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President Donald Trump’s administration has deported alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua from the United States to El Salvador despite a court order prohibiting their expulsion from the country. Sunday’s move is the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration to expel foreign nationals – some accused of being in the US without documentation, others targeted over campus protests. Here is what happened and whether it violated the court order: What happened? El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that his country had received 238 Tren de Aragua members and an additional 23…

President Donald Trump’s administration has deported alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua from the United States to El Salvador despite a court order prohibiting their expulsion from the country. Sunday’s move is the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration to expel foreign nationals – some accused of being in the US without documentation, others targeted over campus protests. Here is what happened and whether it violated the court order: What happened? El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that his country had received 238 Tren de Aragua members and an additional 23…

Google DeepMind co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis speaks during the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024.Pau Barrena | Afp | Getty ImagesLONDON — Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a reality, according to the CEO of Google DeepMind.Speaking at a briefing in DeepMind’s London offices on Monday, Demis Hassabis said that he thinks artificial general intelligence (AGI) — which is as smart or smarter than humans — will start to…

Super Bowl ad of Poppi.Source: PoppiPepsiCo said Monday that it is buying prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion.While soda consumption has broadly fallen over the last two decades in the U.S., prebiotic sodas, fueled by industry newcomers Poppi and Olipop, have won over health-conscious consumers over the last five years.The category’s growth makes it attractive for Pepsi and its rival, Coca-Cola, which recently launched its own prebiotic soda brand, Simply Pop. Pepsi had reportedly aimed to launch its own functional soda under its Soulboost brand, but it cancelled those plans, likely paving the way to a deal with…

An aerial drone photo shows staff members celebrating the maiden flight of China’s domestically developed tonne-class unmanned transport aircraft, the TP1000, at an airport in east China’s Shandong Province, March 15, 2025. (Yi-Tong UAV System Co., Ltd/Handout via Xinhua)BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) — China’s domestically developed tonne-class unmanned transport aircraft, the TP1000, has completed its maiden flight in east China’s Shandong Province.Designed and manufactured by Yi-Tong UAV System Co., Ltd, based in Yantai, Shandong Province, the aircraft flew for 26 minutes on Saturday at an airport in Shandong. Its stable performance validated its design and reliability, reported the Science and…

Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has confirmed its decision to participate in the Parliamentary National Security Committee meeting, Express News reported. According to sources, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar and several senior leaders presented arguments in favour of attending the session. Junaid Akbar called for consultation with the PTI founder. PTI has submitted a list of 14 names to National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. The list includes Barrister Gohar, Asad Qaiser, Zartaj Gul, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Amer Dogar, Sanaullah Masti Khel, Ali Muhammad Khan, Senator Ali Zafar, Senator Humayun Muhammad and Senator Awan Abbas. It should be noted that Prime Minister Shehbaz…

Lebanese and Syrian armies say they have been communicating to ease the brewing border tensions.Fighting has erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria. The violence overnight and into Monday came after skirmishes over the weekend that saw three Syrian soldiers killed. Damascus has blamed the armed Lebanese group Hezbollah for the clashes, and military officials from the two countries are reported to be in communication in a bid to avert the risk of an expansion of the violence. Syrian state media, citing unnamed officials, said the Syrian army had shelled “Hezbollah gatherings that killed the Syrian soldiers” along the…

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport’s Olympic future. The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. “After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision so that this recommendation has to go to the session,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a press conference. “I am confident the session will approve it.” The recommendation will now be…

A powerful storm system that unleashed devastating tornadoes, dust storms, and wildfires across the central and southern United States over the weekend has left at least 39 people dead. The weakening but still unpredictable weather system, which caused widespread destruction, displacing hundreds from their homes and shattering communities, moved into the southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the US on Monday. While the system appeared to have calmed, it still brought thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds, and a continued risk of tornadoes. Forecasters issued warnings for hazardous winds stretching from Florida to New Jersey, while heavy rain threatened areas across New York…

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSwedish fintech firm Klarna will be the exclusive provider of buy now, pay later loans for Walmart, taking a coveted partnership away from rival Affirm, CNBC has learned.Klarna, which just disclosed its intention to go public in the U.S., will provide loans to Walmart customers in stores and online through the retailer’s majority-owned fintech startup OnePay, according to people with knowledge of the situation who declined to be identified speaking about the partnership.OnePay, which updated its brand name…