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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis said yesterday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration today doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Thou-sands of Venezuelan opposition sympathisers protested yesterday against recurring blackouts that crippled much of the country this month and have aggravated the OPEC nation’s economic and social crisis.

MAPUTO, (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit port city of Beira has nearly doubled to 271 in the last 48 hours, the southern African nation’s government said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States is cutting off aid to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, known collectively as the “Northern Triangle”, the State Department said yesterday, the day after President Donald Trump blasted the countries for sending migrants to the United States.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May risks the “total collapse” of her government if she fails to get her battered Brexit deal through parliament, the Sunday Times newspaper said, amid growing speculation that she might call an early election.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has called for a boycott of luxury hotels, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, owned by Brunei because of the Southeast Asian nation’s plans to impose the death penalty for people having gay sex or committing adultery.

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Friday the company was looking to place restrictions on who can go live on its platform based on certain criteria in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre.

BEIRA, Mozambique, (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city of Beira jumped from five to 138 yesterday, as government and aid agencies battled to contain the spread of disease among the tens of thousands of victims of the storm.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House yesterday warned Russia and other countries backing President Nicolas Maduro against sending troops and military equipment to Venezuela, saying the United States would view such actions as a “direct threat” to the region’s security.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine lawmakers have proposed legislation to boost oversight of a Chinese space tracking station that has stirred unease among local residents, fuelled conspiracy theories and sparked concerns amongst critics about its true intent.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – A former cabinet member at the heart of a crisis that could cost Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his job yesterday released documents to back up her case that she had been pressured to help a large corporation avoid a corruption trial.

PARIS (Reuters) – Agnes Varda, the Belgian-born grande dame of French cinema and an influential force behind the New Wave movement, died at her home in Paris on Friday.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations estimates that about a quarter of Venezuelans are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to an internal U.N.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s poverty rate rose to just under a third in the second half of 2018 as the country was battered by an economic recession, a tumbling peso and soaring inflation that has outstripped wages.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – A government negotiating team sent to Peru’s southern copper belt to calm rising tensions at a Chinese-owned mine was repelled by indigenous protesters who hurled rocks at its helicopter on Wednesday, a government official said.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Russian troops sent to Venezuela should leave if their purpose is to maintain the country’s leftist government in power, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said yesterday.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada yesterday took a notably tougher line with China over its ban on Canadian imports of canola seed, saying Beijing had provided no scientific evidence to justify the move and was hurting its own reputation.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The United States has instructed oil trading houses and refiners around the world to further cut dealings with Venezuela or face sanctions themselves, even if the trades are not prohibited by published U.S.