Asian shares were mostly higher Friday on investor optimism about a possible trade deal between the US and Mexico before tariffs take effect. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to finish at 20,884.71, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose nearly 1.0% to 6,443.90. South Korea’s Kospi inched up less than 0.1% to 2,069.38. Chinese markets were closed […]
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Pentagon to send 320 more troops to US-Mexico border
The US Defense Department announced Monday it would deploy around 320 additional troops to the southern border with Mexico to support immigration officials. The troops, set to deploy until the end of September, will add to around 2,900 active duty military and 2,000 National Guard members currently posted to the border. Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel […]
On US-Mexico border, militia vow to patrol until ‘wall is up’
In the southeasternmost pocket of the US state of New Mexico, with El Paso, Texas, to the east and Mexico a stone’s throw south, there is a small camp: a few tents and a weathered trailer. It is home to the half dozen or so members of the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP) — a small […]