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We are absolutely seeing a correlation between Zohran Mamdani's surprise win in the Democratic primary and an uptick in real estate interest in Westchester," Zach and Heather Harrison told Realtor.com.

What's it like in Havana right now? It's incredibly empty. There were very few cars on the road. All of the public spaces were just empty. I also travelled beyond Havana to the countryside, to the cities of Santa Clara and Cienfuegos, and also to what Americans call the Bay of Pigs. Nobody was there. Talk to me about what's going on.

It might be the time for someone to remind him that the hell is the result of wars in the Middle East, a war in Afghanistan and conflicts in north and east Africa. Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea and Afghanistan are some of the countries where the US initiated, funded or clandestinely participated in fomenting mayhem and disaster. And may still be doing so.

A series integrating border politics, accessibility, secrecy, and the complexities of human nature by New York-based photographer Michael Valiquette. Valiquette is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer, book maker, and graphic designer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena College and has worked as a Graphic Designer and Photographer at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. For the last two years, Valiquette has been making images in "places that divide"-barriers (real and imagined) across Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

Dozens of migrants were detained in Dover last month under the agreement and are expected to be returned to France "imminently". It is understood that formal removal directions have been issued to asylum seekers to say they will be deported to France within five days. In return, it was agreed that the UK will accept an equal number of asylum seekers who have not tried to cross and can pass security and eligibility checks.

For decadescenturies evenher ancestors had worked with agave, planting, harvesting, and producing the traditional spirit in Santiago, Matatlan, the so-called world capital of mezcal. It wasn't just a job; it was an essential part of their heritage and identity as members of the Indigenous Zapotec community. But in the 1980s, an agave shortage, combined with increasing demand for tequila (and other local factors), tanked the industry on which their livelihoods depended.

We've deployed a military planning team into Border Security Command and the Home Office to look at military and non-military sites, about where we can help build temporary but adequate accommodation that enables us to transfer those folks from asylum hotels into that temporary accommodation so we can close even more hotels. We've closed 25 in the last year, but the Prime Minister is clear he wants every single one of them closed.

Graciela Maria Ferreira or Grachu to her loved ones is late with the rent again, and she needs the money now. Unfortunately, she's spent her last dollars on a plush couch and her landlord is waiting on her doorstep. Grachu isn't always a believer but today she needs God to find her a new job. So begins Hailstones Fell Without Rain Natalia Figueroa Barroso's debut, and the second published novel by a Uruguayan-Australian writer.

"I found something deeply healing about the Adriatic coast after everything that happened," says Ida. That same healing blue is the colour that dominates her new photography and print project Blue Valentines, a love letter to identity, migration and fractal communication through cyanotypes. "Photography, because of its widespread availability, reproducibility, and omnipresence, carries a powerful communicative potential," says Ida. "In that sense, it acts almost like the perfect migrant - a medium that can be sent anywhere across the globe, continually transforming along the way."

An attempt to promote friendship between Japan and countries in Africa has transformed into a xenophobic row about migration after inaccurate media reports suggested the scheme would lead to a flood of immigrants. The controversy erupted after the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, said this month it had designated four Japanese cities as Africa hometowns for partner countries in Africa: Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania.

Professor Sunil Amrith (Yale University, author of The Burning Earth) has written that over the last 200 years, warfare for empire or other territorial domination has been disastrous for people and the environment that sustains them. Amrith suggests that a demilitarized future is necessary for our collective well being on the planet, and that warfare is related to the greater problem of humans attempting to control nature.

For many residents of central Asian countries, Russia remains the only realistic option to earn a living abroad, given a lack of opportunities back home. A shared language, familiar bureaucracy and established migration networks made this a natural transition following the collapse of the Soviet Union. But is Russia still the safe haven for central Asian migrant workers it once was? Increasingly, the answer seems to be no.

Pope Leo XIV has articulated his priorities publicly regarding war, peace, migration, and the environment, reflecting continuity with his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Kwon offers a tender and introspective body of work shaped by the emotional landscapes of home, motherhood and migration, exploring moments that fill everyday life.

The migrants were detained Wednesday, the day the program came into force, and will be held at immigration removal centers until they are returned to France.

At least 92 people drowned when a vessel they were using to cross the Bab al-Mandab Strait sank. Most of the deceased and missing are Ethiopians.

The dispersal of archaic hominins beyond mainland Southeast Asia represents the earliest evidence for humans crossing ocean barriers to reach isolated landmasses.

40% of sexual crimes in London last year were committed by foreign nationals, according to Robert Jenrick, citing the Centre for Migration Control data.

The government will pour an extra 100m into efforts to tackle migration as pressure piles on ministers to crack down on small boat crossings.