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‘No indication of terrorist attack’ after fatal crash on US-Canada border
‘No indication of terrorist attack’ after fatal crash on US-Canada border
A vehicle speeding toward a US-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls, killing two people and prompting the closing of border crossings in the area, authorities said.

Wed, 22 Nov, 2023

Joe Biden,Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
US to protect hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans amid pressure over border
The move will quickly make them eligible to work as the administration grapples with the growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the US border with Mexico

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

Key trade crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopens after nine days
Key trade crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopens after nine days
A key north-western border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reopened on Friday after a nine-day closure due to clashes between border forces, officials said.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Three Israeli soldiers killed in gun battle at Egyptian border
Three Israeli soldiers killed in gun battle at Egyptian border
A gun battle involving an Egyptian police officer has left three Israeli soldiers dead in southern Israel along the Egyptian border, the army said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier.

Sat, 03 Jun, 2023

Conservative leadership bid
Emma deSouza: Ireland will remain in the crosshairs of British government no matter who wins Tory leadership
On September 5, those living in the United Kingdom will have a new prime minister foisted upon them by 150,000 eligible conservative members.  They make up 0. 29% of the population.

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Ireland - Ulster border
Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary appears to rule out Irish border poll
Sinn Féin became the first nationalist or republican party to become the largest in the Northern Ireland Assembly with 27 seats, ahead of the DUP on 25

Sun, 08 May, 2022

Europe Migrants Frontex
EU border agency chief quits after migrant pushback allegations
The head of the European Union’s border agency has resigned with immediate effect. The move followed media allegations that his agency was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants who were trying to reach Europe.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2022

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference meeting in Dublin
Government urges UK to think again over border pass proposal
The Government has appealed for “special treatment” for the island, citing serious concerns about a planned UK requirement for foreigners to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) pass when crossing the border.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2022

IHREC raises allegations of racial profiling at cross-border checks
IHREC raises allegations of racial profiling at cross-border checks
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission have been asked to examine a reported operation by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) of selective passport checks on buses that cross the border, specifically concerning racial profiling. 

Wed, 05 Jan, 2022

Biden Separated Families
US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy has made increasing progress as it nears the end of its first year.

Thu, 23 Dec, 2021

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Irish Examiner View: An indirect assault on the NI protocol
Westminster's Nationality and Borders Bill could prevent Irish citizens who refuse to prove their nationality from entering Northern Ireland

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Migration Belarus
Belarus leader criticises EU for refusing to hold talks on migrants
The president of Belarus has criticised the European Union for its refusal to hold talks on the influx of migrants on the country’s border with Poland.

Mon, 22 Nov, 2021

Poland Muslim funeral
Belarus looking to use Afghan migrants as border pawns, warns Polish PM
Poland’s leader has warned against more possible migrant pressures on the European Union’s border with Belarus, this time coming from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

Migration Belarus Poland
Poland says no more migrants are camping along Belarus border
Polish authorities said there are no more migrants camping along the Belarus side of the European Union’s eastern border, but attempts at illegally crossing into the bloc’s territory are continuing and becoming more aggressive.

Fri, 19 Nov, 2021

CORRECTION Migration Belarus Poland
Hundreds of Iraqis fly home from Belarus after abandoning hope of reaching EU
Hundreds of Iraqis have flown home from Belarus, abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union following more than a week of tensions at the bloc’s eastern border.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

Migration Belarus Poland
Belarus brings some migrants at Polish border in from the cold
Hundreds of migrants who were camped in the cold on the Poland/Belarus border have been moved to a nearby warehouse in Belarusian territory, according to reports on Wednesday.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Migration Belarus Poland
Poland says no military threat at border with Belarus
Poland’s president said there was “no military threat” at the European Union’s border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants watched over by Belarusian forces are pressing to cross into the bloc and where Poland has deployed troops in rear areas.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Migration Belarus Poland
Poland says Belarus taking border camp migrants away in buses
A Polish government official said that migrants who spent days in a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of Poland’s eastern border were being taken away by bus by Belarusian officials.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Migration Belarus Poland
Polish forces use water cannons on migrants at Belarus border
The situation marked an escalation in a crisis at the eastern border of the European Union and Nato in which the lives of thousands of migrants being used as proxies by Belarus are at stake

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021

Belarus Migration Explainer
Russia sends paratroopers to Belarus for drills near troubled Polish border
Russia has sent paratroopers to Belarus in a show of support for its ally amid tensions over an influx of migrants at the border with Poland.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

Russia Belarus Military
Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over Belarus
Russia sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers on a training mission over Belarus on Thursday in a show of Moscow’s support for its ally amid a dispute over migration at the Polish border.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Migration Poland Belarus
EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants towards Polish border
European Union officials have accused Belarus of state-sponsored “trafficking” of human lives by luring desperate migrants to the Polish border – the edge of the EU – where many are now stuck in makeshift camps in freezing weather.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Migration Poland Belarus
Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants
Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country’s border with Poland.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Migration Poland Belarus
Migrant groups ‘detained in Poland’ after entering from Belarus
Two groups of migrants managed to cross the border from Belarus into Poland, but all the people in the groups were detained, Polish authorities said Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Migration Poland Belarus
Migrants camp overnight at Polish border after tense day
Polish police posted video early on Tuesday showing a group of migrants who had camped overnight just on the far side of Poland’s eastern border in Belarus.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Migration Poland Belarus
Migrants aided by Belarus try to storm border into Poland
Hundreds of migrants sought to storm the border from Belarus into Poland on Monday, cutting razor wire fences and using branches to try and climb over them.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

