The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted its first self-deport operation, dubbed “Project Homecoming,” with a charter flight on Monday from Texas, and made stops in Honduras and Colombia, taking 64 illegal immigrants who chose to self-deport back to their home countries.
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High court reduces far-right activist’s contempt of court sentence by four months
Tommy Robinson is due to be released from prison within the next week after the high court reduced his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court by four months.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction, made in 2021, barring him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.
UK, France and Canada warn Israel of action if ‘egregious actions’ in Gaza continue. Plus, Trump calls Putin on Ukraine
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The UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, told the BBC this morning that 14,000 babies could die in 48 hours if aid doesn’t reach them in time. Five aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday, but Fletcher described this as a “drop in the ocean” and totally inadequate for the population’s needs.
What else is the UN saying about Israel’s aid blockade, in place since 2 March? A UN-backed report recently estimated that one in five people in the territory were facing starvation. The UN posted a statement on Monday reading: “Everyone in Gaza is hungry. Without immediate action, nearly a quarter of the population could be pushed into famine. Food aid must be allowed into Gaza now to prevent a catastrophe.”
Here’s what the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said: Israel decided on Sunday to resume the entry of a “basic quantity” of food, after coming under increasing international pressure. But yesterday Netanyahu hit back at the UK, France and Canada for condemning Israel – calling on them to follow Donald Trump’s example.
What’s the latest with Israel’s ongoing military bombardment? Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israel has killed at least 44 people in Gaza today. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces bombed a pharmaceutical laboratory. Hundreds of people have been killed in the past week, many of them women and children, as Israel’s attacks intensified.
World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has touted the agreement as ‘historic’.
Two of the centres that were inspected—Eglinton Centre and Slaney Court Apartments—were found to have no non-compliances identified against the standards. The remaining five centres had varying levels of compliance.
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