaks published emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign that had been pilfered by Russian hackers.