• March 4, 2025

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Migrants: US to open new processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala
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Migrants: US to open new processing centres in Colombia and

  By Will Grant in Mexico & Kathryn Armstrong in London BBC News   The US has announced plans to open new migrant processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala as part of efforts to reduce undocumented immigration. The regional facilities will process thousands of claims a month, with pathways for legal migration expanded. The number […]

Ukraine war looms over Pope Francis’s trip to Hungary
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Ukraine war looms over Pope Francis’s trip to Hungary

Russia-Ukraine war Pope Francis arrives in Hungary on Friday for a three-day pastoral visit – his first full trip to the country since he became Pope 10 years ago. What kept him away was the tough anti-migrant stance of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in contrast to the 86-year-old pontiff’s compassion for all refugees. What brings […]

Philippines: The paradise islands caught in the US-China crosshairs
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Philippines: The paradise islands caught in the US-China crosshairs

By Laura Bicker Asia Pacific correspondent   The largest-ever military exercises between the United States and the Philippines are drawing to a close. They began just days after China’s military rehearsed a blockade of Taiwan – a display the US called disproportionate. With tensions high in the region, a handful of people on a few […]

SCO: China defence minister in India amid border tensions
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SCO: China defence minister in India amid border tensions

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu has arrived in India to attend a key security summit meeting amid strained ties between the countries. Mr. Li will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defense ministers’ meeting on Friday in the Indian capital Delhi. This is the first visit to India by a Chinese defense minister since a […]

US and South Korea agree key nuclear weapons deal
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US and South Korea agree key nuclear weapons deal

  By Jean Mackenzie in Seoul & Barbara Plett Usher in Washington BBC News   The US and South Korea have secured a landmark deal to counter the North Korean nuclear threat. Washington has agreed to periodically deploy US nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear planning operations. In return, South […]

British American Tobacco to pay $635m for North Korea sanctions breaches
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British American Tobacco to pay $635m for North Korea sanctions

British American Tobacco is to pay $635m (£512m) plus interest to US authorities after a subsidiary admitted selling cigarettes to North Korea in violation of sanctions. The US authorities said the settlement related to BAT activity in North Korea between 2007 and 2017. BAT’s head Jack Bowles said “we deeply regret the misconduct”. The US […]