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Mexican authorities and firefighters remove injured migrants, mostly Venezuelans, from inside the National Migration Institute (INM) building during a fire, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 27, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Deadly Mexican fire, ZAUKUS, terror in the Sahel, Luke Skywalker saves Ukraine

Migrants fearing deportation set an immigration detention center ablaze in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killing 40 asylum-seekers and critically injuring dozens.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, Iranian defendents during sham trials, Somalia's new cabinet
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Then and Now: Iran’s public trials, Somalia’s new cabinet, El Salvador’s state of emergency

What happened to Iran's public trials for protesters? To Somalia recruiting a former al-Shabab chief to fight the terror group? And to the popularity of El Salvador's strongman?

Internally displaced Somali women stand in a queue waiting for relief food to be served south of Mogadishu, September 5, 2011.
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Famine looms in Somalia

The effects of the global food crisis have hit some parts of the globe harder than others. Prone to drought and largely reliant on food imports, the Horn of Africa is reeling, and Somalia, in particular, is facing an acute crisis. Sadly, many countries appear to be destined for a similar fate.

What We're Watching: Somalia's new cabinet, takeaways from US primaries, Peru's president in peril
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What We're Watching: Somalia's new cabinet, takeaways from US primaries, Peru's president in peril

Three big stories we're keeping an eye on today: Somalia's new cabinet; takeaways from US primary night; Peru's PM resigns.