Strangers Pay Respects to WWII Sailor Who Sacrificed
Joseph Clark, WashTimes The Navy on Thursday laid to rest the remains of a 28-year-old sailor who was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, the culmination of decades of work to…
Day: February 25, 2023
U.S. Navy Contractors Need To Speed Deliveries of Missiles
Capaccio, Bloomberg Some of the US Navy’s leading contractors need to speed their deliveries of crucial munitions, including torpedoes and the service’s top air-defense missile, to be ready…
Ukraine war: Life and death in the shadow of a nuclear plant Russia uses as an army base
The city of Marhanets has been continually shelled by Russian forces based at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The IAEA calls it ‘potentially catastrophic.’
Last February, Putin Crossed the Rubicon
Philip Wasielewski, Real Clear Defense A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, neither Putin’s goal for the war nor the reasons why America should care have changed. America supports Ukraine…
UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, said on Thursday that genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals continues to present a “serious challenge” to reconciliation efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Rea…
Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says
A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned this week.Read the full story, “Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says”, on globalissues.or…
WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkiye
The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) concluded a visit on Saturday to devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes, calling on authorities to open more border crossings to help survivors of the earthquakes that hit both coun…
WHO: Nations step closer to global guides on pandemics, disease outbreaks
Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft new global guidelines for tackling pandemics, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.Read the full story, “WHO: Nations step closer to g…