Since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, border security and stopping illegal immigration have become two of the main pillars of his administration. Based on those principles, and acting unilaterally, the Texas government has announced it has taken control of nine islands located in the water border between Mexico and the United States, along its territory between Laredo and McAllen. In a statement on Tuesday, Dawn Buckingham, that state’s land commissioner, authorized the Texas National Guard to access those small river islands in order to maintain the operational security of the southern border. The Mexican government has responded by asking that the 1970 Boundary Treaty between the two countries be respected and says that determination of the international boundary is the sole responsibility of the International Boundary and Water Commission.

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Turkey has been hit by powerful thunderstorms and a fatal tornado this week with more heavy rain expected

Heavy rain and strong winds will continue to affect parts of south-eastern Europe and Turkey over the next few days, as an area of low pressure in the region has allowed for the formation of powerful thunderstorms. During a particularly intense thunderstorm in Antalya, a coastal city in the south-west of Turkey, the formation of a tornado resulted in the deaths of four construction workers on Tuesday. Authorities in Greece and Turkey have released severe rainfall and flooding warnings, as a further 100-150mm (nearly 4-6in) of rain is expected this week in central Greece and western parts of Turkey, with locally higher totals possible.

Travelling eastwards towards south Asia, strong winds and heavy rainfall have swept across the Indian regions of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh as Cyclone Arnab made landfall. With wind gusts in excess of 85mph (140km/h) and rainfall totals in some regions exceeding 200mm, the severe storm has prompted mass evacuations of more than 180,000 people, as well as widespread disruption to energy and transport infrastructure. The cyclone will weaken as it continues to traverse northwards over the coming days, though will continue to deliver heavy rain to parts of northern and central India as it does so.

Ciudad de México, 29 oct (Prensa Latina) Organizaciones mexicanas festejaron hoy que 130 países en Naciones Unidas rechazaran el bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por Estados Unidos a Cuba desde hace más de seis décadas y recrudecido en los meses recientes.

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Ciudad de México, 29 oct (Prensa Latina) La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum acudió hoy al Panteón Francés, en esta capital, para despedir a Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, el símbolo de la izquierda mexicana que falleció ayer a los 92 años de edad.

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