Immigrant families illegally crossing into US will be detained together under @POTUS exec order, reports @Reuters

Parents with children will be given precedence in immigration proceedings, according to @WhiteHouse official

AP Sources: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen heads to the White House to discuss an executive action for President Donald Trump that would direct DHS to keep families apprehended at the border together during detention

Executive action on immigration and child separation being considered by @POTUS, reports @FoxNews.

"What's going on in the United States is wrong. I cannot image what the families are going through.This is not how we do things in Canada." says Trudeau

@POTUS "asked us to pass this legislation which stops this policy for good," adds @SpeakerRyan. "You've got to change the law to make sure custody stays with DHS."

It's a "false choice" between securing border and separating families, adds @SpeakerRyan

"We don't think families should be separated. Period," says @SpeakerRyan. "It's about custody."

US House of Representatives to vote tomorrow on immigration legislation, announces @SpeakerRyan

"That's a ridiculous assertion" children being used as leverage to secure votes for immigration reform legislation, replies @SpeakerRyan to reporter's question

China expressed regret regarding the US decision to quit the United Nations Human Rights Council, foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Wed, vowing to continue to work with other countries to healthy development of the international human rights cause

Saudi Arabia arrests more women's rights activists: HRW

Australia has launched a national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment, becoming the first country to take such a step in response to the global MeToo movement

Trump told House Republicans he backs both immigration bills: White House

US withdraws from @UN Human Rights Council as Haley decries 'cesspool of political bias'

US confirms it will withdraw from UN Human Rights Council. Has long demanded reforms to 47-member Geneva-based body, complaining of 'chronic anti-Israel bias.' Also comes as US is being criticized by UN human rights commissioner of 'unconscionable' policy of separating children.

Vatican envoy in Chile says up to Pope to release sex abuse report

Secretary of the State Mike Pompeo, and US UN Ambassader Nikki Haley to make a statement on the UN Human Rights Council at 21:00 GMT, likely to announce US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council

Thailand executes first prisoner by lethal injection since 2009

Duterte on human rights groups' data on drug war: The best they can do is to release the names and figures

'We don't share certain values', France says of U.S. migrant policy

One person every two seconds is forced to flee their home due to war, violence and persecution, UNHCR says

A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes due to war, violence and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, according to the UN

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the U.S. to end its "unconscionable" policy to "punish" and separate children from migrant parents entering the country

One boat arrived in Chios the morning, 40 people on board, 7 children, 9 women, 24 men.

The Kremlin waits for information about the situation with visiting of Sentsov by Ukrainian ombudsman - Peskov

Two women injured after Somaliland army opened fire in Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region.

Peter Tatchell has been released from Moscow police, he has been bailed

Russian police detain British LGBT rights campaigner in Moscow

Argentina's lower house votes 129-125 to legalize abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy; the bill goes to the Senate