In an apparent policy reversal, Cuba’s ambassador to Russia said the Cuban government would not stop its citizens from enlisting in the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, despite earlier statements by the island’s authorities reporting the arrest of 17 people involved in recruiting Cubans for the Russian army and assurances that Cuba was firmly …
In an apparent policy reversal, Cuba’s ambassador to Russia said the Cuban government would not stop its citizens from enlisting in the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, despite earlier statements by the island’s authorities reporting the arrest of 17 people involved in recruiting Cubans for the Russian army and assurances that Cuba was firmly against such activities. “We have nothing against Cubans who just want to sign a contract and legally take part in this operation with the Russian army,”...
Three months after pledging to find ways to reduce the risks, the Biden administration has yet to take the lead, as it must for US security.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared before the U.N. General Assembly to deliver statements about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and call for united action in facing down territorial aggression. Biden’s statements denouncing the war drew applause from the assembly. “If you allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?” asked Biden. “I would respectfully suggest the answer is no. We have to stand up to this naked...
“We’ve got pictures of the cows everywhere except in their pens,” Unorganized Territory Director George Buswell said.
Russia is pulling ahead in the global arms race and is now manufacturing seven times more ammunition than the West, a senior defence official has warned.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Keir Starmer's latest crackpot idea to stop the small boats crossing the Channel is to let the EU decide how many migrants Britain must accept every year.
INDIANAPOLIS — Some of the nation's top milers, 5km runners, and
The European Parliament's resolution categorizes Belarus as Russia's "satellite state" and its leadership as "an accomplice" to Russia's war crimes, calls on mirroring Russia-related sanctions against Belarus.
Herman Gref, Sberbank's CEO said the Russian currency should be trading at 80 to 85 rubles to the US dollar. It's now at 96.5 to the dollar.
On Sept. 17, we celebrated Constitution Day, marking the 236th anniversary of the signing of our remarkable founding document in Philadelphia. As the Constitution makes clear, free speech and free press are of rudimentary concern to a healthy democracy. But we have none of those things within the Fairfax County public school system.
Last week at a cigar bar in Old Town, Alexandria, I overheard some jolly bartenders discuss the tips they’d gotten that weekend: “Five hundred last night. Five hundred the night before. Seven hundred the night before that,” one of them said. Unable not to pry, especially when it comes to money, I asked them if that was a standard take for a weekend. “Oh, sure. It’s tough work, but you can make a lot of cash here,” one replied. Satisfied, I paid for my drink and left a 20% tip. "I'm not going to...