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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
Gobi Desert, Oct 14 (EFE).- China will send three astronauts, including a woman, to its space station early on Saturday.The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced Thursday that the astronauts would take off in the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft that will blast off at 00.23 hours.The mission will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northern China. (Camera: ALVARO ALFARO).B-ROLL OF THE JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER IN GOBI DESERT, INNER MONGOLIA, NEAR THE CITY OF JIUQUAN, CHINA.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- Member of the Defense Forum foundation based in South Korea, took part in a protest near the Chinese embassy against the Chinese government's policy toward North Korean defectors. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S POLICY TOWARD NORTH KOREA DEFECTORS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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