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1. How ICE detention is forcing immigrants out of the U.S.

   

   U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement is holding about 60,000 people in detention centres, the vast majority without criminal convictions. Advocates say ICE detention is being used as a tool to bully people into leaving the country.

2. U.S. indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro, escalating Trump pressure campaign

   

3. Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla members is 'abominable,' Carney says

   

   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists "abominable," adding that Israel's ambassador will be summoned to Ottawa, after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared a video taunting them.

4. Xi calls for end to Middle East hostilities, strengthens Russia trade deals as Putin visits China

   

   Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are partners in trade and international affairs as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing.

5. Trump looking for a 'win' on Cuba as Raúl Castro indictment expected

   

   As U.S. President Donald Trump appears poised to announce criminal charges against 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro, analysts say it's likely a symbolic move designed to increase psychological pressure on the small island nation. They don't rule out, however, that it could be a pretext for violence.