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Migrants use their phones to access the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a shelter near the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 24, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Glitchy US border app, Japanese no-show canned, Paris stinks, Argentina’s inflation hits triple digits

A glitchy new US government app meant to speed the processing of asylum-seekers and other migrants arriving from Mexico has a rating of just 2.5 stars on Google play.

Protesters attend a demonstration against the French government's pension reform plan in Paris.
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What We’re Watching: French pension strikes, Nord Stream saboteurs, a centrist battle in the US, Canadian elections vs. China

French workers protest pension reform plan; reports point to possible pipeline perpetrators; a fight over the US political center; Trudeau to probe election meddling by China.

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon
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Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York at GZERO and Microsoft's innagural Global Stage Cafe, Ambassador Dorothy Shea, who previously served as US chargé d'affaires and acting representative to the United Nations, sits down with Tony Maciulis to unpack the debate over AI regulation, US-China relations and Lebanon's security future.

A protester near the Invalides during a demonstration against the government's pension reform plan in Paris
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What We’re Watching: An encore for French protesters, Zelensky’s growing wish list, Weah’s reelection bid

Round Two: French pension reform strikes; “To give me liberty, give me jets”; Weah running for Liberian re-election

​A cross-industry strike movement brings together several thousand people in the streets of Lille, France.
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What We’re Watching: Macron’s challenges, Xi’s power play, Iran’s scarfless athlete, Ethiopia’s gains in Tigray

Walkouts put Macron on the spot, Xi to appoint loyalists, headscarf head-scratcher as Iranian female climber returns home, a new phase in Ethiopia's civil war.