How Donald Trump&s deployment of ‘war machine& on Mexican border drastically cut migrant numbers

Officer Carlos Zamora and his fellow soldiers stood alongside their 20-ton Stryker combat vehicle overlooking a labyrinth of dusty trails and cliffs, an inhospitable desert-scape that for years has proved difficult for US authorities to patrol amid the surge in illegal border crossings and drug smuggling from Mexico.

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FTSE 100 surges and global markets rise after Trump&s tech tariff reprieve

The FTSE 100 joined a global stock market rebound on Monday morning, despite warnings from the US that tariff exemptions on electronics are only a temporary reprieve.

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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and hits hospital

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital and other sites, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed to expand its security presence in the small coastal strip.

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'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul
ISTANBUL - Police in Europe staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks.

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Trump showdown with courts in spotlight at migrant hearing
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's showdown with the judicial system will be in the spotlight Tuesday at a hearing on the fate of a migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

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Pandemic treaty talks inch towards deal
GENEVA - Countries hoping to end more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics met for talks on Tuesday, after reaching a preliminary agreement last week.

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