Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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President Putin has insisted Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbass region by force if necessary, as he starts a visit designed to shore up his close relationship with India. The New York Times is suing the Pentagon over its attempts to make journalists sign a pledge to only report authorised information.
Also in this podcast, a study has found that the number of preventable child deaths is due to rise this year for the first time this century. And the latest from the US, as immigration officials have begun an operation in New Orleans to arrest undocumented immigrants. The latest city to be targeted by President Trump's crackdown.
This is Title 8 immigration enforcement. Whether we do that on foot, in vehicles, in the air or on the water, this is what we do. So whether it's walking a beach, We're all about making America safe.
And the tech giant Meta says it has begun to remove the accounts of under-16s from its platforms in Australia, ahead of the country's social media ban for children. As many of the world's leaders call for a solution to peace in the war in Ukraine, the Russian president remains steadfast in his position.
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Chapter 2: Why is President Putin visiting India now?
Most said they're going to report from outside of the Pentagon. And so taking their place, new arrivals have seemingly featured an array of more conservative pro-Trump organizations and bloggers. This policy, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who announced it, has basically to protect the U.S. from potentially dangerous leaks.
And they've said that having permission to the Pentagon is a privilege that comes with its own difficulties and it's a privilege subject to negotiation. And the New York Times, they've taken a strong position on this. They really have. They have now sued the Pentagon and they've said that its policies violate the First Amendment.
And that is basically the right to a free press along with other things. So they've put this lawsuit forward. And according to its summary, they said the purpose of this policy is to essentially close the doors of the Pentagon.
Chapter 3: How is the New York Times challenging Pentagon restrictions?
And this is an area which has historically been very much open to the press. So investigating it and reporting on it without fear or favour about actions of department and its leadership. They say that is now in question. Therefore, it really does go against what everything the First Amendment stands for. They say these policies really threaten lawful and routine news gathering techniques.
So they've asked the court to issue an order which stops the Pentagon from enforcing these policies, as well as a declaration that these provisions relating to exercising the First Amendment are unlawful. And that's what they're really pushing for.
And they've said that they intend to vigorously defend it and that these violations go against everything that having a free press in the United States stands for. Global Affairs reporter Mimi Swaby reporting. US immigration officials have begun an operation in New Orleans to arrest undocumented immigrants, making it the latest city to be targeted by President Trump's crackdown.
After a series of sweeping raids, mostly in Latino communities, officials say they were targeting those with criminal backgrounds.
Chapter 4: What is the current situation regarding preventable child deaths?
But the operation has sparked a fierce backlash in the Democrat-run city, as Tom Bateman reports. The mass deportation raids start at dawn, and we're out looking for the agents of President Trump's migration crackdown as it arrives in New Orleans. We find Latino neighbourhoods on edge, each passing car raising alarm.
We get word of a raid, a report of labourers on a roof and Border Patrol agents surrounding a house. We arrive to find two activists here among neighbours who filmed it. They had a sniper resting on the front of this van here, pointing up at the roof when I came. I came in from that side. They were laying down, the workers.
Chapter 5: What is the controversy surrounding immigration enforcement in New Orleans?
There was no threats were being made. Nobody had a weapon out. They were laying down. Their hands were in sight. What went through your mind when you saw that? Heartbreak. heartbreak.
These people came to work today to provide for their families and themselves and they could just be abducted and removed.
The border patrol says its agents were carrying out enforcement operations and several men ran up onto the roof who were then taken into custody. The fear of these raids is leaving a community in lockdown. Abigail's Mexican restaurant is one of the few still serving. Her mum Sandra has built a life and business here for the last two decades, but, like many, she's worried for friends and family.
She said, like, very, very bad. She feels sad. Because she's been here 20 years in this country. She got her own house, she got her business, and she's working hard, like, every single day.
We pick up the pursuit again. More border agents in blacked-out vans. They head downtown. And there, Mr. Trump's frontman for the crackdown, Commander Greg Bovino. He says they're targeting the worst of the worst, undocumented migrants who face criminal cases.
Although leaked government figures suggest the dragnet has rounded up many with no criminal past.
This is Title 8 immigration enforcement. Whether we do that on foot, in vehicles, in the air, or on the water... This is what we do. So whether it's walking a beat, we're all about making America safe.
And they're on the move again, as are a growing number of locals in this Democrat-run city who oppose what they're calling an invasion.
We just followed the Border Patrol. There were several vehicles. There's another one passing. Some masked Border Patrol agents. We don't know where they're off to now. But the other thing you can notice is everywhere they have been, they're now being followed by activists and people trying to document exactly what they're doing.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of India's oil trade with Russia?
He literally said, I want all of them gone. Like, I do not want them here. And so what we've been seeing in the community right now is folks that are even U.S. citizens being detained. I've heard from young people that are terrified, saying that they feel they can't walk around without carrying a passport on them, even though they're U.S. citizens.
And so that's the kind of environment that he's created. But what we know is that this is all just political theater. It's a distraction. It is to rally his base for the midterms, but at the same time to distract from his own failures as president.
Well, you say it is a destruction, but it is not only the Somali community that has been targeted. The ICE agents have been in different U.S. cities targeting immigrants.
Absolutely, yes. And again, that entire operation is not only a distraction, it is a distraction away from his failures, but at the same time, it is pitting Americans against one another. Our immigrant communities, whether they're Somalis or Latino or Afghan or what have you, we are a nation of immigrants. The immigrant communities participate in our local economies. They are entrepreneurs.
There are teachers, there are engineers. You'll see everyone from Uber and Lyft drivers and bus drivers to even politicians. And so what we're seeing right now from the president is shameful because what makes America America is the diversity that we have. We are a melting pot. There's the beauty and the diversity of America, beauty and the diversity of food, of people, of religion, of thoughts.
And that goes against the American values that we're seeing right now from this administration.
We have heard from a Republican state congressman. He said that the key concern for most Minnesota residents was immigration and visa fraud, far more than the president's disparaging comments. What do you have to say about that?
Well, you can take it from the president's own mouth. It is beyond any accusations or allegations of fraud, of criminal activity. What we heard from the president is that he believes that the Somali community, which includes our congresswomen, are garbage. He said he wants all of them out. He does not want them In Minnesota, he does not want them in America.
And so that's what we've been hearing loud and clear. And the actions that are taking place here in Minneapolis, here in the Twin Cities by our ICE agents, making massive sweeps on everyone, not just undocumented immigrants, but also American citizens is indicative of that.
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