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Migrants desperate to reach the U.S. are traveling inside cargo trucks. Some never make it.

The burgeoning illegal industry has left at least a hundred dead and dozens wounded between 2018 and 2023 as the records of tens of thousands, including children, attest.
illustration of people standing outside a truck, as well as packed inside a truck
illustration of people standing outside a truck, as well as packed inside a truck

Palace celebrates Princess Charlotte's 9th birthday with a new photo taken by her mother

The Prince and Princess of Wales shared the photo of their daughter, whose birthday is May 2, on Instagram.
Princess Charlotte
Princess Charlotte

Russia breached chemical weapons ban in Ukraine, U.S. says as it sanctions Chinese companies over war

“The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident,” the State Department said.
Military training of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv
Military training of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv
7h ago

What is at stake in U.K. local voting ahead of a looming national election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hope he can point to successes to douse talk that the Conservative Party will change leader again before the United Kingdom’s main election.
Rishi Sunak Departs Downing Street for PMQs in London
Rishi Sunak Departs Downing Street for PMQs in London
7h ago

Death toll rises to 48 in China highway collapse

Search efforts were continuing after a section of highway collapsed in a mountainous area of Guangdong province, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope.
The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope.
The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope.
7h ago

Solomon Islands elects a prime minister who is likely to keep close China ties

Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele is from the same political party as his predecessor, who signed a security agreement with Beijing that set off alarms in Washington.
Jeremiah Manele, First Minister of the Solomon Islands, pictured with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019.
Jeremiah Manele, First Minister of the Solomon Islands, pictured with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019.
22h ago

A surprise arrest and a corruption scandal hint at splits in Putin's inner circle

Many are trying to figure out what the arrest of a high-ranking military official means in the power games at the heart of the Kremlin. 
Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Vladimir Putin in Moscow
1d ago

U.K. begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

A law to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrived in Britain without permission was approved in April, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants the first flights to take off in July.
Migrants
Migrants

'You are our hope': Gaza students find strength in U.S. campus protests

“I feel proud that there is a group of students who feel what we feel now — and are helping and supporting us,” said Reem Musa Suleiman Abu Shinar, speaking to an NBC News crew in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.
Palestinian student Ezz Lulu
Palestinian student Ezz Lulu
1d ago

36 people killed in China highway collapse

Officials said 23 vehicles had been found after a section of the highway collapsed in southern Guangdong province, sending them tumbling down a slope.
A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving more than a dozen of people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days.
A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving more than a dozen of people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days.
1d ago

Police in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called 'Russian law'

Eyewitnesses saw some police officers physically attack protesters before using tear gas, water cannon and stun grenades to force them from the area outside parliament.
Clashes erupted between police and opposition demonstrators protesting a new bill intended to track foreign influence that the opposition denounced as Russia-inspired.
Clashes erupted between police and opposition demonstrators protesting a new bill intended to track foreign influence that the opposition denounced as Russia-inspired.

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