(2021-05-10). US-Made Border Crisis Persists Despite Biden's About-Face on Refugee Cap. zcomm.org This week's news of the Biden-Harris administration's about-face on U.S. refugee policy was a win for all the progressive forces that have been pressuring Biden…
(2021-05-10). Brooklyn's Waterfront: A Just Transition? popularresistance.org When Aroldo Garcia learned that the operations base for a major offshore wind project was coming to his Brooklyn neighborhood, he thought about the jobs it could provide for his family members and friends who worked as handymen and contractors, and for others who didn't have work at all. | The project promised to bring more than a thousand new jobs to a waterfront site in Sunset Park, a largely immigrant, working-class community where many residents have struggled to keep up with the rising cost of living. It was, he thought, exactly the type of development people had been waiting for. | "These are not service ty…
(2021-05-10). Immigrants to the Rescue. counterpunch.org 
Germany faces a major crisis. The German birth rate is considerably below what's needed to replace the population. German seniors, meanwhile, are living longer and drawing more on state resources for their pensions and health care. There are basically two ways out of this demographic crisis. First of all, Germany could boost its birth rate.
(2021-05-10). Biden to Meet House GOP Leader This Week to Mend 'Frosty Ties', Report Says. sputniknews.com Kevin McCarthy first called for a meeting with President Joe Biden in a 5 March letter, where the House minority leader focused on the growing surge of unaccompanied migrant children emerging at the US' southern border.
(2021-05-10). Texas Sheriff Slams Biden Admin for 'Forcing' National Guard to Clean Up Trash After Immigrants. sputniknews.com As the situation with the surging numbers of immigrants on the US-Mexico border is called "a crisis" by many, neither US President Joe Biden nor his vice president, Kamala Harris, have yet to visit the region, for which both have faced criticism.
(2021-05-10). U.S. Coast Guard Warship Ports In Odessa After Drills With Ukrainian Navy. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 8th, on a distance of more than 100 nautical miles from Odessa, in the exclusive maritime economic zone of Ukraine, the flagship of the Maritime Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine met the US Coast Guard vessel "Hamilton". | This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian border guard: "The American partners arrived in Ukraine on a friendly visit, which will include joint maneuvers at sea, trainings to exchange experience in observation and assault operat…
(2021-05-10). Israel Helicopter Hits Syrian Border Town in Rare Daytime Attack. news.antiwar.com Last week, Israel attacked Syrian territory at least three separate times. The Israeli government declined all comment. They'll have a harder time maintaining ambiguity Monday, The Israeli helicopter crossed into the Syrian Golan Heights and bombed a house in the town in Khader, wounding one person. Opposition figures claimed the wounded man worked for Hezbollah, which likely is just another way of sa…
(2021-05-10). Is Peace Breaking Out in the Middle East? Should We Thank MBS? strategic-culture.org The Biden effect is shaking up the Middle East and forcing foes to talk to one another. But where it's all heading is even more exciting for Saudi Arabia and Iran. | Unimaginable reconciliations are taking place across the entire region, since Joe Biden was sworn into office and indicated that he wasn't going to tolerate regional leaders 'behaving badly' and the previous carte blanche from the White House which came with abhorrent human rights scandals. | The Khashoggi murder will not be swept under the carpet and forgotten. But then neither will the Trump-initiated border closure of Qatar with the rest of its GC…
(2021-05-10). 3 killed, 5 injured in attack on Pakistani border guards. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Three soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in a terrorist attack on Pakistani border guards in Quetta and Turbat.
(2021-05-10). US troops may be deployed from Afghanistan to Russian borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — The United States reportedly prefers to redeploy troops and equipment coming out of Afghanistan into countries with borders with Russia.
