A Russian warship at sunset ahead of the Navy Day parade in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, July 27, 2019. (Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters) The Ukrainian border guards initially presumed to have been killed in action on Snake Island, a
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Defiant Russian Border Guards Refuse to Surrender to Russian Warship: ‘Go F*** Yourself’
Russian warship on a voyage to the Black Sea ( Iryna Kushniarova/Getty Images) According to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the first full day of fighting between his country and Russia after the latter’s invasion of the former claimed the lives
Defiant Ukrainian border guards killed after telling Russian warship to ‘go f–k yourself’
Ukrainian border guards defending a Black Sea island defiantly told an invading Russian warship to “go f–k yourself” when asked to surrender and were killed when the warship opened fire. The 13 guards were posted on the small but strategic
Iran minister calls for development of border markets with Pakistan
Vahidi was speaking to reporters during a visit to the Mirjaveh border market and border terminal. He said the reopening of the Mirjaveh border terminal is a very good event and will be very instrumental in improving livelihoods of border
Russia kills 5 ‘Ukrainian saboteurs’ allegedly trying to breach border: report
Russian military officials said on Monday that five “saboteurs” from Ukraine who tried to breach Russia’s border had been killed. The officials claimed troops and border guards intercepted the “diversionary reconnaissance” group as they tried to breach the border, Russian
Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia
As Canadian police continued clearing “Freedom Convoy” trucker demonstrators out of the capital in Ottawa on Saturday, protests over COVID restrictions continued in the nation’s west for a fourth straight weekend. Convoys of vehicles carrying vaccine-mandate protesters made their way
Blast reported in Russia near Ukraine border
On Saturday, RIA Novosti wrote that a police source in the southern Rostov region had claimed authorities were responding to the detonation in a rural community in the area. “The blast occurred at 4 am, 300 meters (984 feet) away
Russia Has Between 169,000 and 190,000 Troops on Ukrainian Border, Up from 100,000 at End of January, U.S. Says
A service member of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry Corps drives a tank during drills in an unknown location in Ukraine, February 18, 2022. (Press Service of the Ukrainian Naval Forces/Handout via Reuters ) Russia has gathered between 169,000 and 190,000
Border Patrol Encounters Record-High Number of Migrants for Month of January
Migrants, mostly from India, are transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the border from Mexico at Yuma, Ariz., January 23, 2022. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) Border Patrol agents encountered 153,941 migrants at the southern border in January, according to data
Russia says its forces withdrawing from Ukraine border
Major General Igor Konashenkov, the chief spokesperson for the ministry, delivered the news in a video released by military chiefs on Tuesday. “As the forces complete their military exercises, they will, as always, complete a multimodal march back to their
Border blockade COVID protest continues: Virus updates
Trucks cleared out of a pandemic restrictions protest on Saturday that for days has disrupted trade between the U.S. and Canada. But protesters on foot are continuing to demonstrate, despite an increased police presence. Dozens of police officers moved into position Saturday morning near
Canada Police Arrive To Remove Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters At U.S. Border
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police moved in to remove protesters Saturday at a bridge border crossing that has disrupted Canada-U.S. trade. Protesters at the busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada remained despite new warnings to end
US business leaders sound the alarm on US-Canada border blockade
In a joint statement Thursday night, the US Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable and National Association of Manufacturers urged a swift resolution to the blockages. “The disruptions we are seeing at the US-Canada border — at the Detroit-Windsor Ambassador Bridge
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Protests Threaten Border Trade Between U.S., Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. The
Texas State Rep Abandons Democratic Party, Citing ‘Chaos at the Border’
Ryan Guillen (Image via Ryan Guillen Facebook Page) Texas state representative Ryan Guillen announced on Monday that he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party, at a joint news conference with Governor Greg Abbott. Guillen made the announcement