Balance Europe Recovery in Ukraine: When horses do the whispering | View caption Hide caption The grief and pain that Ukrainian soldiers can suffer on the front line is sometimes beyond the reach of doctors and therapists. Horses, though, can help. “I am in a down moment,” he acknowledges, leaning on a crutch by the…
Celebrations of and New Year are being cancelled in border regions and invaded territories due to ’s war. Three regions – including occupied Crimea, which in international law is part of Ukraine – have annulled festivities involving large crowds or fireworks. By tradition from Soviet times, Russians exchange presents at midnight on December 31, then…
The Explainer Could Ukraine take back Russian-occupied Crimea? | View caption Hide caption The peninsula is also connected directly to Russia by the 12-mile-long Kerch Strait Bridge. Commissioned by Mr. Putin in 2016, it’s a vital supply line, and Ukrainian special forces have hit it repeatedly with everything from explosives to jury-rigged drones. Ukraine’s defense…
Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was handed over to UN and Catholic Church officials after the communist National Liberation Army, known as the ELN, admitted it blundered in abducting him on October 28. Cilenis Marulanda, the mother of Anfield forward Luis, 26, was also seized by the armed raiders in the family’s home town, Barrancas, but…
A former soldier was arrested Wednesday and accused of making online threats to kill specific military personnel at Fort Irwin Army base in Southern California, federal prosecutors said. Christian Ernest Beyer, 41, of Petaluma, California, who was once stationed at Fort Irwin, is charged with interstate threats, according to a Thursday statement from the U.S.…
Urban warfare in Gaza: Will it be different this time? | View caption Hide caption In short, cities and the people in them don’t fare well during urban warfare, and Gaza has been no exception. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday that a “second stage of the war” has begun, a communications blackout made it…
Ukraine may have dealt another blow to army as it reportedly struck part of the Russian air defence system located in . The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications said in a statement shared on social media: “The armed forces successfully hit a strategic object of the air defence system on the western coast of occupied…
WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars being spent by the federal government to arm Ukraine and replenish U.S. military stockpiles have been slow to translate into a significant number of new jobs in the U.S. as defense manufacturers grapple with logistical challenges in ramping up production. Weapons manufacturers and Defense Department officials declined to say how…
LEWISTON, Maine — Central Maine’s tight-knit deaf community was hit particularly hard by last week’s mass shootings. After a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley, he next took aim at Schemengees Bar and Grille, where several victims had been competing in a cornhole tournament. At least four of the 18 people killed Wednesday night…
LISBON, Maine — Hundreds of law enforcement officers on Friday again descended on southern Maine in search of an Army reservist suspected of massacring 18 people this week in the close-knit city of Lewiston. Officials had urged residents to stay indoors as they hunted for a man they have identified as Robert Card, 40. Card…