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How Rishi Sunak's new law could put an end to the strikes in UK
Rishi Sunak's government has introduced the strikes (minimum service levels) bill in parliament. This law states that people working in border security, education, the fire brigade, transport, the NHS and nuclear decommissioning would have to maintain minimum levels of service on strike days
Drone incursions on rise: New form of cross-border terrorism
At least 171 unmanned aerial vehicles or drones from Pakistan entered Punjab in the nine months from 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022. Another 20 were seen in the Jammu sector, making the total 191
Army to review operational readiness along borders from 18-22 April
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to interact with the senior commanders and address the conference on 21 April 2022
BSF recovers arms, ammunition near Indo-Pak border in Jammu; troops on alert
Talking to reporters, BSF DIG S K Singh said the troops once again exposed the evil designs of Pakistan-based terrorists and made a big dent on their nefarious activities.
China encroaching into Nepal’s territory, finds government report
According to the report, surveillance activities by Chinese security forces had restricted religious activities on the Nepalese side of the border at a place called Lalungjong
Manipur attack: Combing operations on for militants, border security to be augmented
The operation conducted jointly by Assam Rifles and state police will be on in the jungles surrounding the village of Sekhen where the ambush was laid on Saturday killing para-military forces
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and US president Joe Biden agree to cooperate on China, North Korea
The leaders of Japan and USA confirmed that they will work to strengthen alliance and cooperate in regional security in the face of growing challenges from China and North Korea
BSF detects tunnel, sandbags with 'Pakistani markings' along international border in Jammu
The paramilitary force is analysing the structure and has launched a major search operation in Samba sector to look for other such hidden structures that aid infiltration, said officials
Army, BSF troops put on highest degree of alertness; schools in 5-km radius of LoC in Rajouri, Poonch temporarily closed
The news comes amid air space violations and the night-long heavy firing and shelling by Pakistani troops on forward and civilians areas across the LoC.
US border officials' suggestions to secure Mexico boundary don't focus on Donald Trump's wall, claim lawmakers
US Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday described a multi-pronged strategy for tightening the southern border with Mexico that did not focus mainly on a massive wall President Donald Trump demands, according to lawmakers who attended a classified briefing.
Guatemalan boy dies in US immigration custody; 8-year-old becomes second child to die at border in December
The death of the Guatemalan boy came during an ongoing dispute over border security and with a partial US government shutdown underway over President Donald Trump's request for border wall funding.
Donald Trump cancels Christmas holiday party after skipping correspondents' dinner; US president continues 'war on tradition'
Since taking office in January 2016, US president Donald has not only continued — and in some ways expanded — the wars of his predecessors, but even opened up a new front: A war on tradition
US briefly shuts San Ysidro border as migrants try to cross over from Mexico; tear gas used to disperse crowd
US officials briefly closed a border crossing in southern California on Sunday after hundreds of migrants, part of the "caravan" condemned by President Donald Trump, tried to breach a fence from the Mexican city of Tijuana, authorities announced.
US judge temporarily blocks Donald Trump order denying asylum to people who enter country illegally from Mexico
US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order against the asylum rules. Tigar’s order takes effect immediately, applies nationwide, and lasts until at least 19 December when the judge scheduled a hearing to consider a more long-lasting injunction. Representatives for the US Department of Justice could not immediately be reached for comment.
Donald Trump, angry and nervous after midterm jolt, mulls wide-ranging White House shake-up
US President Donald Trump, said to be furious over midterm election results and nervous about the Mueller probe, is weighing an administration-wide shake-up as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is unclear who is going and who is staying.
Migrant caravan groups, which were Donald Trump's midterm election drumbeat, begin arriving at hardened US border
Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, catching rides on buses and trucks for hundreds of miles in the last leg of their journey Wednesday as the first sizable groups began arriving in the border city of Tijuana.
Donald Trump likely to oust US Homeland Security boss Kirstjen Nielsen; wants 'John Wayne' brand hardliner as replacement
Kirstjen Nielsen, the top immigration official in the Trump administration, is likely being booted out. “It’s no longer ‘if’, it’s ‘when’”, is the buzz at the White House which offered no comment on “personnel issues”. Trump has long understood to have had problems with Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - a protege of Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly who has been the DHS Secretary’s champion from well before her appointment.
Donald Trump denies asylum for immigrants at US border who enter outside ports of entry: All you need to know
US president Donald Trump ordered Friday that anyone who enters the U.S. illegally from Mexico by going around official border crossings is ineligible for asylum.
Donald Trump invokes extraordinary national security powers to limit asylum; says people must 'come in legally'
Stung by midterm results, Donald Trump invokes extraordinary national security powers to limit asylum; says people must 'come in legally'
Donald Trump fires Attorney-General Jeff Sessions amid fear over Mueller probe; 'worse than Watergate', say opponents
Within 24 hours of Democrats seizing control of the US House of Representatives and raising the risks of investigations into Donald Trump's businesses, the US president fired US Attorney General Jeff Sessions - the country's chief law enforcement officer who has endured more than a year of blistering and personal attacks over his recusal from the Russia investigation.