Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic in early March. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is expected
A former British officer criticized Prince Harry’s characterization of his time with the military as “ill-judged” and said it “doesn’t reflect reality.” “That’s not the case at all, and it’s not the way the British Army trains people as he claims,” Col.
Washington on Friday committed the single largest defensive aid package to Ukraine yet after pledging $3 billion in additional security assistance as it looks to change the “dynamic on the battlefield.” The latest draw-down package includes an array of military vehicles for
Russia’s war effort in Ukraine has persisted at a “routine level” despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a ceasefire over Jan. 6 and 7 in recognition of Orthodox Christmas, the U.K. defense ministry assessed Saturday. Fighting in the Luhansk region around
Upon rejecting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire proposal this week, Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy instead made a direct appeal to Russian citizen to oppose the war. “To end the war…end your state’s aggression,” he said in an overnight address Thursday. Zelenskyy’s comments
Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. lambasted the organization for calling a meeting to discuss an Israeli official’s visit to a Jerusalem holy site. “Minister Ben-Gvir’s recent visit to the Temple Mount was not an incursion into al-Aqsa or any other fabrication that
Authorities in Mexico released more details on Friday about the violent takedown of the son of notorious Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán. In a blow-by-blow description of the battles that killed 10 military personnel and 19 suspected members of
Greeks celebrated Epiphany Friday with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country. The holiday is known as Three Kings Day for Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox. Greece is predominantly Orthodox. Unseasonably warm weather helped bring out the
A building under construction collapsed in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, killing three people and injuring nine others, police said Friday. The Thursday afternoon collapse occurred in a western neighborhood of Mosul when workers were casting the roof of the building with
Chad’s government has foiled an attempt to destabilize the country and undermine the constitution, a government spokesman said in a statement. Eleven people conspired in the plot, including soldiers and a human rights activist, said Aziz Mahamat Saleh on Thursday. They were
A 10-year-old Australian boy remained in a coma Friday following a collision earlier this week between two helicopters that killed four people, including the boy’s mother. Another boy, age 9, who was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash, awoke Thursday after