The US Attorney General has issued new measures that could see thousands of asylum-seekers detained indefinitely.
William Barr overturned a 2005 ruling which allowed some migrants, who demonstrated a credible fear of persecution, to pursue bail while their claims were processed.
Kevin McAleese has more from Washington:
Israeli army chief resigns over security breach in Hamas' October attack
Israel's army chief Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday he would resign on March 6, taking responsibility for the massive security lapse on October 7, 2023, when Hamas gunmen from Gaza carried out a cross-border attack on Israel.
66 dead, 51 injured in ski resort hotel fire in Turkey
A fire at a ski resort hotel overnight killed at least 66 people and injured 51 others in northwestern Turkey, authorities said on Tuesday, as TV footage showed crews fighting flames and smoke that engulfed the 11-storey building.
Israel launches raids in West Bank
Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least four Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation".
Trump orders US exit from World Health Organization
The United States will exit the World Health Organization (WHO), President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
Landslide kills 16 in Indonesia's Central Java
A landslide in Indonesia's Central Java city of Pekalongan killed 16 people and injured 10, an official at the country's regional disaster mitigation agency and police said on Tuesday.
