Crisis

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen, two undocumented individuals and seized a firearm along with cash, last Thursday night.  …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three smuggling attempts resulting in seven arrests, and the seizure of more than 101 pounds of marijuana.  On …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s finance minister held talks with a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Monday, two sources said, as the island nation seeks help …

PARIS – EU governments need to keep their fiscal stances “reactive” in the face of the current Ukraine crisis with targetted measures for households and firms, French Finance Minister Bruno …

– The S&P 500 index will end 2022 about 1% lower as commodity prices surge and the outlook for global economic growth weakens amid the conflict in Ukraine, Goldman Sachs …

– Russians rushed to buy electronics and pharmaceuticals and spent more on clothes and food in the first week of March, Promsvyazbank (PSB) said, stockpiling goods as the rouble plunged …

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a man at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge who had an outstanding warrant out …

CHATEAUGAY, New York – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Burke Border Patrol Station arrested five individuals in connection to a failed smuggling attempt on Thursday morning. On March 3, …

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at ports of entry in El Paso, west Texas and New Mexico seized a wide variety of items during …

STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a previously deported Salvadoran on Baltimore felony rape charges this morning at Washington Dules International Airport as he attempted …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted three narcotics smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 846 pounds of marijuana and two arrests. On …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 28 arrests. A large group of nearly 250 migrants was also encountered in …

By Francesca Landini MILAN – Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate plans to create European common defence capabilities and expects to see higher …

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Tuesday morning in the desert area, east of the city. At approximately 6:30 …

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station detected and stopped a human smuggling attempt near Hebbronville, Texas. The event occurred on March 8, when a …

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized an aircraft on Tuesday suspected of having been used for smuggling events.    During …

LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers that inspect packages at the Express Consignment Operation (ECO) hub in Louisville see a variety of illegal items arriving and departing …

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass South Station Marine Unit located a deceased individual in the Rio Grande March 10. Upon further investigation, the individual …

LAREDO, Texas –La Oficina Regional de Laredo de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los EE. UU. está aconsejando al público viajero que tenga listos sus documentos de entrada, pruebas de …

MEMPHIS – On February 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a package described in the paperwork as a high …

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Field Office is advising the traveling public to have their entry documents ready, vaccine proof ready if they are noncitizens and …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted three migrant smuggling events with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) resulting in 27 …

By Shashwat Awasthi and Harshita Swaminathan – Investors raised their bearish views on most Asian currencies, with short bets on the Indian rupee at a near two-year high, as Russia’s …