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California’s Governor Gavin Newsom says President Trump’s deployment of National Guards to help immigration officers in LA is illegal and unconstitutional, and that he will challenge the move in court. One journalist covering the riots tells us he needed surgery after being hit by a baton round.
Also in the programme: the latest swap of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war begins; and could countries meeting in France be on the brink of a breakthrough in protecting the planet’s oceans?
(IMAGE: California National Guard members participate in crowd control during immigration raid protests near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 June 2025 / CREDIT: Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
By BBC World Service4.2
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California’s Governor Gavin Newsom says President Trump’s deployment of National Guards to help immigration officers in LA is illegal and unconstitutional, and that he will challenge the move in court. One journalist covering the riots tells us he needed surgery after being hit by a baton round.
Also in the programme: the latest swap of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war begins; and could countries meeting in France be on the brink of a breakthrough in protecting the planet’s oceans?
(IMAGE: California National Guard members participate in crowd control during immigration raid protests near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 June 2025 / CREDIT: Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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