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Colombia Backs Down Amid Threats Of Tariff War, Trump Sanctions: White House

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Colombia Backs Down Amid Threats Of Tariff War, Trump Sanctions: White House

Washington, United States: The White House said Sunday that Colombia backed down and agreed to accept repatriated citizens on military flights, after President Donald Trump threatened major sanctions. There was no immediate confirmation from Colombia to the announcement by the White House, which said it would freeze most plans for tariffs and sanctions on Latin…

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Panama’s next president says he’ll try to shut down one of world’s busiest migration routes

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Panama’s next president says he’ll try to shut down one of world’s busiest migration routes

Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across…

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French Couple Jailed In UK For Smuggling Migrants Inside Furniture

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French Couple Jailed In UK For Smuggling Migrants Inside Furniture

A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants. (Representational) London: A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said. Hove Crown Court in southern England sentenced Junior Toussaint and Andrene Paul, both from near Paris,…

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