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Mexico's President Is Banning Trump’s Anti-Immigration Ads, Saying It’s “Discriminatory” Propaganda
The ads are “hyper-targeted” to reach undocumented immigrants in the US as well as people internationally.
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Sofia Hou is an Executive Producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
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Trump And Zelenskyy Held A Private Meeting Before Pope Francis’ Funeral, With Both Saying It Was Productive
“Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results.” Zelenskyy wrote.
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China Held Its First “Robot Half-Marathon” Where Robots Raced Against Humans But Humans Won
21 robots created by different Chinese companies ran 21.1 kilometers alongside human runners.
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El Salvador’s President Met With Trump And Said He Won’t Return A Wrongly Deported Man Jailed In Its Mega Prison
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador for allegedly being part of Salvadoran gang MS-13.
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American Band Green Day Changed The Lyrics To Its Song At Coachella To Stand With Palestine
This is not the first time Green Day has shown its support for Palestine; in February, Armstrong draped the Palestine flag around himself during a concert in Malaysia.
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French Lawmakers Held Up Posters Of Children Killed In Gaza In Parliament To Protest France's Complicity
Aymeric Caron said that recent history has not seen children “massacred” with such “sadism”.
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Hungary Said It Is Withdrawing From The ICC At The Same Time Netanyahu Is Visiting The Country
Orban told Netanyahu that he would be welcomed in Hungary and that the ICC's ruling would have “no effect” in his country.
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France Has Banned Its Main Far-Right Leader From Running For Election After She Was Found Guilty Of Corruption
The 56-year-old politician has been the dominant far-right figure in France for over a decade.
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This Top Korean Actor Has Denied He Dated A 15-Year-Old Actress Who Killed Herself Years Later
After the scandal broke, Soo-hyun’s agency denied the actor and Sae-ron dated but then changed its statement to say the actors only dated one year after she became an adult.
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US Immigration Arrested This Turkish Student For Writing A Pro-Palestine Article And Now She May Be Deported
Authorities arrested Ozturk because she had "engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans".
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Indonesian Students Held Mass Protests After Government Passed A Law Giving More Power To The Military
“President Prabowo appears intent on restoring the Indonesian military’s role in civilian affairs, which were long characterised by widespread abuses and impunity.”
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Turkey’s President Called The Huge Anti-Government Protests Street Terror And Blamed The Opposition
President Erdoğan accused the opposition of using youth to further its agenda and said he will not “give in to provocations”.