World News: 15 June 2022

Britain vows more Rwanda deportation flights after setback
The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda after a last-minute court judgment grounded the first plane due to take off under the controversial deal.

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Japan, Australia to expand defense ties for regional order
Japan and Australia’s defence ministers on Wednesday vowed to step up their ties to support democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to work more closely with Southeast Asia and the Pacific island nations where China is seeking to expand its influence.

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EU sues UK over move to rewrite post-Brexit trade rules
The European Union is launching legal action against the UK government’s unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal, according to the bloc’s executive branch.

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Mexican government prodding its farmers to grow more food
The corn has begun to sprout on the hillsides south of Mexico’s capital, though it’s unclear whether these shoots will have enough water to grow or whether the farmer will be able to afford the increasingly expensive fertilizer.

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Egypt, Israel to boost gas supply to EU amid Ukraine war
Egypt, Israel and the European Union on Wednesday signed a deal to increase liquified natural gas sales to EU countries, who aim to reduce their dependence on supplies from Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on.

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Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’
The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists to visit, often from the comfort of their cars.

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