Havana Times4d
Land Invasion May Haunt the Ortega Government
The Riverside Company is asking the US Department of Commerce to sanction Nicaragua under the provisions of the Cafta Free ...
Buffalo News4d
Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
It takes only a House majority, but Senate filibuster rules require a minimum ... after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Many bills offering Hawaii statehood were subsequently introduced ...
What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide ...
Havana Times6dOpinion
Paramilitary and Terror in Nicaragua
The riot squads and the hooded “voluntary police” are the shock forces of the regime to squash any internal dissent.
Nicaragua Is in the Grips of Another Dictatorship, Decades After Sandinista Revolution: Reed Brody
Nicaragua announced last week it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a U.N. report that slammed the government’s human rights violations and warned the country was ...
The Independent18d
Three years of war in Ukraine: Ask our world affairs editor anything
So, what happens next? Can Ukraine force Russia into serious negotiations? How will Trump’s presidency reshape the war and Europe’s role in it? And is there a real path to peace in 2025?
The Hill19d
A realist analysis: This is Zelensky’s war
The recent public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reignited debates about Zelensky’s role in the outbreak of war with Russia. A classical ...
Wall Street Journal19d
How Much Has the U.S. Spent on Ukraine in the War?
President Trump says the U.S. has spent $350 billion on the war in Ukraine—a figure that is at odds with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s tally, as well as U.S. government agencies and ...
New York Post20d
With Ukraine war aid reaching $280 billion, who’s really funding the most – the US or EU?
Defending Ukraine in its war with Russia has cost $280 billion so far – and the US has contributed more than any other country. President Donald Trump has raised concerns about the cost of the ...
CBS News21d
U.N. rejects U.S. resolution that urged end to Ukraine war without mentioning Russian aggression
U.S. deputy ambassador Dorothy Shea, meanwhile, said multiple previous U.N. resolutions condemning Russia and demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops "have failed to stop the war," which "has ...
USA Today21d
3 years later: What started the Ukraine war, and where does the conflict stand?
WASHINGTON − Three years ago, Russian troops surged into neighboring Ukraine, starting the biggest and bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands have died, with Russia ...
CNN21d
After three years of war in Ukraine, Europe’s security guarantees face the abyss
In a war dominated by the unexpected, few imagined Ukraine’s fourth year at war would so firmly question the security of all of Europe. The most basic tenets have crumbled in this war .