World News
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US can learn from controversial UK policy as first migrants rounded up for deportation, expert says
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in January declared he would ignore a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that determined the Rwanda policy was unlawful and pushed the policy through in April.
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Mexican cops find tents, question people in the case of 2 Australians, 1 American missing in Baja
Mexican authorities said they have questioned three people and found abandoned tents linked to the case of an American and two Australians who went missing in Baja California.
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M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo
The mining town of Rubaya in eastern Congo, known for its production of a mineral used in smartphones, has been seized by a rebel group that allegedly has links to Rwanda.
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EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
The EU has announced an aid package of about $1.06 billion for Lebanon, which will largely go to boosting border control in order to halt the flow of migrants and asylum seekers to Italy and Cyprus.
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Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader in Belarus, said she has not heard from her imprisoned husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski for 421 days; he has been behind bars since 2020.
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Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
Hamas said it was sending to Egypt a delegation for cease-fire talks, marking a sign of progress in attempts by mediators to work out an agreement between the militant group and Israel.
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Head of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison
Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the head of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, has been granted conditional early release from prison; he was convicted of running a criminal organization.
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Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of the country's back-to-back civil wars.
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Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
Haitian gangs laid siege to several Port-au-Prince neighborhoods, exchanging gunfire with police for hours and burning homes as hundreds fled the violence.
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Soccer jersey dispute between Algeria and Morocco clubs over Western Sahara goes to sports court
A soccer politics dispute between Morocco and Algeria, over a team jersey that includes disputed territory on a map of Morocco, will go to a full appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Landmine blasts kill 1, injure 18 in southwestern Pakistan
One person was killed and at least 18 were wounded Thursday in southwestern Pakistan as double landmine blasts detonated. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
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Mass broadband outages reported in Nepal
Broadband internet service was disrupted across much of Nepal on Thursday as Indian vendors began withdrawing service to Nepali operators over payment defaults.
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Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US
As Serbian lawmakers voted a new government into office, two-pro Russia officials who are sanctioned by the U.S. were reinstated; the government got backing in a 152-61 vote in the parliament.
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Kyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says
A Ukrainian military official said local defenders in the eastern part of the country are holding firm so far against a concerted push by Russia's better-equipped forces.
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Turkey cuts off all trade with Israel in protest against Gaza war: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended all trade between his country and Israel on Thursday in the latest protest against the war in Gaza.
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Thousands rally in Slovakia to protest a controversial overhaul of public broadcasting
Thousands of people rallied in Slovakia's capital to protest an overhaul of the country's TV services and public radio, which critics say would result in the government controlling the media.
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Iran offers scholarships to students expelled from US, European universities over anti-Israel protests: report
Iran's Shiraz University leader praises anti-Israel agitators at American and European campuses, offers scholarships to expelled students
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Polish teenager suspected of attacking synagogue with Molotov cocktails arrested
A 16-year-old Polish male was arrested on suspicion of attacking the Nożyk Synagogue with Molotov cocktails. He could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Two East Central seniors and two Oldenburg Academy seniors were among 40 recipients.
The ORVC Report for April 22-27 was released on Tuesday.