PHOENIX (AP) — So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that U.S. officials say they will close the port of entry there so that the operations officials who watch over vehicle and pedestrian traffic going both ways can help Border Patrol agents arrest and process the new … Read more
Finland shut down its only remaining checkpoint on the border with Russia at midnight Wednesday after an influx of 900 asylum seekers crossed the border from Russia into Finland this month. It is not expected to reopen for at least another two weeks. The Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, said that he believes some … Read more
LONDON — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.” The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flight was powered without using fossil fuels, relying on so-called sustainable aviation fuel made up largely of … Read more
Updated: November 22, 2023 2:08 PM EST | Originally published: November 22, 2023 1:53 PM EST NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. The blast happened on the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The exit gate from Gaza into Egypt slammed shut again Saturday, leaving hundreds, if not thousands, of foreigners still waiting to leave the embattled enclave as Hamas demanded that more injured Palestinians be allowed to depart first. A border official with the Hamas-controlled Gaza government said that … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — A small group of injured Palestinians was permitted to leave Gaza early Wednesday and receive medical care in Egypt, as Palestinian officials and medical workers said that Israel carried out another deadly strike on the Jabalya refugee camp, the third in less than 24 hours. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave NUSEIRAT REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza — The Gaza Strip runs on fuel. It powers the enclave’s hospitals, water pumps and taxis. It feeds the generators residents depend on for electricity and helps fire up the ovens at neighborhood bakeries. But now Gaza, home to 2.3 million people, is … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians for the first time since Israel sealed off the territory following Hamas’ bloody rampage two weeks ago. Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians, half of whom have fled their homes, are rationing food and drinking … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CAIRO — It’s been a week since the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt was effectively shut, following Israeli airstrikes on the main passage for possible relief convoys and an exit route for people desperate to leave the besieged Palestinian territory. As the humanitarian situation inside Gaza … Read more
The sole passageway between Gaza and Egypt remains sealed to both refugees and humanitarian aid. On Monday, hundreds of people began gathering at the Rafah border crossing, the sole passageway between the Gaza Strip and neighboring Egypt, in hopes of fleeing Gaza before Israel launches an expected ground offensive. But they remain stranded at the … Read more