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Rioters torch leisure centre sheltering migrants in Northern Ireland • June 11, 2025, 11:16 PM ET (The Telegraph)

In pictures: Riot police, anti-ICE protesters clash in Los Angeles • June 9, 2025, 3:56 AM ET (Reuters)

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