Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids

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Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear

The head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks over their faces during their arrest raids.

As Donald Trump has ramped up his unprecedented effort to deport immigrants around the country, Ice officers have become notorious for wearing masks to approach and detain people, often with force. Legal advocates and attorneys general have argued that it poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear.

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Netanyahu Secured His Survival for Six More Months. Now He Can Sign a Hostage Deal – Haaretz

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  1. Netanyahu Secured His Survival for Six More Months. Now He Can Sign a Hostage Deal  Haaretz
  2. Hamas says Israel rejected ceasefire deal releasing all captives in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  3. Trump says 10 hostages will be returning from Gaza 'very shortly' during White House dinner with allies  Fox News
  4. Hostage families to protest at US embassy; Trump says 10 captives to be freed soon  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel, mediators wait for Hamas's response on Gaza hostage deal  The Jerusalem Post
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Pope Demands ‘Immediate Halt to the Barbarity’ of Israel’s War on Gaza – Common Dreams

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  1. Pope Demands 'Immediate Halt to the Barbarity' of Israel's War on Gaza  Common Dreams
  2. Pope Leo demands end to Gaza 'barbarity' after Israeli strike on Catholic church  NBC News
  3. Holy Family shelling strikes symbolic and humanitarian nerve  National Catholic Reporter
  4. Pope urges immediate end to ‘barbarity’ of Gaza war after church damaged  The Times of Israel
  5. Christian leaders make rare visit to Gaza following deadly Israeli church attack  CNN
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Two seriously injured as car crashes into barn roof in Germany

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Vehicle veered off road in Bohmte, hit a boy on a trampoline then catapulted into the air, police say

Police in northwestern Germany said on Sunday that several people were injured when a car veered off a road, hit a seven-year-old boy on a trampoline and crashed into a barn roof on its side.

Police said that the car first collided with a parked vehicle in the town of Bohmte, broke through a hedge and drove into a garden where it hit the boy.

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EU Sanctions Against India’s Nayara ‘Unjustified,’ Rosneft Says – Bloomberg.com

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  1. EU Sanctions Against India’s Nayara ‘Unjustified,’ Rosneft Says  Bloomberg.com
  2. EU's new Russia sanctions aim for more effective oil price cap  Reuters
  3. EU hits Russian oil, shadow fleet with new sanctions over Ukraine war  Al Jazeera
  4. E.U. hits Russia with new round of sanctions targeting energy  The Washington Post
  5. EU Targets Russia With Toughest Sanctions Package in Years  The Wall Street Journal
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Dad Serious Over Mithun Reddy’s Arrest – Gulte

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  1. Dad Serious Over Mithun Reddy’s Arrest  Gulte
  2. Rajampet MP Midhun Reddy key conspirator in multi-crore liquor scam: SIT  The Hindu
  3. Andhra liquor scam: Chargesheet reveals Jagan Mohan Reddy's role; YSRCP MP Midhun Reddy arrested  The Times of India
  4. Andhra ex-CM Jagan got kickbacks in Rs 3,500-crore liquor ‘scam’: CID probe  The Indian Express
  5. Jagan Reddy Party MP Midhun Reddy Arrested Over Rs 3,200 Crore Liquor Scam in Andhra Pradesh  NDTV
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Typhoon Wipha: Hong Kong emerges with dozens hurt, travellers frustrated – South China Morning Post

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  1. Typhoon Wipha: Hong Kong emerges with dozens hurt, travellers frustrated  South China Morning Post
  2. Typhoon rains batter Hong Kong before Wipha weakens to severe tropical storm in Guangdong  CNN
  3. Storms hit southern China mainland in wake of Typhoon Wipha  Reuters
  4. Typhoon Wipha Reaches Mainland China After Pounding Hong Kong and Macau  The New York Times
  5. Typhoon Wipha hits mainland China after disrupting travel in Hong Kong  The Washington Post
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Indonesia ferry fire: Passenger livestreams horror at sea while holding baby- Watch – Hindustan Times – Hindustan Times

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  1. Indonesia ferry fire: Passenger livestreams horror at sea while holding baby- Watch - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times
  2. Passengers rescued from Indonesia ferry fire  BBC
  3. Ferry Bursts Into Flames with 280 Passengers Onboard, Forcing Many to Jump into the Sea to Escape Inferno  People.com
  4. 568 people survived after an Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire at sea, killing 3  AP News
  5. Passenger Ship Fire Kills at Least 3 People in Indonesia  The New York Times
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Cyprus commemorates 51 years since 1974 Turkish invasion – Euronews.com

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  1. Cyprus commemorates 51 years since 1974 Turkish invasion  Euronews.com
  2. Greeks mourn, Turks celebrate anniversary of invasion that split Cyprus  Reuters
  3. Turkey’s president says his support for a two-state deal on ethnically split Cyprus is absolute  AP News
  4. Erdogan: World must accept reality of two states on Cyprus  eKathimerini.com
  5. The Greek-Cypriot Refugee Who Became Acclaimed Businessman in 7 Countries  GreekReporter.com
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Training organisation criticised for using chatbots to run job seeker course

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Duke Education says their course uses ‘chat-style delivery’ to deliver classes on writing emails and identifying hazards but does not utilise artificial intelligence

A training organisation co-run by a vice-president of the Collingwood football club has been criticised for using chatbots to help teach a course to adult job seekers.

Duke Education, a registered training organisation (RTO), offers a certificate III in community services. A chatbot takes students through some of the coursework, such as how to write an email and recognise hazard signs.

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