The humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale — just in three provinces, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. Edem Wosornu, the U.N. humanitarian office’s operations director […]
Millions in eastern Congo in need of urgent care as humanitarian crisis, sexual violence worsen, UN says
October 6, 2023 by
Pictures: Poland Vows to Defend NATO’s Eastern Border at Army Day Parade
September 30, 2023 by
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – NATO member Poland displayed its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems at a massive military parade Tuesday, as war rages in neighboring Ukraine and ahead of parliamentary elections in two months. President Andrzej Duda, the chief commander of the armed forces, said in his opening speech that the protection of Poland’s eastern
Tropical Storm Bret approaches eastern Caribbean, prompting preparations for heavy rains
August 25, 2023 by
Tropical Storm Bret chugged toward the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday as the region prepared itself for an unusually early storm and the torrential rains that are forecast. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving across the Atlantic Ocean at 21 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which warned […]
Tropical Storm Hilary sets sights on California as it strengthens in Eastern Pacific
August 17, 2023 by
What started as Invest 90E off the coast of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has now become Tropical Storm Hilary, which is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of California and the Southwest by the end of the weekend and into next week. A cyclone is declared a tropical storm when maximum sustained winds reach at least 39 mph, and much like its […]
Russia threatens Ukraine eastern supply lines as it has ‘likely’ seized Bakhmut town center: UK intel
April 7, 2023 by
Russian forces are threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian troops and have “likely” seized the center of Bakhmut after more than six months of brutal fighting over the town, the U.K. defense ministry said Friday. Russian troops, largely led by Wagner mercenary forces, have been attempting to encircle the town to pinch it from […]
For Eastern Europe, Germany Is the Trouble.
December 3, 2017 by
The inability of Angela Merkel and her putative partners to form a government has given rise to persistent calls, including from the chancellor herself, that what Europe needs now is a strong Germany. In fact, it is Germany’s unquestioned strength and willingness to throw its weight around that are to blame for much of Eastern […]
CHART: Green Cards Issued to Middle Eastern Migrants Skyrocket 32 Percent in One Year
May 27, 2016 by
The number of green cards the Obama administration granted to migrants from the Middle East increased dramatically over a single year, according to a new analysis of recently published government data. In a chart slated for release later today, the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest highlight a 32 percent increase in the […]
MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF MIDDLE EASTERN REFUGEES ON FOOD STAMPS
September 10, 2015 by
More than 90 percent of recent refugees from Middle Eastern nations are on food stamps and nearly 70 percent receive cash assistance, according to government data. According to Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) data highlighted by the immigration subcommittee staff of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)80% — chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National […]