Biden approves new section of Mexico border wall

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Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by US Customs and Border Protection, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

On Wednesday, the Biden administration waived 26 laws to build a section of the border wall in southern Texas along the Rio Grande river pointing to “high illegal entry.” It marks a major shift away from President Joe Biden’s initial calls to halt the border wall from being completed. And, in recent weeks, there have been reports of Russia withdrawing much of its Black Sea fleet from their main base in Crimea after repeated attacks by Ukraine. It is being interpreted as a victory at sea for Ukraine in a war that’s dragged on with little progress on land. Also, the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature goes to playwright and novelist Jon Fosse, of Norway, cited by the judges “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.” Plus, Habibi Music Festival, from Marrakech to Baghdad.


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