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UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, says "being relocated to Rwanda is not a punishmentm but an innovative way of addressing a major problem" after judges in the UK's High Court ruled that the government's plan to deport migrants to the central African country was lawful. Speaking in the House of Commons, Braverman explains that "by making it clear that they (refugees) cannot expect to stay in the UK, we will deter more people from coming and make such routes inviable". The controversial partnership was initiated by former PM Boris Johnson in an attempt to curb record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel, and last-gasp legal challenges blocked the departure of its first flight in June. SOUNDBITE
Protesters gather near the Liangma river in central Beijing to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. IMAGES
The United States makes history as the Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. The upper chamber of Congress erupts in applause as the 51-year-old is approved by a vote of 53 to 47 that ensures white men will not be the majority on the nation's high court for the first time in 233 years. IMAGES
"The president has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court and certainly stands by that," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says, as several US news media outlets report that US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire. SOUNDBITE
Police vehicles believed to be carrying Michael Spavor -- a Canadian detained on espionage charges for more than two years -- leave court in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong. The hearing finished after less than three hours on Friday, according to a Canadian diplomat. FIRST IMAGES
Police vehicles with tinted windows believed to be carrying Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained in China since December 2018, arrive at a court in the northeastern city of Dandong, surrounded by about a dozen police officers. Spavor is set to face trial Friday morning for espionage, charges which Canada has attacked as "trumped up" as relations between Ottawa and Beijing plummet. IMAGES
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