Amid tensions with China, Philippines gets bolder – DW – 05/11/2023

https://www.dw.com/en/amid-tensions-with-china-philippines-gets-bolder/a-65591689

In 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled overwhelmingly in favor of the Philippines in its long-running maritime dispute with China over claims of ownership of areas of the South China Sea. Beijing asserts that the territory within its so-called nine-dash line is its own, despite this being declared by The Hague as unlawful under international law. China rejects the ruling, which also found that Beijing’s recent land reclamation activities, and other activities in Philippine waters, were illegal….

‘The Nation Needs to See This’: Republican Senators Slam Biden For Border Crisis

https://nationandstate.com/2023/05/12/the-nation-needs-to-see-this-republican-senators-slam-biden-for-border-crisis/?amp

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS—A Republican senate delegation visiting the southern border Thursday blamed President Joe Biden for causing the worst immigration crisis in the nation’s history, just hours before the end of Title 42. “The nation needs to see this. This is why President Joe Biden needs to come and look at these camps and see it […]

Border Patrol Agents Seized Enough Fentanyl in Single Weekend to Kill Entire Population of Chicago

https://nationandstate.com/2023/05/08/border-patrol-agents-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-single-weekend-to-kill-entire-population-of-chicago/?amp

…$3.6 million worth of cocaine. Nearly a million dollars worth of heroin. And enough fentanyl to kill 2.75 million people—more than the entire population of Chicago. That’s what law enforcement seized on the southern border over the weekend, as hundreds of thousands of immigrants gather in Mexico to prepare to flood the United States this […]

Treasonous Government Gangsters: Biden’s DHS Coordinating Illegal Immigration with Mexico | The Tactical Hermit

https://hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/treasonous-government-gangsters-bidens-dhs-coordinating-illegal-immigration-with-mexico/

DHS is using an online encrypted chat room to tell Mexico where to send illegals to avoid CBP, Texas National Guard and DPS Checkpoints.

DHS is also using advanced detection technology initially designed to track illegals to track Federal Law Enforcement assets to alert Mexico of where and when illegals should cross..

Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 193,770

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3705497-russian-military-death-toll-in-ukraine-rises-to-193770.html

Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 193,770

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06.05.2023 09:14

From February 24, 2022 to May 6, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 193,770 Russian military personnel, including 560 soldiers over the past day.

This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published on Facebook.

Moreover, the Ukrainian troops destroyed 3,717 (+7 over the past day) enemy tanks, 7,238 (+14) armored combat vehicles, 2,992 (+14) artillery systems, 552 (+2) MLRS, 306 (+2) air defense systems, 308 aircraft, 294 helicopters, 2,554 (+14) operational-tactical UAVs, 947 cruise missiles, 18 ships/boats, 5,936 (+20) vehicles and fuel tanks, 375 (+2) special equipment units.

The data are updated.

As reported, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 10 strikes on personnel and military equipment clusters over the past day.

Pakistani Taliban move into new territories – DW – 05/03/2023

https://www.dw.com/en/pakistani-taliban-move-into-new-territories/a-65503987

The TTP comprises several hard-line Sunni insurgent and sectarian groups who have waged a murderous campaign against the Pakistani state since 2007. Although the outfit is not directly linked with the Afghan Taliban, it pledges allegiance to the group in Kabul.