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The New York Times
- Court Widens Scope of Deportations June 26, 2022The Biden administration had instructed ICE agents to focus on immigrants who were considered a threat. But a judge’s order means millions more could now be targeted for deportation.
- ‘Ghost Flights’? The Facts Behind Transporting Migrant Children June 24, 2022Government flights carrying undocumented children from the border to federally licensed shelters around the country are being criticized by conservative politicians in an election year.
- Have You Taken Covid Treatments? June 21, 2022We want to hear from you.
- Are abortion medications delivered by mail illegal? June 24, 2022The end of Roe v. Wade will make little immediate difference on access to medications, though legal experts say that could change as more trigger laws are certified.
- Yellowstone Flooding Is a Sign of What’s to Come for National Parks June 16, 2022Record rainfall and mudslides forced closures just as tourism season ramped up. Virtually none of America’s national parks are untouched by extreme weather and climate change.
- A Decade After DACA, a New Generation of Undocumented Students Rises June 16, 2022A vast majority of undocumented teenagers are graduating high school this year without protection from deportation and the ability to legally work.
- Photos of Flooding Damage in Yellowstone June 16, 2022Flooding and mudslides from recent storms have collapsed bridges and washed away roads in the national park.
- Southern Baptists, Battling Divisions, Elect Bart Barber as President June 15, 2022The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, a bellwether for conservative Christianity, chose a rural Texas pastor and approved actions to address its sex abuse crisis.
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- Calls for investigation over deaths in Moroccan-Spanish border crossing June 26, 2022NGOs say toll could be as high as 37 after hundreds of people break into border control area in attempt to reach Melilla enclaveHuman rights campaigners in Spain and Morocco have called for investigations to be launched in both countries after a mass attempt to scale the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla left at least 23 people […]
- Seventeen people found dead in South African nightclub June 26, 2022Police in southern city of East London launch investigation and officials rule out stampedeAt least 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London on Sunday, police said.“We got a report about 17 [people] that died in a local tavern in Scenery Park, which is based in East London,” said Thembinkosi […]
- Melilla: death toll from mass incursion on Spanish enclave rises to 23 June 25, 2022Crowd of more than 500 enter border control area after cutting fence in attempt to cross from MoroccoThe death toll from the mass attempt to cross from Morocco into Spain’s enclave of Melilla has risen to 23, according to Moroccan state TV.About 2,000 people approached Melilla at dawn on Friday and more than 500 managed to enter a border control area after c […]
- Stars urge Commonwealth to oppose UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda June 25, 2022Celebrities including Sophie Okonedo and David Harewood say scheme shows ‘colonial view’ of Africa as ‘dumping ground’British celebrities have urged Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda to oppose the UK’s plan to deport refugees to the country, saying it shows a “colonial view” of Africa as a “dumping ground”.It comes as a summit of Commonwealth prime ministers an […]
- Rwanda making preparations to take children removed from UK June 24, 2022Hostel in Kigali building football pitches and providing outdoor toys for any children flown to the countryA hostel that has been leased by the Rwandan government to house asylum seekers from the UK is making preparations to accept children.The Hope hostel in Kigali is building outdoor facilities that will include football pitches, basketball courts and outd […]
- Charles tells Commonwealth leaders dropping Queen is ‘for each to decide’ June 24, 2022Prince of Wales says at summit any move by members to become a republic can be ‘without rancour’The Prince of Wales has told Commonwealth leaders that keeping the Queen as head of state or becoming a republic is “a matter for each member country to decide”.Charles made the comments during the opening ceremony of a summit of Commonwealth prime ministers and p […]
- ‘Dom Phillips was natural storyteller – for us, he was always Uncle Dom’ June 26, 2022Nieces of journalist killed in the Amazon pay tribute to their uncle, who sent frequent and funny emails about life in BrazilDom Phillips was a storyteller. Through his career as a journalist, he told the stories of those who were unable to speak out and whose views were overlooked. His second book, How to Save the Amazon, aimed to do exactly this – to speak […]
- Ecuador at standstill after two weeks of protests over cost of living crisis June 25, 2022During demonstrations, started by an Indigenous federation, roads were blocked and vehicles torched, and police fired teargasEcuador has been brought to a near standstill after two weeks of tumultuous protests over a spike in fuel and food prices as global inflation inflames discontent over widening inequality across Latin America.At least five people have d […]
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- South African police investigate nightclub deaths June 26, 2022Post-mortem examinations will be carried out shortly to determine the cause of 22 mysterious deaths.
- Oslo shooting: Memorial service takes place at Oslo Cathedral June 26, 2022Royals and the prime minister joined a service to remember two killed and 21 injured near a gay bar.
- How Ukraine left its mark on Glastonbury June 26, 2022Eurovision winners and folk heroes played across the festival, spreading a message of resistance.
- Ukraine war: Inside Ukraine's International Legion of foreign fighters June 25, 2022The BBC speaks to some of the thousands of foreign soldiers who have joined the fight against Russia.
- Roe v Wade: US firms pledge to pay staff travel expenses for abortions June 26, 2022Disney, JP Morgan and Meta are among the companies to confirm such policies after the Roe v Wade ruling.
- Roe v Wade reaction: Chaos at abortion protest in South Carolina June 26, 2022In South Carolina, six people are arrested at an event full of pro-choice and anti-abortion activists.
- Huge fire engulfs ferry in Philippines June 26, 2022All but two of 165 people who were aboard a blazing ferry are rescued in the central Philippines.
- Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold June 26, 2022The move by the UK, US, Canada and Japan will "strike at the heart of Putin's war machine", the UK PM says.
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