northern

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A key focus for Chile is to crack down on illegal immigration across its northern border with Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in South America.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The Home Office said the number of officers sent to curb attempted journeys from northern France to Britain will rise by about 42% when the new agreement comes into force in the summer.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Wags are calling it the “lobstermander” because the new House District 7 extends like a crustacean with the tail in heavily Democratic northern Virginia to the body stretching downstate and branching into two claws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The Sunday raid was at least the third time this year that CIA operatives joined authorities in the northern border state of Chihuahua in an operation against a drug target, the sources said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He has his eye on Milan, the northern city-state run by Duke Ludovico Sforza.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day