Once a relatively obscure branch of law enforcement, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have fast become the sharp point of Donald Trump’s mass deportation initiative.
Since Trump took office a year ago, the number of ICE…
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Global AI race makes Greenland’s critical minerals a tempting target
Though Greenland has over 140 active mineral licenses, which must be issued before mines can be constructed, there are only two active mines in Greenland today.
CEO Eldur Olafsson of Amaroq Ltd., the company behind one of the two active mines,…
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Syrian army enters areas east of Aleppo as Kurds withdraw
The Syrian army announced on Saturday that it had taken control of Deir Hafer, a town located to the east of Aleppo.
The announcement came one day after the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to withdraw from the…
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Japanese city mayor apologises for calling colleagues ‘human scum’
The mayor of Yokohama has apologised for insulting colleagues after an official publicly accused him of making offensive remarks.
At a news conference, the Japanese city’s human resource chief, Jun Kubota, alleged that Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka had…
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Laura Kuenssberg: Jenrick’s move is massive
Laura KuenssbergSunday with Laura Kuenssberg
BBCThere is fresh paint in Reform HQ – and a fresh face in its line-up.
Before Thursday, the last time Robert Jenrick walked into Millbank Tower, a fabled address in Westminster where lots of political…
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‘Not just trade’: The EU-Mercosur megadeal
It’s a day more than a quarter of a century in the making: On Saturday, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is jetting off to Paraguay to sign the EU’s biggest-ever trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc.
The EU is styling the…
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