Germany Seeking To Limit Number Of Refugees Crossing Into EU - Interior Minister

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has proposed a stricter EU asylum policy that will improve the vetting of refugees on the EU's external border and fast-track pushbacks.

Luxembourgs Prime Minister Calls EUs Sponsorship Of Border Fences Shame For Bloc

It is a "shame" for the European Union to sponsor border fences to tackle irregular migration because the bloc's efforts should focus on taking away walls and building peace instead, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Wednesday.

Texas to send armored military vehicles to Mexico border to ‘repel’ migrants

Texas will deploy military armored personnel carriers along its border with Mexico as part of a plan to “repel” undocumented migrants trying to enter the United States, authorities said Monday.

5 Baltic countries strengthening borders fearing Russia, Belarus will ‘weaponize migration’

Five Baltic countries have begin to reinforce their borders with barbed wire Friday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a media report.

Azerbaijan, Armenia Agree to Work Toward Peace Treaty

 

Azerbaijan and Armenia, with Russia as a mediator, agreed on Monday to actively prepare for the conclusion of a peace treaty in order to achieve long-term peace in the South Caucasus.

US in Talks to Compensate Families Separated at Border

The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border, a person familiar with discussions to settle lawsuits said Thursday.

US halting use of horses in Texas border town after pictures stir outcry

The US will no longer use horses to patrols the border town of Del Rio in the state of Texas amid a mass influx of predominantly Haitian refugees, the White House announced Thursday.

Biden Can’t End Trump-Era Policy for Migrants: US Supreme Court - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Joe Biden cannot overturn Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, which forces migrants to wait for immigration procedures outside of the US, calling the court's previous attempt "arbitrary."

Lithuania facing migration wave on Belarus border | DW News

 

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South, North Korea Restore Cross-Border Communication - Sputnik International

The communication line between Seoul and Pyongyang was cut off last year in June in a North Korean move made against what it claimed were activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.

UN says more refugees, migrants came to Greece by land from Turkey than by sea in April

More refugees and migrants crossed into Greece over its land border with Turkey than came by sea in April, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.

India, China leaders’ meeting to ease tensions over border

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a visit that could reset a complicated relationship that faced several tests last year, including a border standoff, AP reports.

Politicians throw tear gas in Kosovo's parliament

Opposition politicians threw tear gas canisters in Kosovo’s parliament chamber in a bid to prevent other deputies from ratifying a border agreement with Montenegro.

Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing border not released by court – lawyer

A Turkish court on Monday rejected a request for the release of two Greek soldiers who were detained after crossing the border into Turkey in bad weather, Reuters said, citing local media.

Egypt says ruling on maritime demarcation deal with Saudi unbinding

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday that all previous judicial verdicts on the maritime demarcation deal between Egypt and Saudi Arabia are unbinding, official MENA news agency reported.

‘Refugee bottleneck in Greece result of EU & NATO failure to deal with Syria problems’

The EU is the biggest culprit in the refugee crisis in Europe, and you can’t leave it to Greece alone to deal with it, Stephen Morris from the English Democrats party says. Why aren’t NATO and the EU doing anything, he asks.

Serbian president visits Croatia amid protests

The presidents of Croatia and Serbia pledged Monday to work on easing tensions between the two neighboring countries issued from a bloody break-up of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, amid protests by Croatian war veterans.

Trump wants to stop aid to countries allowing drugs into U.S.

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withhold U.S. aid to countries south of the border if they don't stop drugs from coming north into the United States.

Israeli, Palestinian ministers meet for first time since US Jerusalem recognition

Israeli and Palestinian ministers and other senior officials met during a ceremony on Tuesday for the first time since the White House's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Civilians Pay $300 to Terrorists to Cross Iraq's Border with Syria

ISIL terrorists are blackmailing anyone willing to leave the regions at Iraqi's border with Syria and ask $300 for each travel permission, an Iraqi source said Wednesday.