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EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad

BRUSSELS, June 2, 2026 (AP) — The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centers abroad. Rights groups have criticized it, comparing the new regulations to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies. By green-lighting controversial “return hubs” outside the 27-nation EU, the regulation represents the EU’s hardest line on migration so far and has drawn sharp criticism from opponents who warn it will endanger migrants and undermine human rights from Spain to Romania. “The new regulation will speed up the return process

Venezuela’s Rodriguez to discuss energy ties during India visit from June 3-7

NEW DELHI, June 2 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez will visit India from June 3 to June 7, India’s foreign ministry said ​on Tuesday, at a time when New Delhi is ramping ‌up its crude imports from Caracas. India was the second-largest importer of Venezuelan oil in May with purchases of 427,000 barrels per day, second only to the U.S., ​Reuters reported. India’s Reliance Industries has emerged as one of the three largest buyers ​of Venezuelan crude in recent months. During her visit, Rodriguez will ⁠hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian foreign ministry ​spokesperson Randhir

Rubio will testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The Republican former senator will sit before House and Senate committees to make the State Department’s annual budget request. But the focus is likely to shift quickly to the already unsteady ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, which has been further tested in recent days by back-and-forth attacks. Cabinet members,

Rupee falls 10 paise to close at 95.29 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jun 2 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 10 paise to close at 95.29 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as global crude oil prices jumped and the American currency remained firm amid massive safe-haven inflows. Forex traders said significant foreign fund outflows also weighed on the investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.16 against the US dollar, then touched an intraday high of 95.03 and a low of 95.31. At the end of Tuesday’s trading session, the rupee was quoted at 95.29 (provisional), down 10 paise from its previous close. On Monday, the

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