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Rebecca Marino moved into the second round of U.S. Open qualifying with a 6-1, 6-4 win over France's Fiona Fero. Carson Branstine and Alexis Galarneau also advanced, while Kayla Cross was eliminated. In mixed doubles qualifying, Gabriela Dabrowski and Harri Heliovaara were upset in the first round.
According to the Henley Passport Index, South African passport holders can travel to 101 destinations without a prior visa. The ranking places the country 50th or 96th globally, depending on the report, with regional highlights across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of two French documentary filmmakers and their Togolese fixer, detained in Togo since late July on charges of making false declarations. The probe into the case has also raised questions about press freedom in the country.
Six people deported by the U.S. to Liberia refused to get off the plane and were instead flown to Equatorial Guinea, where they are held in a hotel without medical staff and face deteriorating conditions, according to a fellow deportee and a lawyer.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Colombia refused entry to a Mexican military rescue team, while Colombia denied excluding any country and cited certification requirements. The dispute unfolded as international aid flowed into Colombia following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 273 people.
The pilot of a speedboat that capsized near the Statue of Liberty, killing a mother and her infant daughter, has been charged in federal court and arrested by immigration authorities who say he was in the country illegally. Manuel Hernandez-Umana faces charges of misconduct or neglect in the deaths of Sara Sanchez and 5-month-old Antonella Garcia. The boat was reportedly overcrowded and operated without a proper license.