A Russian soldier from Volgograd Oblast, who was seriously injured fighting against Ukraine, has been compensated by local authorities with kilograms of vegetables, the Telegram news channel iStories reported on Dec. 26. Oleg Rybkin, 45-years-old, was mobilized on Sept. 25, 2022 and found himself near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, just as the Ukrainian […]
A former Colombian soldier who attended a key meeting to plan the assassination of Haiti’s president and joined in the deadly assault pleaded guilty Friday, making him the fifth of 11 defendants in the FBI’s case to accept responsibility and assist U.S. authorities. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, 44, had fled to Jamaica two months after […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that former Russian military servicemember Igor Salikov has approached the tribunal indicating his willingness to testify about crimes committed by the Russian army in Ukraine, RFE/RL reported on Dec. 21. “We can confirm that we have indeed received a communication from the individual you’re asking about [Salikov], as […]
Alexandr Dolgopolov reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 2011 Occasionally, Alexandr Dolgopolov still thinks about tennis. But not very often. Dolgopolov, once ranked 13th in the world and with a notable win over Rafael Nadal on his CV, now lives another life, as a soldier. The 2011 Australian Open quarter-finalist is one of […]
New York Republicans have selected Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip as their nominee in the special election to replace ousted GOP Rep. George Santos, setting the stage for a competitive race in February. County party leaders selected Pilip, an Ethiopian immigrant who served in the Israel Defense Forces, one week after Democratic leaders selected […]
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Jordanian army said on Tuesday it killed several smugglers during dawn clashes that left one of its soldiers dead as a large group of drug dealers crossed the border from Syria. The army said smugglers, who had infiltrated under cover of heavy fog, fled back into Syria in the incident only […]