Volker Turk called on the US to ensure migration policies and enforcement practices respect human dignity and due process and slammed the “dehumanising portrayal and harmful treatment of migrants and refugees”.
Laura Jedeed warns: ‘Nothing legal, ethical, or moral about what’s unfolding on America’s streets’
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Trump escalates Carney feud after Davos dust-up – Axios
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Driver admits killing teenager in car crash shortly after his release from Dubai prison
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“No one expecting any progress” in Ukraine from UAE talks
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R&D firm Merkle, which sold Farcaster, says it plans to repay VCs the $180M they invested in the social media project, and says Farcaster is not shutting down (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)
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R&D firm Merkle, which sold Farcaster, says it plans to repay VCs the $180M they invested in the social media project, and says Farcaster is not shutting down — The software firm behind a crypto-orie…
Fighting Trump is a bad idea, Meloni privately told EU leaders – politico.eu
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Ionic cashes in on rising aframax prices with rare tanker sale
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Trump supporters back bid to annex Greenland: ‘Our president is a negotiator’
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