(2021-05-10). Palestinian Victims Of Israeli Violence Too Often Ignored — OpEd. eurasiareview.com When American police raided a Louisville, Kentucky, home last year, searching for evidence in a drug case, a 26-year-old woman was killed. The plain-clothes police officers were searching for the ex-boyfriend of the victim, Breonna Taylor, but instead found her with a new boyfriend and feared they were being attacked. The new boyfriend fired at the intruders, not knowing they were police officers, and the police fired back, killing Taylor. | Police initially fudged the report, but there was public outrage, with the raid denounced as a civil rights violation and another example of police brutality. | In America…
(2021-05-10). Migratory Songbirds Climb To Extreme Altitudes During Daytime. eurasiareview.com Great reed warblers normally migrate by night during its month-long migration from northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now discovered that during the few occasions when it continues to fly during daytime, it flies at extremely high altitudes (up to 6300 meters). One possible explanation for this unexpected and consistent behaviour could be that the birds want to avoid overheating. The study is published inScience. | Most of the many millions of songbirds that migrate every year between Europe and Africa fly by night and spend the daytime hours resting and eating. Some species, whic…
(2021-05-10). Four Persian leopards spotted in Tabas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Four Persian leopards have been spotted at the ‚ÄåNaybandan Wildlife Sanctuary in Tabas, South Khorasan Province, chief of the provincial department of environment said.
(2021-05-09). Hezbollahon forces full alert at border with occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Simultaneously with the Zionist regime's military exercises, Hezbollah forces are reportedly on full alert at the border with occupied Palestine.
(2021-05-09). IDF Launches Massive Military Exercise to Simulate War on 'Multiple Fronts' Amid Flaring Tensions. sputniknews.com A number of Palestinian protesters sustained injuries during riots along the border of the Gaza Strip on Saturday as unrest flared around the Temple Mount and ahead of planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem, with the IDF launching tear gas and firing rubber bullets in response, according to Palestinian reports.
(2021-05-09). Joe Biden Administration Reportedly Awarded Huge 'No-Bid' Shelter Contracts Amid Child Migrant Surge. sputniknews.com The number of unaccompanied children encountered by US border authorities reached nearly 19,000 in March – the highest number on record in the third major surge of families and children arriving from Central America since 2014, with Republicans blaming the Biden Administration for reversing ex-President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
(2021-05-09). 'I am alive, but I feel like I am dead': a migrant grieves the drowning of 3 children. news.un.org Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat smuggling them into the country capsized.
(2021-05-09). US Reportedly Wants to Redeploy Forces From Afghanistan Closer to Russia's Borders. sputniknews.com The US and NATO began their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1 May, with the security situation in the country little better now than it was after the 2001 invasion. US President Joe Biden, in his announcement of the withdrawal in April, called on Russia, China and India to step up and "support Afghanistan" after the US leaves.
(2021-05-09). 'Narco-Tunnel' Allegedly Linked to Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Found Near Mexican National Guard Base. sputniknews.com Although the tunnel did not lead across the border into US territory, it could have been intended to connected with another underground passage stretching from Tijuana to San Diego.
(2021-05-09). Over 1.1 tons of narcotics busted at Iran's eastern borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Commander of the Border Guards of Iran Police said that during several separate operations in the east of the country, the border guards were able to confiscate over 1 ton of illicit drugs and dismantle some smuggling gangs.
(2021-05-09). Cuba Migrating to Open Source Platforms. orinocotribune.com The use of open source platforms and Cuban software will strengthen our industry, technological sovereignty, and information security | The technical migration toward open source platforms and the consistent use of nationally produced software and applications in the country is not only a change needed to strengthen the Cuban industry, but is also key to strengthening our technological sovereignty and information security. | This is why the Ministry of Communications established Resolution 141/2020 outlining general guidelines to make this process viable within Central State Administration bodies and agencies, th…
(2021-05-09). Russia Becomes Member Of International Organization For Migration — OpEd. eurasiareview.com After several negotiations, Russia finally becomes as a full-fledged member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It means that Russia has adopted, as a mandatory condition for obtaining membership, the constitution of the organization. It simply implies that by joining this international organization, it has given the country an additional status. | After the collapse of the Soviet, Russia has been interacting with the IOM since 1992 only as an observer. In the past years, Russia has shown interest in expanding this cooperation. The decision to admit Russia to the organization was approved at…
(2021-05-09). Happy Together: Farmer and Cow Enjoy a Sunday Jaunt. sputniknews.com Joar Berge calls himself a "farm animal ambassador" and a "cow whisperer". He is the co-founder of an animal sanctuary in Germany and has more than 80,000 followers on his Instagram account, Moustache Farmer.