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Ernie Tedeschi, Director of Economics at the Budget Lab at Yale University. The Trump administration has admitted making a mistake after deporting an immigrant with protected status. It has described the deportation as an administrative error. Quilmar Armando Obrego Garcia was among more than 200 suspected gang members who were deported to El Salvador in March.
Our Central America correspondent Will Grant has more.
Our Central America correspondent Will Grant has more.
Still to come.
Still to come.
how the war in Ukraine has boosted defence technology in Finland.
how the war in Ukraine has boosted defence technology in Finland.
Russia has conscripted another 160,000 men for military service, the highest figure since 2011 for its annual call-up. The move forms part of Vladimir Putin's plan to expand the country's armed forces to a total of almost 2.4 million, as our Europe regional editor Paul Moss reports.
Russia has conscripted another 160,000 men for military service, the highest figure since 2011 for its annual call-up. The move forms part of Vladimir Putin's plan to expand the country's armed forces to a total of almost 2.4 million, as our Europe regional editor Paul Moss reports.
Finland has said it will pull out of an international agreement on landmines, meaning it could begin stockpiling the weapons and deploying them along its border with Russia. More than 160 countries are signed up to the Ottawa Treaty, which bans landmines. But Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said his country was looking to bolster its defence.
Finland has said it will pull out of an international agreement on landmines, meaning it could begin stockpiling the weapons and deploying them along its border with Russia. More than 160 countries are signed up to the Ottawa Treaty, which bans landmines. But Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said his country was looking to bolster its defence.
Last month, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also said they would withdraw from the landmine convention because of the increased Russian threat. Meanwhile, Finland has experienced a boom in defence technology companies since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Last month, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also said they would withdraw from the landmine convention because of the increased Russian threat. Meanwhile, Finland has experienced a boom in defence technology companies since the start of the war in Ukraine.
And amid the current geopolitical tensions between President Trump's administration and the European Union, there's a renewed focus on the role of the tech sector in helping Finland improve its defence capabilities. Maddy Savage reports from Helsinki.
And amid the current geopolitical tensions between President Trump's administration and the European Union, there's a renewed focus on the role of the tech sector in helping Finland improve its defence capabilities. Maddy Savage reports from Helsinki.
Maddy Savage in Finland. Baseball equipment is beautifully simple. A white leather ball and a wooden bat. It's been played in roughly its current form since the 1880s. But with the 2025 season now underway, Major League Baseball could be on the brink of a drastic change. A handful of players have had great success with the new shape bat.
Maddy Savage in Finland. Baseball equipment is beautifully simple. A white leather ball and a wooden bat. It's been played in roughly its current form since the 1880s. But with the 2025 season now underway, Major League Baseball could be on the brink of a drastic change. A handful of players have had great success with the new shape bat.
It is believed to be the first significant evolution in bat design for more than 100 years. Peter Goffin has been looking into the science behind what's being called the torpedo bat.
It is believed to be the first significant evolution in bat design for more than 100 years. Peter Goffin has been looking into the science behind what's being called the torpedo bat.
And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later on. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Liam McSheffrey.