Tag: Armed forces
Colombia peace court alarmed over killings of former rebels
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s postwar reconciliation tribunal said Monday that violence against former guerrilla fighters and community leaders is increasing in rural areas and...
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage...
Feds weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin,...
Colombia peace court alarmed over killings of former rebels
<p>BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s postwar reconciliation tribunal said Monday that violence against former guerrilla fighters and community leaders is increasing in rural areas and...
EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies
BANGKOK — The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
<p>For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins unanimous pick: VMI’s 1st Black leader
LEXINGTON, Va. — Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who was named interim superintendent of Virginia Military Institute amid the controversy over the school’s Confederate ties...