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Luxembourg's Juncker calls for end to border checks in EU
Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who was also prime minister of Luxembourg for almost two decades, has criticized…
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South Africa closes its border again with Mozambique, where post-election violence worsens
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa closed its border with Mozambique shortly after opening it on Thursday as post-election violence in the…
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South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest
South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring…
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German foreign minister visits Ukraine border region
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited a Ukrainian border region on Tuesday at the end of a two-day visit to the country.…
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Israel's Netanyahu says goal is to keep Hezbollah from border
During a visit to Israel's border with Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel will do everything it…
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Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi meet, 2 days after a China-India border deal
China and India should manage their differences properly, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
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Frontex: Number of unauthorized border crossings declines
In the first nine months of this year, 166,000 people attempted to enter the EU irregularly, 42% fewer than in the same period last year,…
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North Korea Put Border Troops on High Alert After Drone Claims
(Bloomberg) -- North Korea briefly ordered its troops along the South Korean border to stand ready to fire after accusing Seoul of sending…
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Poland's leader plans to suspend the right to asylum as country faces pressure on Belarus border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's leader said Saturday that he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration…
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6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a fleeing truck near the border with Guatemala, Mexico's…
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Norway is mulling building a fence on border with Russia, following Finland's example
HELSINKI (AP) — Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer (123-mile) border it shares with Russia, a minister said, a…
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Baltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers,…
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Tough migration stances challenge EU's Schengen open border zone
A long-standing debate in Germany on how to handle migrants has intensified following deadly knife attacks in Solingen and Mannheim this…
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Israel and Hezbollah warn each other over border exchanges
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and Israel ramped up the rhetoric on Sunday, as violence continued along their border with no…
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Netanyahu thinks Hezbollah will 'get the message' about border return
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is determined in his country's fight with the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, saying he believes…
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New border control measures in Germany spark false claims about African migrants
Germany's latest border control measures have sparked a wave of misinformation in Kenya, just days after President William Ruto signed a…
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Amazon drought leaves Colombian border town high and dry
Extreme drought affecting large parts of South America has dramatically reduced the flow of the Amazon River where Colombia borders Peru…
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Israeli minister says military operation needed for Lebanese border
A potential larger war between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah may be approaching, remarks made by the Israeli government…
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Germany pledges new border checks will be 'targeted' to avoid queues
Border controls along all of Germany's frontiers will be targeted to "combat cross-border crime and further limit irregular migration,"…
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Former EU chief Juncker criticizes Germany's border controls
Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has voiced opposition to Germany's imminent increase in border controls, warning…
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Germany's Scholz defends border policy in call with Polish PM Tusk
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday spoke with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, after criticism from Warsaw over Germany's plan to…
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Neighbours criticise German move to extend border controls
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has denounced as "unacceptable" Germany's decision to extend temporary controls to all its land borders…
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Chinese tanks pictured pulling back from contested border region, not 'invading Indian territory'
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on September 9, 2024 Nuclear-armed rivals China and India have long competed for strategic…
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‘Why Did They Only Send Conscripts to Defend the Border?’
NORTHERN UKRAINE—A powerful smell of cigarettes and sweat, mingled with the odors of a school cafeteria, overwhelms the corridor as a…