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State Dept. imposing visa restrictions on people in Mexico facilitating illegal migration into US
The action is aimed at executives and top officials of a transportation company based in Mexico that provided travel arrangements and services for aliens with specific plans to illegally migrate to the U.S.
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Afghan resettlement program to be scrutinized after shooting, planned bombing of National Guard
GOP lawmakers have said they want to examine Biden's "Operation Allies Welcome" program but it is unclear at this time if a special committee in the House or Senate will be established, given that some Democrats are pushing back.
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Europe's media sees ambush on Guard as opposition to deployment, another case of too many guns
Much of the U.S. coverage of the events of last week focused on the country’s oft-criticized immigration system and the screening process for refugees.
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U.S. embassy in Lebanon hit by gunfire, security guard wounded, alleged shooter captured
According to local media reports, the gunman was wearing a black vest that had the words "Islamic State" written in Arabic and the English initials "I" and "S" on it.
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Netanyahu accepts invitation to address joint session of Congress
No date for the speech has been settled so far, but it is expected to take place within the next eight weeks. Congressional leaders originally offered the date of June 13, but Netanyahu has not agreed so far, because it falls on a Jewish holiday.
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Four more hostages discovered dead in Gaza, three appeared in Hamas video
In December, Hamas publicly released a video called, “Don’t let us grow old here," which included 3 of the 4 hostages found dead
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New president, old policies? How Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum on drugs, immigration may impact the US
It is unclear whether Sheinbaum will be much different than her predecessor. Meanwhile, 2023 was the sixth year in a row that Mexico saw more than 30,000 homicides.
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Israel ministers threaten to quit over ceasefire, official says Biden's description 'not accurate'
Netanyahu said that Israel has not yet agreed to a cease-fire proposal.
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Mexico elects its first female president, a leftist climate scientist
Sheinbaum will start her six-year term Oct. 1, succeeding her mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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Maldives bans Israelis over war in Gaza
Last year, nearly 11,000 Israelis visited the Maldives.
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European Parliament votes this week expected harbinger for US, world, right-wing parties set to win
Consensus indications are that right-wing nationalist parties are set to make big inroads all across Europe.
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Netanyahu says permanent ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war won't happen until Hamas is destroyed
On Friday, Biden announced the terms of a deal that he said Israel had proposed, but the statement from Netanyahu's office cast doubt on that claim.
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The African National Congress party loses majority for the first time in 30 years
Over 50 parties contested in the election.