‘Nightmare’: family in shock after Ice moves LA teen out of state without their knowledge

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Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, 18, was initially held at a facility near LA and later transferred to an Arizona holding site

The family of 18-year-old Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz was shocked when they found out that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) had discreetly moved him out of California, according to California congresswoman Luz Rivas, who spoke with his relatives and reviewed federal detention records.

Guerrero-Cruz, who was first detained in Van Nuys neighborhood while walking his dog, was transferred late Monday from the Adelanto detention facility in San Bernardino county to a remote holding site in Arizona without any notification given to his family.

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Florida to execute man convicted of killing three people in 1992

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The killing of Curtis Windom, 59, by lethal injection will be a record 11th execution in the state this year

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday in what would be a record 11th execution in the state of Florida this year.

Curtis Windom, 59, would become the 30th person executed this year in the US, with Florida leading the way behind a flurry of death warrants signed by the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis. A 12th man, David Joseph Pittman, 63, is scheduled to be put to death in Florida on 17 September.

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Rwanda-US migrant deal’s first group of deportees arrive, says spokesperson – BBC

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  1. Rwanda-US migrant deal's first group of deportees arrive, says spokesperson  BBC
  2. Rwanda received migrants deported from the US earlier this month  Reuters
  3. Rwanda accepts seven people from US as part of deportation deal  The Guardian
  4. Rwanda confirms it received seven immigrants deported under Donald Trump  Al Jazeera
  5. Rwanda says 7 deportees arrived from the US in August under agreement with Washington  CNN
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Scoop: Inside Trump’s Gaza meeting with Tony Blair and Jared Kushner – Axios

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  1. Scoop: Inside Trump's Gaza meeting with Tony Blair and Jared Kushner  Axios
  2. Why was Tony Blair at the White House for Trump’s Gaza meeting?  CNN
  3. US hosts talks on post-war Gaza as Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’  AP News
  4. Trump and Advisers, Including Kushner, Meet on Gaza’s Future  The New York Times
  5. Trump chairs Gaza meeting; Israel faces pressure over hospital strikes  NBC News
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China gains from Trump’s alienation of India – Financial Times

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  1. China gains from Trump’s alienation of India  Financial Times
  2. Elephant-dragon tango: Modi's visit to China signals improving ties — will the bonhomie last?  CNBC
  3. A "Secret" Xi Jinping Letter Was Key To Improved India-China Ties: Report  NDTV
  4. Should the US be worried? India’s Modi set for rare China trip after Trump’s tariff sting  CNN
  5. Ties thaw between Asian rivals India and China  Reuters
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Vaccine warning for England as one in five children start school unprotected

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Experts say country needs ‘wake up call’ with levels far below those needed for herd immunity

England needs to “wake up” to its faltering infant vaccination programme, experts have warned, as it was revealed that one in five children start primary school unprotected from serious infectious diseases.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the target for vaccine uptake among children in order to achieve herd immunity is 95%. But figures for 2024-25 released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Thursday show that no childhood vaccine has met this requirement.

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Asylum ban at Essex hotel may incite future demonstrations, court hears

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Home Office and the Bell hotel owners are challenging Epping Forest council’s injunction to stop 138 asylum seekers being housed

A ban on housing asylum seekers at a protest-hit hotel would have a “serious impact” on the government’s ability to house refugees and could incite further demonstrations, the court of appeal has heard.

The Home Office and the owners of the Bell hotel in Essex have launched an appeal against the temporary injunction granted to Epping Forest district council (EFDC) last week.

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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds – The Guardian

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  1. Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds  The Guardian
  2. Gulf Stream ‘could collapse in our lifetime,’ warns EU climate chief  politico.eu
  3. Possible North Atlantic overturning circulation shutdown after 2100 in high-emission future  Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  4. Gulf Stream collapse could start by 2060, Dutch researchers warn  NL Times
  5. Gulf Stream collapse may happen sooner, Dutch scientists predict  DutchNews.nl
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Ernst, Representative Wilson Statement on Israeli Strikes in Damascus – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)

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  1. Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Ernst, Representative Wilson Statement on Israeli Strikes in Damascus  Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)
  2. Israeli forces raid former air defence base near Syrian capital  The Guardian
  3. Israeli Troops Raid Site Deep Inside Syria, Damascus Says  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Israeli strikes kill six Syrian soldiers, Syria's government says  BBC
  5. IDF said to raid Syrian army site near Damascus with helicopters, ground troops  The Times of Israel
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Europeans launch UN sanctions process against Iran, drawing Tehran ire – Reuters

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  1. Europeans launch UN sanctions process against Iran, drawing Tehran ire  Reuters
  2. The United States Welcomes the Initiation of Snapback  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  3. Iran nuclear: UK, France and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions  BBC
  4. European Nations Move to Restart Sanctions on Iran Over Nuclear Program  The New York Times
  5. European ministers tell Rubio they'll trigger "snapback" sanctions against Iran Thursday  Axios
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Israeli forces raid former air defence base near Syrian capital

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Operation at site south of Damascus is deepest into Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year

Israeli forces raided a former air defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area – their farthermost such operation inside Syria since Bashar al-Assad was ousted last December.

The site, near the city of al-Kiswah, about 6 miles (10km) south of Damascus, was a strategic base for Iranian militias during Assad’s rule.

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