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NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested four fishermen belonging to Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu for catching fish allegedly across the border near Delft Island in Northern Sri Lanka.Fishermen arrested are K. Parthiban (32), K Sarathy (23), K Murali (42), N Ramadoss (52). The Lankan Navy has confiscated the boat and has taken it to the Kankesanthurai Naval Camp.The issue of fishermen trespassing into each other's waters has long been a source of contention between India and Sri Lanka. Incidents of Lankan Navy personnel firing at Indian fishermen and seizing their boats in the Palk Strait are not uncommon.The Palk Strait, separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, serves as a prime fishing ground for fishermen from both countries. However, inadvertent trespassing frequently leads to arres...

WASHINGTON: The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests to the US-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions.The impact of the 2,500 figure means that the border could be closed to migrants seeking asylum effectively immediately, because daily figures are higher than that now.The Democratic prez is expected to unveil his actions — which mark his most aggressive unilateral move yet to control the numbers at the border —at the White House on Tuesday at an event to which border mayors have been invited.Five people familiar with th...

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