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Saturday, April 12, 2025

• Ukraine's DIY drone makers are helping fighters on the front lines
  The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.
  
• Ecuador's next president faces rampant drug violence and few resources to combat it
  Ecuador's runoff vote pits Trump ally and incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist challenger Luisa González, in an election dominated by the issue of security in a highly polarized political landscape.
  

Friday, April 11, 2025

• How Trump's immigration policy changes who gets arrested and detained
  During his second Presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to carry out the largest deportation program the U.S. has ever seen.
  
  And true to his word – Trump's administration is arresting, detaining and deporting immigrants without legal status.
  
  But as part of the crackdown on illegal immigration, legal immigrants are getting caught up in the mix.
  
  And then there's people like Amir Makled – a U.S. Citizen and lawyer. Makled was detained by Border agents at a Detroit airport as he returned from a family vacation in the Caribbean.
  
  How is the Trump administration's immigration policy changing who is getting arrested and detained?
  
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• Druze population resists Syrian government's push to disband militias
  In a challenge to Syria's new government, an influential religious minority rejects calls to integrate its militias.
  
• Allegations of a Land Grab on Nigeria's Coast
  Many communities have thrived for years on the peninsula and islands in the lagoon around Nigeria's crowded commercial capital Lagos. But the last decade has seen a violent shift, as thousands of people have been evicted by the Nigerian Navy and the government in an apparent effort to make way for luxury developments. We go to the communities and meet the people affected.
  
• U.S. and Iran hold first round of nuclear talks and agree to meet again next week
  After President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in his first term, his administration launched negotiations Saturday in search of a new agreement to curb Iran's nuclear weapon capabilities.
  
• To instill confidence, China tries to reassure private entrepreneurs of support
  As the country faces slowing economic growth and a trade war with the U.S., China has taken pains to reassure entrepreneurs by telling them they can start businesses, create jobs and benefit society.
  
• China hits the U.S. with hefty tariff. And, how free speech is shifting at colleges
  China retaliated against the imposed U.S. tariffs with a hefty 125% tariff on U.S. goods. And, how people on college campuses feel about free speech since President Trump has been in office.
  
• Chai Jing: China's Lesley Stahl returns to spotlight on YouTube
  Chai Jing's interviews appear to strike a chord back home in China, even as YouTube is blocked in the country and popular platforms have deleted videos repackaging her show.
  
• Beijing slaps 125% tariffs on U.S. goods in latest U.S.-China trade escalation
  China signals the latest tariff hike will be its last round of tit-for-tat measures, prompting sharp falls in European shares, as Asian stocks end the day mixed.