San Francisco-based payments company Ripple is partnering with a Lithuanian financial technology (FinTech) firm to facilitate cross-border money transfers. In a new press release, Ripple says it’s joi...
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Will Ukraine’s Army Invade Russia?
Ukrainian main battle tank near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on May 15, 2022. (Photo by YASUYOSHI … [+] CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images With Ukrainian forces now on the Russian bor...
Ukrainian Troops Appear To Have Fought All The Way To The Russian Border
Ex-Russian T-80 tanks now belonging to the Ukrainian army’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Ukrainian forces around Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, appear to have pus...
SBI Group’s Cross Border e-Commerce Platform to Accept Bitcoin and XRP Payments
Japan-based financial services company SBI Group announced today that its SBI Africa cross-border e-commerce platform, dubbed SBI Motor Japan, will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) payme...
Border Patrol Agents Have Missed Thousands Of Immigrant Deaths
A U.S. Border Patrol patch on a border agent’s uniform in McAllen, Texas. (SUZANNE … [+] CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images A new government report shows Border Patrol agents sign...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden From Phasing Out Title 42 Border Restrictions
Topline A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to wind down Title 42, a pandemic-era rule through which U.S. Customs and Border Protection can quickly turn away or...
Judge Will Temporarily Block Biden From Ending Title 42 Border Restrictions
Topline A federal judge said Monday he will temporarily block the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 border restrictions, which allow U.S. border agents to rapidly expel or turn away migr...
Texas Sues To Block Biden From Ending Title 42 Border Restriction
Topline Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday filed a lawsuit to block the Biden administration from revoking Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed Border Patrol to limit the numb...
Over 3,000 Ukrainians Processed At U.S.-Mexico Border In March Amid Migration Surge
Topline Customs and Border Protection encountered 3,274 Ukrainian citizens at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, a twelvefold increase since February, the agency said Monday—as the U.S. prepares to cont...
More Democrats Criticize Biden For Plan To End Trump-Era Border Restrictions
Topline Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) on Monday became the latest Democrat to question President Joe Biden’s plan to phase out Title 42, a Trump-era public health policy that lets border agents rapidly e...
At Least 6 Killed By Russian Missile Strikes On Lviv Near Polish Border
Topline At least six people were killed in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday after it was struck by a Russian missile barrage early in the morning, a strike that comes ahead of a renewed as...
Texas Ends Rule That Left Trucks Waiting For Hours To Cross Mexico Border
Topline After eight days, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) Friday repealed an order requiring enhanced inspections of vehicles entering the state through the Mexico border—a measure Abbott said was necessar...
Russia’s Chamber of Commerce advocates for crypto use in cross border payments
An executive from the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called upon the government to settle cross-border payments using cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Russia...
Nearly 3,000 Ukrainians Crossed U.S.-Mexico Border Last Week, DHS Chief Says
Topline Close to 3,000 Ukrainians entered the U.S. via its southern border last week, possibly heralding a wave of migrants fleeing Russian aggression, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorka...
CDC Ends Trump-Era Pandemic Asylum Restrictions At Border As White House Says ‘Influx’ Of Migrants Expected
Topline The Biden administration on Friday repealed a public health order imposed by former President Donald Trump allowing Border Patrol to limit the number of asylum seekers due to health risks — an...
Ukrainian Helicopters Reportedly Strike Fuel Depot Over Border In Russia
Topline A fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod is on fire Friday after Ukrainian helicopters reportedly crossed the border and attacked the facility, the governor of the region said on social me...
Hong Kong faces ‘tough balancing act’ in easing border rules, official says
Hong Kong faces a tough balancing act as the city aims to lift some border restrictions for international travelers starting next month, according to a government official. The Chinese territory inte...
Vikings owner Mark Wilf aided refugees at Poland border
With the NFL’s annual meetings set for this weekend, Minnesota Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf has more on his mind than just football. Last week, he brought a humanitarian group to the Poland-Ukrain...
35 Killed, 134 Injured By Russian Missile Strikes Near Polish Border
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A man is taken on a stretcher to Novoiavorivsk District Hospital. Early this morning, a series of … [+] Russian missiles struck th...
Russia Assets Drop as Border Incident, Aid Report Spook Traders
(Bloomberg) — Russian stocks tumbled the most since March 2020 and a government bond auction was cancelled after reports of an incident on the border with Ukraine and separatist appeals for aid ...
The Lesser Known Border Dispute
While the world awaits the next steps in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, there is another border dispute that is not as widely discussed. India and China share a 2167-mile border, which the two countri...
Russia Claims It’s Withdrawing More Tanks From Border Amid Fresh Claims Of Ceasefire Violations In Eastern Ukraine
Topline The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday claimed it was withdrawing more tanks from its border with Ukraine, a day after U.S. officials alleged that pullback claims were a deliberate ruse and fl...
Ukraine’s crypto legalization amid border tensions and how that may pan out
The Ukrainian forces amidst their ongoing tensions with their neighbor, Russia, developed a new relationship with digital assets. Bitcoin donations soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, so...
U.S. Says Russia Moved 7,000 New Troops Near Ukraine—Despite Claims Of De-Escalation
Topline Russia’s recent claim that its military forces have started pulling back from the Ukrainian border appears to be false, a senior Biden Administration official alleged Wednesday, as Russia has ...
Poland Opens Border To Americans Fleeing Ukraine As Fears Of Russian Invasion Rise
Topline The U.S. State Department said Saturday that Poland is now allowing Americans to enter the country by land from Ukraine without advance approval, as the U.S. encouraged its citizens to leave U...
Border tensions escalate as Ukraine Bitcoin and crypto inflows increase
Crypto and Bitcoin inflows in Ukraine have increased so are the border tensions in the country Thousands of dollar in digital currency donations have checked in to NGOs and volunteer groups The incr...
Russia Begins Military Drills In Belarus Amid Border Tensions With Ukraine
Topline Russia and Belarus began their planned 10-day long joint military drills across Ukraine’s northern border on Thursday, a move that was denounced as “psychological pressure” by Kyiv as several ...
Bitcoin Donations for Ukraine Surge in as Border Tensions with Russia Escalate
The tense border standoff between Russia and Ukraine has seen a new phenomenon- More than half a million dollars has been donated in crypto to Ukraine. The crypto is being used by Ukrainian NGOs and v...
Bitcoin Donations for Ukraine Flood in as Border Tensions Escalate
People are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin for fundraising and donations as they provide a faster, cheaper, and easier way to get the money where it is needed. A Feb 8 report fro...
Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters Block Vital U.S.-Canada Border Crossing For Second Straight Day
Topline Truck drivers protesting Canada’s Covid-19 vaccine rules continued to partially block the busy Ambassador Bridge linking the United States and Canada for a second day Tuesday evening, an offsh...
New Zealand Will Loosen Its Strict Border Lockdown Next Month Ahead Of Full Reopening In October
Topline New Zealand authorities on Thursday announced plans for a phased reopening of the country’s borders—with restrictions being lifted in October—outlining the end of some of the world’s most stri...
How To Successfully Cross The United States Border As An Immigrant
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer processes a foreign visitor at a port of entry. (Photo … [+] by Mannie Garcia/Getty Images) Getty Images One of the most disconcerting experiences yo...