Israeli military official says Israel’s naval forces captured senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military official says Israel’s naval forces captured senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon.
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- The Hill
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Mexico’s president said Thursday she will ask President-elect Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather than dumping them at the Mexican border. President Claudia Sheinbaum said she hopes to reach an agreement with Trump so that “they send people who come from other countries to their countries of origin.” Mexico, like any other country, is not obligated to accept non-Mexican migrants, but it has agreed to do so in the recent past, especially from countries like Cuba and Venezuela, which often refuse deportation flights from the United States, but may accept them from Mexico.
- Malay Mail
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- The Independent
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- CNN
Syrian rebel leader speaks to CNN in exclusive interview
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Undercover Israeli forces raid West Bank hospital, seize alleged militant from ICU
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- The Independent
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