we start at the border of the united states and mexico, and concerns there will be a surge of migrants following the expiration of title a2. that s the measure put in place three years ago, and it was invoked during the trump administration to slow the spread of covid 19 across the us mexico border. while in doing so, us authorities were allowed to turn away asylum seekers, and while title 42 was in place, around 2.8 million people were expelled that s according to us customs and border protection. but with the end of the us s health emergency, title 42 has now also officially expired. well, a potential surge of migrants to the us mexico border could strain local communities and present a humanitarian challenge. and us officials said on friday they quote did not see a substantial increase in migrant crossings. but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, and not the end. mexico s government is trying to deter migrants from maki
processing centres for migrants. mexico s foreign minister has also said his country will only accept a maximum of 1000 deportees a day from the us. ur reporter angelica casas has more on what title 42 expiring means for the border. for the last three years, migrants and asylum seekers trying to reach the us have beenin trying to reach the us have been in limbo. title 42 has kept them mostly on the mexican side of the border, but that policy has now expired, and us officials are bracing for an influx of migrants. 13,000 eo - le influx of migrants. 13,000 peeple coming influx of migrants. 13,000 people coming across - influx of migrants. 13,000 people coming across the | influx of migrants. 13,000 - people coming across the border illegally every single day. so how did the us get here? in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the centres for disease control and prevention issued an emergency public health order, restricting immigration at us land borders. title 42 enabled
let s go to the frontline in ukraine, where the military said it has recaptured some ground in bakhmut. kyiv said its forces advanced two kilometres in a week, that s 1.2 miles, a rare advance after months of heavy fighting. earlier russia s defence ministry said russian troops in one bakhmut area had changed their position for strategic reasons, but russia s wagner mercenary group disputed that claim. 0ur hugo bachega has more. the ukrainian authorities said ukrainian forces had made some advances near the city of bakhmut in east of the country, a city that has been key to russian forces in don yates. earlier today we had a statement from the russian defence ministry rejecting any ukrainian breakthrough in the region and the authorities also
it still isn t clear whether these ukrainian attacks are part of a larger campaign. we know that the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to take back territory that is now under occupation. earlier this week, president zelensky told me that the ukrainian still needed more time before they could launch this counteroffensive. there s been more fighting in sudan, despite the country s rival military factions signing a humanitarian deal they claim will help protect civilians. fighter aircraft have again been in action over the capital khartoum with reports of loud explosions. sudan s rival leaders are former allies the head of the army abdel fattah al burhan and the paramilitary commander mohamed hamdan daglo. now they re fighting each other for control of the country. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher reports. for nearly a month, sudan s warring generals have been battling for control of khartoum. a brutal power struggle between the army and paramilitary troops. both of t
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