An estimated 9,000 Russian troops recently transferred to Belarus for so-called joint training exercises. While Ukraine’s northern neighbor has not directly entered the war, Belarus did give logistical and political support to Russia.
Many Californians fear the “Big One” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake and it isn’t the megadrought. It’s actually the exact opposite.
Police in Nigeria captured another fugitive prisoner, but at least 400 remain on the run. Nearly 900 inmates escaped last week when Islamic State militants attacked a prison near Abuja.
Rights group Amnesty International says the military of Myanmar has likely committed war crimes against civilians. The junta seized power from the elected government in a February 2021 coup. Amnesty says the military has forcibly displaced more than 150,000 people since then.
Barna Research defines trauma as “an act of extreme violence or abuse, or a near-death experience, that produces intense fear, helplessness, or horror.”
With every history-making headline from the last three years, 2019 may seem like a lifetime ago. But for survivors of the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, 2019 feels like yesterday.
JERUSALEM, Israel – Amir Khoury, an Arab Christian police officer who was killed while thwarting a terror attack near Tel Aviv, was hailed a “hero” by hundreds of mourners who laid him to rest on Thursday.