Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia

Another person has died in federal immigration custody this week in Georgia, officials announced on Wednesday, His is the 22nd death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this year.

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, a 45-year-old Venezuelan man, died on Monday morning while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia. In a press release, ICE said Arenas-Silva was arrested last Thursday and had been detained at the Irwin county detention center, a privately run facility in Georgia. He was being transferred to another ICE facility, the Folkston ICE processing center, when he was found “unresponsive” in a transport bus. ICE said the “suspected” cause of death was cardiac arrest.

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What if Bluey spoke one of the world's oldest living languages?

Five episodes of the award-winning children’s cartoon have been released in Australian Indigenous language for the first time.

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Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, sworn in to fulfill his Senate term

Lindsey Graham’s younger sister appointed by South Carolina’s governor three days after senator’s death

• Darline Graham Nordone: Lindsey Graham’s sister and interim US senator

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to fill his Senate seat on Tuesday after, just three days after his sudden death.

Graham was appointed by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor.

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Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris

The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.

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Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74

He took power in 1996 after staging a bloodless coup against his father, and went on to transform Qatar into the gas-rich power it is today.

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Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78

Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breathe

The last known US person living with polio and relying on an iron lung has died aged 78.

Martha Lillard, who contracted polio at age five and spent most of her life dependent on an iron lung machine that helped her breathe, died on 26 June in Oklahoma, according to an online obituary.

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South Africa says more than 53,000 foreigners deported in migration campaign

South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.

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Heatwave conditions in England and Wales to continue into next week, says Met Office

Temperatures will stay above 30C on Sunday, with warnings of wildfires and heat health alerts in some areas

The scorching heatwave conditions experienced by much of England and Wales will last until at least next week, the Met Office has said.

Temperatures in parts of England and Wales will continue to exceed 30C on Sunday and into next week, the forecaster said.

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Indian tourists among 15 killed as speedboat capsizes in Vietnam

Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.

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Judge to decide if Charlie Kirk case will go to murder trial after five-day hearing

Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting the far-right activist at Utah Valley University last year

A five-day preliminary hearing to determine whether the case against Tyler James Robinson, the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, will advance to trial came to a close on Friday.

Final arguments are set to take place in September. US district judge Tony Graf will sift through the evidence presented by the state and Robinson’s defense team before issuing a ruling.

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