Presidential whiplash stokes immigration crisis to justify troop surge
Updated 0805 GMT (1605 HKT) April 5, 2018
President Donald Trump's aides are caught in a never ending game of catch-up, trying to translate his sudden, impulsive demands into instant policy.
They might deny it, but evidence suggests that a hurriedly announced deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border was sparked by a presidential tweet storm, itself apparently provoked by a Fox News story.
Just three days after Trump tweeted Sunday about reports showing a "caravan" of Central American migrants trekking across Mexico, his administration is launching a mobilization of troops of undetermined length, rules of engagement and cost.
Brazil's Lula faces jail for corruption after supreme court ruling
Former president has plea to avoid prison rejected in move likely to end his political career
Brazil’s supreme court has rejected the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s plea to avoid prison while he appeals a corruption conviction, in a move that likely ends his political career and deepens divisions in the country.
The pivotal vote was cast by Justice Rosa Weber against Lula’s request to avoid jail and begin serving his 12-year sentence for accepting bribes. Weber was seen as the only swing vote and her decision sealed Lula’s fate. He may be jailed within a week.
The ruling marks an extraordinary turn of events for Brazil’s most popular politician, who left office with an approval rating of more than 80% and whose social policies helped lift millions of people out of poverty. He leads opinion polls before a presidential election in October, despite his conviction and six separate pending corruption trials.
Russian missile tests force Latvia to close airspace over Baltic Sea after Donald Trump met regional leaders
'It is a demonstration of force. It is hard to comprehend that it can happen so close to [our] country'
Russia has carried out missile tests in the Baltic Sea, causing Nato member Latvia to shut down part of its commercial airspace.
The Russian defence ministry said its Baltic Fleet, based in the exclave of Kaliningrad, would conduct routine training in the area starting on Wednesday.
It said the drills would involve firing live ammunition to practise hitting air and sea targets.
They are taking place between Sweden, Poland and Latvia – close to the southern Swedish city of Karlskrona, which hosts a key naval base.
How America has — and hasn’t — changed since Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, in 11 charts
From economic well-being to criminal justice issues, racial inequality is still very real in America.
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Exactly 50 years after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., America is still far from his dream.
Across measures ranging from criminal justice issues to economic well-being, black Americans still lag far behind white Americans. In some cases, there has been progress since the civil rights era and King’s death. But the situation has actually gotten worse for many black people.
There are myriad reasons for this. Outright racism. Policies that don’t adequately address past and current systemic obstacles for black people, particularly segregation. Policies that make such problems worse — like restrictive covenants, redlining, blockbusting, and steering. And a total lack of attention to key issues, such as the criminal justice system’s neglect of huge racial disparities in just about everything it does, from policing to incarceration.
Zuckerberg: I'm still the man to run Facebook
Despite the turmoil that continues to surround his company, Mark Zuckerberg has insisted he is still the best person to lead Facebook.
"When you're building something like Facebook which is unprecedented in the world," he said on Wednesday, "there are things that you're going to mess up.
"What I think people should hold us accountable for is if we are learning from our mistakes."
As well as being Facebook's chief executive, Mr Zuckerberg is chairman of the company's board. When asked if his position had been discussed, he replied: "Not that I know of!"
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