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EU

Poland’s president declares state of emergency in regions bordering Belarus over migration surge

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021By Editor

Polish President Andrzej Duda has imposed a state of emergency in two regions bordering Belarus for the first time in the nation’s post-Communist history. The move was prompted by a sharp increase in migrant arrivals. … Read More >Poland’s president declares state of emergency in regions bordering Belarus over migration surge

World

Belarus set to refuse illegal migrants deported from European Union countries, as Lukashenko ramps up refugee border row with West

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021By Editor

Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s embattled leader, has put forward a new bill that would allow his country to reject migrants and would-be asylum seekers deported from the EU for crossing the border without permission. … Read More >Belarus set to refuse illegal migrants deported from European Union countries, as Lukashenko ramps up refugee border row with West

‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

China and India have removed troops from the disputed Himalayan border region which was the site of a deadly clash between the two in June 2020, after a “phased” pullback was agreed in July, according to the Indian government. … Read More >‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

USA

Mark Dankof for Sputnik International: Biden’s Absurd Border Policies

Posted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021By Editor

Biden’s DOJ is being disingenuous in its analysis of the situation with migrants at the Texas-Mexico border and the subsequent release of illegals into both Texas and elsewhere. … Read More >Mark Dankof for Sputnik International: Biden’s Absurd Border Policies

Taliban claim key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan as insurgent group nets new territories

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

The Taliban have claimed control over a town in Kandahar province that serves as a major bordering crossing with Pakistan. In response, Pakistani authorities have reportedly halted transport through the checkpoint. … Read More >Taliban claim key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan as insurgent group nets new territories

Taliban declare ‘full control’ of Afghan’s key border crossing with Iran

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

The Taliban said they have completely seized Islam Qala, a border town in the western Herat province through which lucrative trade with neighboring Iran flows. Afghan officials there reportedly fled to Iran for safety. … Read More >Taliban declare ‘full control’ of Afghan’s key border crossing with Iran

Millions on brink of disaster in Syria unless cross-border humanitarian operations extended, warns UN official

Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021By Editor

A senior UN official has warned that millions of people in northwest Syria are at risk of disaster if the international community fails to agree to extend cross-border humanitarian operations by next month. … Read More >Millions on brink of disaster in Syria unless cross-border humanitarian operations extended, warns UN official

World

Canada’s Ontario to set up Covid-19 checkpoints at borders with Quebec & Manitoba provinces to turn away ‘non-essential travelers’

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Canada’s Ontario province is setting up checkpoints at its borders with neighboring Manitoba and Quebec to turn away non-essential travelers, further curtailing personal freedoms in the name of fighting the spread of Covid-19. … Read More >Canada’s Ontario to set up Covid-19 checkpoints at borders with Quebec & Manitoba provinces to turn away ‘non-essential travelers’

Russia

Russian troops on Ukraine border ‘ready to defend country’ in event of war says Defense Minister Shoigu, warning of NATO buildup

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021By Editor

Two detachments of the Russian Army, along with three airborne units, are ready to act in the event tensions with the West escalate into full-blown fighting, Moscow announced on Tuesday following a surprise inspection of troops. … Read More >Russian troops on Ukraine border ‘ready to defend country’ in event of war says Defense Minister Shoigu, warning of NATO buildup

Chinese city on Myanmar border imposes week-long lockdown in response to new coronavirus cluster

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021By Editor

The southwestern city of Ruili, which abuts China’s border with Myanmar, has imposed a quarantine and launched a mass testing campaign after new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 were detected. … Read More >Chinese city on Myanmar border imposes week-long lockdown in response to new coronavirus cluster