A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to keep migrants in Mexico while they apply for asylum in the US.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked the previous "catch and release" policy, which allows migrants to stay in the US while their asylum application is considered.
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Iran calls US peace proposals 'unrealistic', Trump issues new warning to Tehran
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Iran's energy plants and oil wells would be obliterated if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran described US peace proposals as "unrealistic" and fired waves of missiles at Israel.
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies.
France seeks emergency UN meeting after Lebanon peacekeeper attacks
France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday he'd requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following "the extremely serious incidents" targeting UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.
At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says
At least 70 people were killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti's breadbasket Artibonite region, a human rights group said on Monday, significantly higher than official estimates.
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says
Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.
Authorities in Dubai said on Tuesday they were responding to an incident involving a drone that affected a Kuwaiti oil tanker in the emirate’s waters.
The UAE says it is continuing to respond to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, with a further alert issued on Tuesday at 02:09 a.m.
Authorities in Dubai responded to a fire at an abandoned house in the Al Badaa area caused by debris from an air defence interception, Dubai Media Office (DMO) said on Tuesday.
