- 05 May, 2024
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Russia preventing Ukraine resupply by Black Sea – UK military intelligence
(Reuters) - Russian naval forces continue to blockade the Ukrainian coast on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, preventing resupply by sea, British military intelligence said on Sunday. Russia…
Ontario court grants injunction to end U.S.-Canada border blockade
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) - An Ontario judge on Friday granted an injunction to end the blockade of North America's busiest international land border by protesters opposed to coronavirus restrictions. The…
Canada’s Ontario province declares state of emergency
(Reuters) - Canada's Ontario province declared a state of emergency on Friday, amid the ongoing trucker protests against COVID mandates, Premier Doug Ford told reporters. "I will convene Cabinet to…
U.S. presses Canada on border blockage, braces for potential Super Bowl disruptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday urged Canada to use federal powers to ease the disruption at the U.S.-Canada border caused by a protest against anti-coronavirus mandates that has…
Canada trucker blockade poses risk to supply chain, auto industry -White House
By David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Canadian truckers blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-authorities-scramble-end-anti-vaccine-mandate-protests-2022-02-09 is posing a risk to the auto industry's supply chain and U.S. officials were in close…
Canada trucker blockade poses risk to supply chain, auto industry -White House
By David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Canadian truckers blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-authorities-scramble-end-anti-vaccine-mandate-protests-2022-02-09 is posing a risk to the auto industry's supply chain and U.S. officials were in close touch…
Saunas and fire pits: Ottawa’s truck protesters in it for the long haul
By Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sleeping in trucks and staying warm at fire pits and portable saunas, protesters camped out in the frigid Canadian capital of Ottawa are…
Canadian govt ministers label bridge blockade from COVID protests as ‘illegal’
(Reuters) - Canadian federal ministers labelled the protests and blockade at the vital Ambassador Bridge linking Canada and the United States as "unlawful" and "illegal," urging demonstrators to bring the…
Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade
By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA (Reuters) - Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars…
Coalition forces say they have withdrawn from around Yemen’s Hodeidah port
By Reyam Mokhashef and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni forces under a Saudi-led coalition said on Friday they had withdrawn from around the main Red Sea port of Hodeidah…
WHO chief says his home region in Ethiopia under ‘systematic’ blockade
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief said on Friday his home Tigray region in northern Ethiopia was being subjected to a "systematic" blockade and people were dying because…
Taiwan says China can blockade its key harbours, warns of ‘grave’ threat
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's armed forces are capable of blockading Taiwan's key harbours and airports, the island's defence ministry said on Tuesday, offering its latest assessment of…
