Asylum-seeking Haitian family makes last-minute dash over northern border as US, Canada begin restricting illegal migrant crossings | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  A Haitian migrant family became one of the last to possibly benefit from a loophole in a decades-old asylum agreement on Friday, one day after US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jointly announced changes to the treaty that would restrict certain migrants from seeking protections in Canada. The … Read more

Pistol used in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexican border city was purchased in the US, criminal complaint says | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  One of the weapons used in the deadly abduction of four Americans in the Mexican border city of Matamoros earlier this month was purchased in the United States and provided to a Mexican cartel, according to a federal court document. Roberto Lugardo Moreno was arrested and charged with knowingly conspiring to export … Read more

Russia scoffs but Putin could stand trial for alleged war crimes, ICC chief prosecutor says | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s war in Ukraine, he told CNN on Friday, despite Moscow’s arguments that it is not subject to the court’s decisions. In an interview with CNN’s Clarissa Ward, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan pointed … Read more

SpaceX’s Starlink devices found in illegal mining sites in the Amazon | CNN

[ad_1] Sao Paulo CNN  —  Five Starlink internet devices were found in illegal mining sites in the Amazon during raids by Brazil’s environmental police on Tuesday, the environmental agency said. Starlink are small, easy-to-use satellite dishes made by Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX. Starlink says its equipment can provide “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in … Read more

Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain held at ransom, family says | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  A Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remains captive under ransom demands, family members say, who are asking for help and pressuring US officials to find them. Abigail and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, both 33, were kidnapped on March 18 around Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital, according to a statement from their families … Read more

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations | CNN

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: CNN Original Series “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico” airs on CNN Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Sign up to CNN Travel’s four-part Unlocking Mexico newsletter for more on the country and its cuisine. CNN  —  In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state … Read more

China sanctions US organizations for hosting Taiwan leader during stopover | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  China has slapped sanctions on two American organizations that hosted Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen during her recent travel in the United States, which Beijing had fiercely condemned. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday the Washington-headquartered think tank Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California would be banned from … Read more

Japan was already grappling with isolation and loneliness. The pandemic made it worse | CNN

[ad_1] Tokyo CNN  —  Across Japan, nearly 1.5 million people have withdrawn from society, leading reclusive lives largely confined within the walls of their home, according to a new government survey. These are Japan’s hikikomori, or shut-ins, defined by the government as people who have been isolated for at least six months. Some only go … Read more

Six of the most beautiful sections of the Great Wall of China | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty of time to travel widely in China. I’ve visited more than 100 cities, not to mention countless towns and villages throughout the mainland’s 31 provinces. Looking back, I’ve come to realize it was my frequent visits to different parts of the … Read more

The giant Antonov An-225 plane was destroyed in Russia’s invasion. But Ukraine says it will fly again | CNN

[ad_1] Hostomel, Ukraine CNN  —  The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or “Dream,” the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year-old Bashynsky, one of its pilots. This is the first time Bashynsky has come back to see what remains … Read more

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