Pro-Palestinian protesters smeared red paint on the White House security fence in Washington, DC on Saturday evening, with some attempting to break through the gate, as they denounced President Joe Biden for backing Israel. Activists waved Palestinian flags and shouted obscenities directed at the president. They also violently shook the …
Read More »Finland wants stronger border fence with Russia
Finland wants a stronger fence on the border with Russia, Colonel Marko Turunen, commander of the North Karelia Border Guard, told the media. The news comes amid the standoff between Moscow and the West over Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Turunen told MTV3 that officials are analyzing the state of …
Read More »US re-erecting Capitol fence for Biden speech – media
Security preparations for a possible Freedom Convoy protest in Washington during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on March 1 will reportedly include reinstallation of an unscalable barrier around the US Capitol complex. Fox News reported on the fencing initiative on Sunday, citing concerns that truckers will use …
Read More »Political leaders’ fence sitting on mandatory vaccines is fuelling unrest and division in Australia
For the past few weeks, the contentious issue of mandating Covid vaccination has bedevilled Australian politics and courts. Last week, a directive by the Victoria state government telling construction workers that they could not work unless they were fully vaccinated provoked violent mass demonstrations – led by radical anti-vaxxers – …
Read More »Police launch criminal hooliganism investigation after fans jump fence in stadium in bloody fight over flares during match (VIDEO)
Violent footage has emerged of the scrap during Dynamo’s match with Oleksandriya on Saturday, appearing to show ‘ultras’ – the hardcore section of support – charging towards a segregation fence at the 70,000-capacity NSC Olimpiyskiy. The clip shows a man with his face and jacket covered in blood, while blood can also …
Read More »Post-riot fence to return to US Capitol ahead of weekend rally for January 6 prisoners
Capitol Police briefed Congress on the return of the fence on Monday, confirming it was indeed coming back and promising the legislators would be spared the chaos of eight months previous. “The fence will go up a day or two before, and if everything goes well it will come down …
Read More »Mending the fence? Capitol security barrier may make a comeback as police fear violence at ‘Justice for J6’ rally in DC – media
Though the seven-foot-tall steel barrier was only removed from the Capitol in mid-July – first erected in the wake of unrest on January 6 – it is likely to make a comeback ahead of the ‘Justice for J6’ demonstration set for September 18, according to sources cited by the Associated …
Read More »US is pulling out of Afghanistan, but still trying to ‘watch what’s going on over the fence,’ Russian defense minister tells RT
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, the military chief said US intentions to monitor the advance of insurgents from afar indicated that Washington still has plans for the Central Asian nation long after all its troops leave the country later this summer. “Why are you coming out if you’re still trying …
Read More »‘Capitol Hill supermax’? Make DC security fence PERMANENT, Dem Congressman pleads in bill
Washington, DC is locked down: 25,000 National Guardsmen are patrolling its streets, and a razor wire fence has been installed to keep the public away from the US Capitol, ahead of Joe Biden’s high-security inauguration on Wednesday. Security around the building was beefed up following the pro-Trump riot at the …
Read More »In England, the car flew into the fence of the Parliament. Video
The blocks around Parliament cordoned off. Today, at 09:37 am, Kyiv time, in Central London, a car rammed the fence around the Parliament, injuring several riders. Soon after the incident, the driver was detained by police. According to an eyewitness, the driver, “it seems, deliberately knocked in the queue at …
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