annexation

Housing

Greensboro development report shows continued growth for the city last year

4:09pm February 08, 2024

A report out of the city of Greensboro showed continued growth for the city in 2023, including the value of construction hitting a historic mark of $1 billion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine Russian troops occupy, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.

Putin illegally annexes territories in Ukraine, in spite of global opposition

3:53pm September 30, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The Russian president signed what he calls "accession treaties" that world powers refuse to recognize. It's his latest attempt to redraw the map of Europe at Ukraine's expense.

Russian soldiers stand on Red Square in central Moscow on Thursday as the square is sealed off prior to a ceremony for the alleged incorporation of new territories into Russia. Banners on the stage read: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson — Russia!"

World News

Putin plans to formally annex 4 regions from Ukraine Friday

10:07am September 29, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to formally annex four territories from Ukraine on Friday, following staged referendums that were condemned by the West.

A Palestinian flag waves at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank as construction works take place in the Israeli settlement of Beit El in the background. Israel intends to annex West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valle

World News

Netanyahu Plans To Annex Parts Of The West Bank. Many Israeli Settlers Want It All

1:08pm June 18, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Some religious Jewish settlers are mounting vocal opposition as the prime minister prepares to annex parts of the territory. The wider Israeli public is confused and unenthused by the prospect.

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