The Trump administration’s detention and deportation agenda is executed, primarily, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policy is filling immigrant detention centers across the United States — and at the same time, the pockets of the country’s largest private prison companies, Geo Group and CoreCivic.

A man introduces the planting techniques of Hami melon in a melon field in Yizhou district, Hami.
A man introduces the planting techniques of Hami melon in a melon field in Yizhou district, Hami.
Photo: Asadbek Bobojonov

Hami, in the eastern part of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has long been a key hub on the ancient Silk Road and is known as the "gateway to the Western Regions."

The EU had adopted the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.

Russia will respond to the new package of sanctions from the European Union (EU) with effective and decisive measures, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova declared.

A farmer picks blueberries in a production base in Renshou township, Jing'an County, Yichun, east China's Jiangxi province.
A farmer picks blueberries in a production base in Renshou township, Jing'an County, Yichun, east China's
Jiangxi province. Photo: Bao Gansheng

Many Chinese consumers have observed a significant decline in the prices of once-premium fruits like blueberries and Shine Muscat grapes. This trend is primarily driven by market dynamics and expanded production capabilities.