Articles for Region Border

Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of border region
1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of border region

The Hindu  

A Myanmar ethnic armed group has claimed complete control of a key region along the Bangladesh border, piling further pressure on the junta battling opponents elsewhere across the country. Fighting has rocked western Rakhine state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November last year, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the junta's 2021 coup. A statement …

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What we know about Ukraine’s surprise push into Russian territory
4 months, 1 week ago

What we know about Ukraine’s surprise push into Russian territory

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — For more than a week, Ukrainian troops have pushed into the Kursk region of Russia, just north of their border, in the most extensive incursion by Kyiv’s forces in the 2½-year-old war. The surprise attack by Ukrainian troops in tanks and other armored vehicles began Aug. 6 and came from several directions into Russia’s Kursk region. Zelenskyy …

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Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down

Al Jazeera  

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said several areas would be closed to most civilians. Russia has denied its ground offensive on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region is failing after an official said he would seal off border villages to shield them from Ukrainian shelling. Belgorod’s regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Tuesday that civilian access to 14 Russian border villages …

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Iran seeks de-escalation on Israel-Lebanon border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran seeks de-escalation on Israel-Lebanon border

China Daily  

By MIKE GU and JAN YUMUL | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-11 20:54 Smoke rises above Lebanon, following an Israeli strike, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 5, 2024. The Israeli military said on June 10 that it has established a new battalion solely focused on operating the country's "Iron Dome" aerial defense system to better …

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California city becomes ground zero of America's border crisis with more crossings than any other region
7 months, 1 week ago

California city becomes ground zero of America's border crisis with more crossings than any other region

Daily Mail  

It's official - San Diego is the new ground zero for the border crisis in the US, seeing the most migrant apprehensions of anywhere else last month. At least 37,370 migrants entered the US through the San Diego sector, which includes all of Southern California except for El Centro on the Arizona state line, according to the US Border Patrol. …

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No safety in retreat: Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance
7 months, 3 weeks ago

No safety in retreat: Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance

Associated Press  

KHARKIV, Ukraine — During pitched battles with far better-armed Russian forces, Ukrainian soldier Batyar’s unit has few options. “These fortifications are not enough.” Workers install anti-tank systems known as “dragon teeth” during construction new defensive positions close to the Russian border in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. A worker constructs new defensive positions close to the Russian …

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Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine
9 months ago

Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine

Associated Press  

Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from a border region because it is being shelled continuously by Ukraine, an official said Tuesday, reflecting Kyiv’s increasing focus on striking targets behind a front line that has barely shifted in recent months. The children will be moved from the Belgorod region farther east, away from the Ukraine border, said the region’s …

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25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region
2 years ago

25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region

Associated Press  

RANGAMATI, Bangladesh — A quarter century ago, Modhumala Chakma says it was impossible to leave her house in the evening and walk around the nearby hills because they were controlled by a tribal insurgent group seeking autonomy in southeastern Bangladesh. “It was a difficult time,” says the 60-year-old farm worker from an ethnic minority in the Shuvolong area of Rangamati, …

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Emergency declared in border area of Russia
2 years, 10 months ago

Emergency declared in border area of Russia

China Daily  

A protester makes a point during a demonstration for peace in Ukraine outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday. A Russian region bordering Ukraine declared a state of emergency on Saturday after officials reported growing numbers of people arriving from two self-proclaimed republics－Donetsk and Lugansk－in east Ukraine's breakaway region of Donbass in response to evacuation orders. The announcement …

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Indo-China border tensions adding to challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief
3 years ago

Indo-China border tensions adding to challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief

India Today  

Referring to tensions with China over the last 18 months, Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the security situation along the northern borders has added to the existing challenges. The Navy chief said the Chinese navy has been present in the Indian Ocean Region since 2007. There has been a steady rise in the deployment of Chinese research …

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LAC Dispatch: New Guwahati-Tawang Axis to Come Up in 2 Years; Surveillance Tech in Focus
3 years, 2 months ago

LAC Dispatch: New Guwahati-Tawang Axis to Come Up in 2 Years; Surveillance Tech in Focus

News 18  

A new axis connecting Guwahati to the strategically crucial Tawang is scheduled to come up in the next two years as part of massive infrastructural development underway in Arunachal Pradesh. Senior defence officials familiar with the development plan told News18.com that the new route will not just boost border connectivity and aid in faster mobilisation of troops, but will strengthen …

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Border disputes between India and China are threating climate science in the Himalayas
3 years, 9 months ago

Border disputes between India and China are threating climate science in the Himalayas

Firstpost  

Both countries have a lot to gain from climate cooperation, as they face similar challenges like curbing pollution and safeguarding the glaciers that feed their rivers. “Sometimes conflicts like that just make it harder for us to go and work,” says David Molden, former director general of the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, an intergovernmental institution based in Nepal …

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Rising tension as Ethiopia and Sudan deadlocked on border dispute
3 years, 10 months ago

Rising tension as Ethiopia and Sudan deadlocked on border dispute

Al Jazeera  

Bickering over contested farmland along the border has in recent weeks deteriorated into armed clashes. Al-Fashaga, where the contested farmlands at the heart of the dispute lie, runs about 100 square miles along the joint border of Ethiopia’s northwestern frontier and eastern Sudan. The attack is said to have killed several Sudanese military officers, and it provoked a rare condemnation …

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BSNL 2G mobile services launched in remote Vijaynagar circle of Arunachal Pradesh
4 years, 4 months ago

BSNL 2G mobile services launched in remote Vijaynagar circle of Arunachal Pradesh

India TV News  

The people of inaccessible Vijaynagar administrative circle in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, have a reason to smile, as the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has recently launched its mobile 2G services in the area through satellite network. Even as the state government has been putting in all efforts to connect the remote administrative circle with Miao under the Pradhan Mantri …

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China and India meet after deadly border clash in disputed region kills at least 20
4 years, 6 months ago

China and India meet after deadly border clash in disputed region kills at least 20

ABC  

Chinese and Indian military commanders have agreed to disengage their forces in a disputed area of the Himalayas following a clash that left at least 20 soldiers dead. Key points: Both India and China say they have agreed to "cool down the situation" Soldier from both countries clashed on June 15, leaving at least 20 dead The incident happened in …

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Deadly clash in the Himalayas ups ante for China and India
4 years, 6 months ago

Deadly clash in the Himalayas ups ante for China and India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India and China sought Wednesday to deescalate tensions after flexing their muscles in a clash along a disputed border high in the Himalayas that left 20 Indian soldiers dead. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech Wednesday that “India wants peace but is capable of giving a befitting reply.” He has called a meeting of India’s …

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