Daily Archives: 6 March 2021

U.S. sees Mexico border detentions rise: sources

U.S. sees Mexico border detentions rise: sources

U.S. officials detained nearly 100,000 migrants at the border with Mexico in February, according to two people familiar with preliminary figures, the highest monthly total since mid-2019.The previously unreported figures show the scope of a migrant influx which has only grown since U.

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Pope has historic meeting with Iraq cleric

Pope has historic meeting with Iraq cleric

Francis's meeting in the holy southern city of Najaf, during a whirlwind and risky tour of Iraq, marked the first time a Pope has met with such a senior Shi'ite cleric. State-owned Ekhbariya television on Saturday showed the Pope's large convoy moving through Najaf,

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