Kosovo Serbia Tensions
Serbian troops on alert on Kosovo border as tensions mount
Serbia has raised the combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo. This comes amid increasing tensions with its breakaway former province, the Serbian defence minister said.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Feb 8, 2021
Donnelly opposed to border travel Covid restrictions
Stephen Donnelly said he did not think the Covid-19 situation in border counties currently warranted the measure.

Sun, 09 May, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Apr 28, 2021
Non-essential cross-border travel must be stopped ‘by enforcement if required’
Non-essential cross-border travel must be stopped “by enforcement if required”, Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has warned. In a letter to Irish Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, Robin Swann warned of a spike in Covid-19 cases in border counties.

Thu, 06 May, 2021

US Mexico Border
Record number of unaccompanied children picked up at US-Mexico border
The US government picked up nearly 19,000 children travelling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor’s ...

Thu, 08 Apr, 2021

Northern Ireland unrest
Fergus Finlay: We can’t vote away the fear and sectarianism built into the border
Partition built sectarianism into the polity of Northern Ireland. But it is through the Good Friday Agreement — not a border poll — that we will progress to a future built on consent 

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Coronavirus - Thu Mar 11, 2021
N Ireland leaders to consult experts in light of slower Republic vaccine rollout
Northern Ireland leaders have said they will consult with medical advisers over plans to reopen society in light of the slower vaccine rollout in the Republic.

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

Afghanistan Iran Border Explosion
Firefighters battle huge blaze at Afghanistan-Iran border
Firefighters have struggled for a second day to battle a massive blaze that began when a fuel tanker exploded at a major crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on the Iranian border.

Sun, 14 Feb, 2021

COVID CHECKPOINT T2 DUBLIN AIRPORT
Border officers on alert after first cases of fake Covid-19 certs
Two males attempted to enter Dublin Airport when members of Border Management Unit became suspicious of passports

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

Letters to the Editor: School closures may become stain on the nation
Letters to the Editor: School closures may become stain on the nation
The delay in the reopening of schools during the third wave of the pandemic will be a stain on our national conscience unless we act now. There is a distinction between children with special needs and children who are vulnerable.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2021

Daniel McConnell: Politicians keep changing their tune at an alarming rate
Daniel McConnell: Politicians keep changing their tune at an alarming rate
The trend of people abandoning previous stances wholesale in order for political expedience is frankly alarming, says Daniel McConnell

Sat, 30 Jan, 2021

US department failed to manage ‘zero tolerance’ border policy – report
US department failed to manage ‘zero tolerance’ border policy – report
US Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government ...

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021

General Election 2019
Irish Examiner view: Keeping calm the only way to carry on
One of the abiding images of the spin and the posturing around Brexit is the shameless publicity stunt by British prime minister Boris Johnson last December when he ploughed through a wall with a JCB digger that had ‘Get Brexit Done’ emblazoned on ...

Mon, 28 Dec, 2020

Coronavirus - Tue Aug 18, 2020
Irish Examiner view: No option but to follow guidelines
Last Monday we marked the winter solstice which, in the Northern hemisphere, was the shortest, darkest, day of the year. The sun, if it appeared at all, was at its most southerly position, directly overhead at the faraway Tropic of Capricorn.

Wed, 23 Dec, 2020

Irish Examiner view: One century, one big lesson
Irish Examiner view: One century, one big lesson
One hundred years ago today, when the Government of Ireland Act was passed in the House of Commons, Northern Ireland was established.

Wed, 23 Dec, 2020

‘Hard and fast’ lockdown could see return to normality by St Patrick’s Day 
‘Hard and fast’ lockdown could see return to normality by St Patrick’s Day 
The present strategy of rolling lockdowns until a vaccination programme is implemented is an 'expensive' one that did not provide any certainty to businesses struggling to survive, said DCU Professor Anthony Staines

Mon, 21 Dec, 2020

'Concerns' over Gardaí and PSNI maintaining co-operation post-Brexit
'Concerns' over Gardaí and PSNI maintaining co-operation post-Brexit
Close co-operation particularly important in the border area, where there are communities “living their daily lives on both sides of the border”

Sun, 20 Dec, 2020

Coronavirus - Mon Sep 14, 2020
Stormont: Varadkar out of touch over cross-border travel amid Covid-19
The Government is not planning a ban to restrict the spread of coronavirus between the Republic and Northern Ireland, the Tánaiste said today.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2020

India Kashmir China
China says Indian forces crossed disputed border and fired warning shots
China said Indian forces crossed into territory it holds along their disputed border and fired warning shots at a Chinese patrol in a move it called a “serious military provocation” and a violation of their agreements.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2020

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