USA News: Trump administration is considering military strikes in Mali

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Lerato Khumalo

The JNIM militia is considered the strongest Islamist group in the Sahel region and has significantly expanded its influence in recent years. Since several military coups, Mali has been ruled by a junta that has largely stopped cooperating with Western states and is instead looking for support Russia sets. Experts warned the Washington Post that US air strikes could further aggravate the security situation and further escalate the conflict.

Governor: About 6,600 non-U.S. citizens registered to vote in New Jersey

In the US state of New Jersey, around 6,600 non-US citizens have been registered to vote before the 2024 election. The cause was a “serious software error” and fewer than 400 of them actually voted, Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Tuesday. “I am appalled by the irresponsible failures that made this possible and the lack of transparency shown by those in charge at the time,” Sherrill said.

The registrations therefore took place between June 2023 and June 2024 during the term of office of Sherrill’s Democratic predecessor Phil Murphy. According to Sherrill, about 6,600 people who said they were not U.S. citizens when applying for driver’s licenses and identification cards were still registered.

“When we identify a problem, we don’t hide it, we don’t deny it, we don’t invent conspiracies,” Sherill said. “We’re investigating it, we’re fixing it and we’re informing the public.” She ordered people to be removed from the electoral rolls and initiated an investigation into the incident.

Mamdani: New York cannot arrest Netanyahu

Contrary to previous threats from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Israeli Prime Minister must Benjamin Netanyahu If you travel to the metropolis, don’t expect any arrests for the time being. A legal review has shown that the city has no possibility of having the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Netanyahu executed, Mamdani said in a video published on the X platform. “My administration has examined all options available under current law.” Netanyahu is still “in new York “City not welcome”.

During the election campaign, the Democrat announced that Netanyahu would be arrested if he were elected mayor. He later expressed more restraint and referred to an examination of the options. Netanyahu is expected to attend the UN general debate in New York in September. In the video, Mamdani addresses the administration of US President Donald Trump. She has the authority to execute the arrest warrant. However, Trump had already strictly ruled this out. As well as Israel The USA does not recognize the court and is therefore not bound by its decisions.

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