Mediacom world news portal
When the U.S. border shut down on Sept. 11, 2001, in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, Canada didn’t even get a heads-up. What followed was chaos. The lessons learned will now be pressed into service as the border gets set to close to non-essential travel to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. CBC | World News
Read More »Tag Archives: border
Canada, U.S. preparing to close border to non-essential travel
Multiple sources tell CBC News that Canada and the United States are in the advanced stages of a deal to close the border to non-essential travel. CBC | World News
Read More »Brussels crisis: EU states revolt against von der Leyen’s demands with border shutdown
A GROWING ROW inside the European Union threatens to split the bloc amid panic over the coronavirus, as several member-states take unilateral action including severe border closures. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Migrants try to tear down Turkey-Greece border fence
A group of migrants on Saturday tried to bring down a fence in a desperate attempt to bust through the border into Greece while others hurled rocks at Greek police. Greek authorities responded, firing volleys of tear gas at the youths. CBC | World News
Read More »Migrants, police clash again on Greek-Turkish border
Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation on the Turkey-Greece border and in Syria, where Turkish troops are fighting. CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands of migrants mass at Greek border, more flee Syria
The UN says at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, hoping to head into the European Union. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian refugees tear gassed as they desperately try to cross border into Greece – VIDEO
WATCH the moment Syrian refugees are tear-gassed as they desperately try to cross the border into Greece. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »8 dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area
Eight people died and others were stuck under collapsed buildings in southeastern Turkey on Sunday after a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck near the border with Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Catastrophe’ looms as displaced Syrians flee toward closed Turkish border
Syrian families have been fleeing their homes and pushing toward a closed border with Turkey as government troops backed by Russia seek to regain control of the last opposition enclave in the country. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia confirms PAK-DA stealth bomber production ahead of Trump deploying troops to border
RUSSIA has given production of the terrifying PAK-DA long-range stealth bomber the rubber stamp in the latest sign the superpower flexing its military muscles. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »