Rights groups and other observers have raised questions over a United States-led plan to stem the “illicit movement of people” through a dangerous jungle passage between Panama and Colombia popular with US-bound migrants and asylum seekers. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that a deal had been reached with the Panamanian and Colombian authorities to address “irregular migration” through the so-called Darien Gap. The 60-day campaign seeks to “end the illicit movement of people and goods through the Darien by both land and maritime corridors”, as well as open “new lawful and flexible pathways for tens of…
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A series of leaked reports purporting to be classified US intelligence documents linked to the war in Ukraine has drawn scepticism and denials from US spy agencies and several United States allies. Photos of the classified files began circulating widely on Russian social media channels last week, but some were published on the gamers’ website Discord in February and March. The CIA, NSA, and US Defense Intelligence Agency have denied the authenticity of the reports and have launched an investigation into the source of the leak. The reports have also caused embarrassment for two US-Middle East allies—Egypt and the United…
Bravemansgame will not be permitted to run in Thursday’s Alder Hey Aintree Bowl Chase.The Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up had been cleared by the British Horseracing Authority to contest the Grade One heat, with the eight-year-old switched into the sole ownership of Bryan Drew on Tuesday, having previously been owned in partnership with John Dance. Dance founded Vertem Asset Management, a prominent sponsor within racing, but that firm is one of three trading names of WealthTek LLP, which was last week ordered to cease trading by the Financial Conduct Authority due to “serious regulatory and operational issues coming to light”.However, the…
YouTube star Jake Paul will take on UFC veteran Nick Diaz in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match on Aug. 5 in Dallas. Paul tweeted that day will be a “funeral for Nathaniel Diaz as we send him back to” UFC president Dana White. “Refreshments will be provided at the service. Black Tie Attire.” That Twitter post was the latest in a back-and-forth exchange that led up to the announcement Wednesday. Their team members also got into an altercation during an October event promoting Paul’s fight against former UFC champion Anderson Silva. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; After Paul…
This year’s first quarter was the deadliest for refugees trying to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017, the UN says.At least 10 refugees from sub-Saharan Africa have drowned off Tunisia when their boat sank as they tried to reach Europe, the Tunisian coastguard says. At least 20 more people are reported missing. “Seventy-two migrants were rescued and 10 bodies recovered after Tuesday’s shipwreck” off the city of Sfax, coastguard spokesman Houssem Jebabli said on Wednesday. Between 20 and 30 more people were listed as missing, said Faouzi Masmoudi, a spokesman for a local court investigating the incident. Jebabli said all…
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Elon Musk’s unexpected BBC interview… in 90 secondsElon Musk has defended how he runs Twitter in a rare and wide-ranging interview with the BBC.The world’s second richest man was questioned for nearly an hour by the BBC’s technology correspondent James Clayton at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.Here are six things we learned.1. He denies hate speech on Twitter has spikedMr Musk refused to accept there was more hateful content on the platform since he took over.Speaking to the BBC earlier this…
The Minnesota Twins have called up Canadian infielder Edouard Julien from triple-A St. Paul, the team announced Wednesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 23-year-old Quebec City native was Canada’s top hitter at the World Baseball Classic last month, slashing .538/.667/1.154 with two homers and two RBI in 13 at-bats. The Twins had an open roster spot after Joey Gallo (intercostal strain) was placed on the injured list on Tuesday. The Twins selected Julien in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. He was hurt playing for Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games and had to…
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea face daunting trip to Madrid, while Napoli play fellow Italian giants Millan in quarterfinals.Real Madrid and Chelsea face off in their second consecutive meeting in the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, while AC Milan and Napoli renew hostilities for an all-Italian clash in the evening’s other quarterfinal first-leg tie. Real Madrid vs Chelsea When: Wednesday, April 12Where: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, MadridKickoff: 19:00 GMT Real Madrid knocked out Chelsea last season en route to a record-extending 14th European trophy. They also met two seasons ago in the semifinals, when Chelsea advanced to eventually win the title. Madrid are…
Saracens and England No 8 Billy Vunipola to miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury; Vunipola was stretchered off during his team’s Heineken Champions Cup defeat to La Rochelle last weekend; Rugby World Cup takes place between September 8 and October 28 Last Updated: 12/04/23 2:13pm Billy Vunipola will miss the rest of the domestic season with Saracens after sustaining a knee injury Saracens and England No 8 Billy Vunipola will miss the rest of the domestic season due to a knee injury with his World Cup hopes now unclear. Saracens have not disclosed exactly how…
Conflict in the DRC’s volatile eastern region has disrupted schooling for 750,000 young Congolese, according to UNICEF.Thomas Tumusifu Buregeya wishes he were studying for his final school exams. Instead, he scrapes a living doing odd jobs in a displaced people’s camp in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after a wave of rebel violence upended his life yet again. Buregeya fled the town of Kibumba with his family in October amid a renewed offensive by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group – the third time in 15 years he has been forced to escape his home – and…