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The passageway is accessed using a “sophisticated hydraulic lift” and extends from Otay Mesa, underneath the U.S.-Mexico border and into Tijuana.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
"We consider these acts illegal. They border on international piracy," said President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
A British woman has died after falling from a mountain while hiking in the Pyrenees near the Spain-France border.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The military’s new push includes capturing Beaufort Castle, a nearly 900-year-old elevated Crusader fortress that sits around 9 miles from Israel, across the Litani River that roughly defines the border region of southern Lebanon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Before advancing through Belgium, the Germans had to attack and destroy the powerful network of forts around the city of Liege, just inside the Belgian border.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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