
-
Israel says Gaza medics' killing a 'mistake,' to dismiss commander
-
Piastri power rules in Saudi as Max pays the penalty
-
Leaders Inter level with Napoli after falling to late Orsolini stunner at Bologna
-
David rediscovers teeth as Chevalier loses some in nervy Lille win
-
Piastri wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Verstappen second
-
Kohli, Rohit star as Bengaluru and Mumbai win in IPL
-
Guirassy helps Dortmund past Gladbach, putting top-four in sight
-
Alexander-Arnold lauds 'special' Liverpool moments
-
Pina strikes twice as Barca rout Chelsea in Champions League semi
-
Rohit, Suryakumar on song as Mumbai hammer Chennai in IPL
-
Dortmund beat Gladbach to keep top-four hopes alive
-
Leicester relegated from the Premier League as Liverpool close in on title
-
Alexander-Arnold fires Liverpool to brink of title, Leicester relegated
-
Maresca leaves celebrations to players after Chelsea sink Fulham
-
Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft power: draft plan
-
Turkey bans elective C-sections at private medical centres
-
Lebanon army says 3 troops killed in munitions blast in south
-
N.America moviegoers embrace 'Sinners' on Easter weekend
-
Man Utd 'lack a lot' admits Amorim after Wolves loss
-
Arteta hopes Arsenal star Saka will be fit to face PSG
-
Ukrainian troops celebrate Easter as blasts punctuate Putin's truce
-
Rune defeats Alcaraz to win Barcelona Open
-
Outsider Skjelmose in Amstel Gold heist ahead of Pogacar and Evenepoel
-
Arsenal make Liverpool wait for title party, Chelsea beat Fulham
-
Trump slams 'weak' judges as deportation row intensifies
-
Arsenal stroll makes Liverpool wait for title as Ipswich face relegation
-
Sabalenka to face Ostapenko in Stuttgart final
-
Kohli, Padikkal guide Bengaluru to revenge win over Punjab
-
US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO
-
Birthday boy Zverev roars back to form with Munich win
-
Ostapenko eases past Alexandrova into Stuttgart final
-
Zimbabwe on top in first Test after Bangladesh out for 191
-
De Bruyne 'surprised' over Man City exit
-
Frail Pope Francis takes to popemobile to greet Easter crowd
-
Lewandowski injury confirmed in blow to Barca quadruple bid
-
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
-
Zimbabwe bowl Bangladesh out for 191 in first Test in Sylhet
-
Ukrainians voice scepticism on Easter truce
-
Pope wishes 'Happy Easter' to faithful in appearance at St Peter's Square
-
Sri Lanka police probe photo of Buddha tooth relic
-
Home hero Wu wows Shanghai crowds by charging to China Open win
-
Less Soviet, more inspiring: Kyrgyzstan seeks new anthem
-
Defending champion Kyren Wilson crashes out in first round of World Snooker Championship
-
NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
-
Exec linked to Bangkok building collapse arrested
-
Zelensky says Russian attacks ongoing despite Putin's Easter truce
-
Vaibhav Suryavanshi: the 14-year-old whose IPL dream came true
-
Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast
-
Ukrainian soldiers' lovers kept waiting as war drags on
-
T'Wolves dominate Lakers, Nuggets edge Clippers as NBA playoffs start

At El Salvador mega-jail, Trump official tells migrants 'do not come'
US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds.
Standing in front of a cell of inmates who stripped to the waist to reveal their tattooed torsos, Kristi Noem recorded a message telling others that they risked the same consequences.
"Do not come to our country illegally. You will be removed and you will be prosecuted," she said at the maximum security Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).
"Know that this facility is one of the tools in our toolkit that we will use if you commit crimes against the American people."
Trump invoked rarely used US wartime legislation in mid-March to bypass traditional deportation procedures and quickly flew 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador.
Washington accused them of all belonging to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, which it has designated a "terrorist" organization, but relatives and lawyers for several of the migrants say they have no connection to the group.
The deportations took place despite a US federal judge, on the same day, ordering a temporary halt.
The Trump administration subsequently appealed the halt, but a three-judge panel ruled on Wednesday that it can remain in effect.
On Monday, a law firm hired by Caracas filed a habeas corpus petition, demanding justification be provided for the migrants' continued detention.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the motion seeks the release of countrymen he described as having been kidnapped.
According to the White House, Washington paid the Bukele administration around $6 million for the detention of the deportees.
Noem, on the first stop of a regional tour that will also include Colombia and Mexico, was also due to meet Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
She said earlier that she would discuss how the United States "can increase the number of deportation flights and removals of violent criminals from the US."
- 'Dangerous step' -
Rights group Amnesty International said the mass expulsion "represents not only a flagrant disregard of the United States' human rights obligations, but also a dangerous step toward authoritarian practices."
It said there was "a clear and troubling connection" between Bukele's methods and the recent US actions, as "both rely on a lack of due process and the criminalization of individuals based on discriminatory criteria."
Bukele is hailed at home for his crackdown on violent crime -- with tens of thousands of suspected gangsters sent to CECOT.
Human rights groups have criticized the drive for a wide range of alleged abuses.
Salvadoran Minister of Justice and Security Gustavo Villatoro accompanied Noem on the visit to CECOT, considered the largest prison in Latin America.
Guarded by soldiers and police, the jail has high electrified walls and a capacity for 40,000 inmates, who are denied family visits.
Human rights organizations have voiced concern that more innocent migrants risk being incarcerated.
"There is growing evidence that many people who were sent to El Salvador are not part of Tren de Aragua, and that they are exposed to serious human rights violations," said Juan Pappier, deputy Americas director at Human Rights Watch.
"The main danger is that the US continues sending innocent people" to Salvadoran prisons, he told AFP.
Salvadoran authorities have arrested more than 86,000 suspected gang members under Bukele's crackdown. Several thousand were released after being found innocent.
Collaborating with Trump "could be a risky move" for Bukele, despite the potential benefits, said Diego Chaves-Gonzalez, an analyst at the Migration Policy Institute in the United States.
"It could also generate tensions if a future US administration considers that these practices violate human rights or affect bilateral cooperation," he told AFP.
Salvadoran analyst and academic Carlos Carcach said the cooperation would reinforce the Central American country's "negative image" due to Bukele's methods.
"What we are witnessing is the consolidation of an authoritarian regime in El Salvador with the support of the world's greatest power," he said.
F.Schneider--AMWN