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U.S. and Canada Reach an Agreement on Diverting Asylum-Seekers

By Michael D. Shear & Ian Austen | The New York Times

The United States and Canada have reached an agreement that will allow both countries to divert asylum seekers from their borders at a time when migration has surged across the hemisphere, a U.S. official familiar with the agreement said Thursday.

More from WPR: U.S. Border Policy Must Adapt to the Region’s New Migration Patterns

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North Korea Says It Tested a Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone

By Choe Sang-Hun | The New York Times

North Korea said Friday that it had used an underwater drone to practice launching a nuclear attack on an enemy seaport, saying that threats from the United States and its allies were forcing it to develop diverse means of carrying out nuclear strikes.

More from WPR: The North Korean Nuclear Threat Is Creating a Regional Arms Race

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