The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it has successfully conducted a cross-border trade transaction payment with its digital currency, the eCedi. The Director of Fintech and Innovation at the BoG, Kwame Oppong, who announced this in Accra on Wednesday as part of the 3i Africa Summit 2024, said the transaction which was executed in April […]
Israel says Egypt must reopen the crossing - but Egypt says Israel's military operation there is blocking aid.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that the Ukrainian military successfully repelled a Russian incursion at the common border in Kharkiv Oblast. "At approximately 5:00, there w
The attempt came during an attack on a town in the northeastern Kharkiv region, says the military.
Israel announced on Tuesday that the IDF’s 162nd Division took control of the border entry between Rafah and Egypt. “Following intelligence that indicated that the Rafah Crossing in eastern Rafah was being used for terrorist purposes, IDF troops managed to establish operational control of the Gazan side of the crossing,” defense officials said in a
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. United Nations aid officials say the suffering in Gaza is beyond their ability to describe. The humanitarian crisis is top of mind as Israel confirms that its forces are in quote, “operational control” of the Rafah border with Egypt, and pressing their offensive into the southern city. It all comes as ceasefire negotiations with Hamas […]
Anger over Israel’s seizure of Palestinian side of crossing raises fears Cairo may downgrade relationsIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesIsrael and Egypt are embroiled in a growing diplomatic row over the Rafah border crossing after Israel’s takeover of the Gaza side of the crossing, amid warnings Cairo may be planning to downgrade relations.In recent days Egypt has announced it will no longer participate in allowing the transit of aid into Gaza and said it planned to join the genocide case brought...
President Zelensky says Russian forces have launched a surprise cross-border attack into Ukrainian territory near the city of Kharkiv. We hear from Kharkiv MP Mariia Mezentseva. Also in the programme: BBC tracks downs a notorious people smuggler; and free wine hidden in the small print. (Picture: At least two injured, including child, in Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Illegal immigrant crossings at a northern border sector reached a "record-breaking milestone" last month, according to Border Patrol Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia.Garcia wrote in a social media post on Tuesday that the Swanton Sector experienced a significant increase in illegal alien encounters."Another record-breaking milestone in northern border history! Swanton Sector continues to encounter an unprecedented number of undocumented migrants, with well over 1,400 apprehensions...
Liberal pundits are celebrating seeming immigration-related victories after recent historic highs in illegal border crossings.
Evacuations are under way in the Kharkiv area as fighting continues after Friday's surprise incursions.
Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing