by Joseph Hammond ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As another year of drought looms in Somalia and famine stalks many rural communities, the prayers for rain have already begun. Horn of Africa faith-based organizations are increasingly playing a prominent role in responding to a potentially massive famine that has received little …
Read More »Americans in Sudan Told to Shelter in Place After Diplomats Evacuated
As more countries safely evacuate their diplomats from Sudan, American citizens who are stranded in the conflict-ridden African nation have been told to continue sheltering in place amid the violence. READ MORE about the conflict inside Sudan. Some 16,000 Americans are registered as being inside Sudan, plus many others who …
Read More »US Special Operations Forces Evacuate American Diplomats From Sudan
American special operations forces evacuated U.S. diplomats and their families from the embassy in Khartoum early Sunday, according to the State Department. The operation inside war-torn Sudan took less than an hour, officials said. About 70 Americans were airlifted from the embassy to Ethiopia, officials said. Diplomatic colleagues from other …
Read More »Sudan Deteriorates as US Embassy Shelters in Place; American Killed Amid Fighting
As the situation inside Sudan continues to deteriorate, U.S. embassy personnel are under a shelter-in-place order, and announced that they cannot give emergency help to Americans inside the war-torn country. An American citizen was killed, and U.S. troops are being stationed in the region for potentially evacuating diplomatic staff, officials …
Read More »Federal Cops Raid DHS Official’s Office: Report
Federal police raided the office of a high ranking intelligence official with the Department of Homeland Security, and escorted the man from his Washington, D.C. office for questioning, according to a report published on Wednesday. The official reportedly heads the homeland security office that tracks cartel activity, fentanyl smuggling, human …
Read More »Rival Forces Battle Inside Sudan Amid Spreading Chaos
by Mike Eckel, RFE/RL In the Sudanese capital, civilians cower behind interior walls, fearing flying window glass and stray bullets. Commerce in Khartoum has ground to a halt. Water and electricity outages are widespread. Pitched battles have broken out near the airport and other parts of the city of 5 …
Read More »National Guard Hazardous Response Team Called In as Overdoses Sweep Through Washington Jail
by Susan Katz Keating A hazardous response team from the National Guard was brought in last month to help deal with a rash of fentanyl overdoses that swept through a county jail in Washington state. The drug overdoses killed two inmates and overwhelmed four others who had to be revived, …
Read More »Wagner Group’s Prigozhin Tells Moscow to End Its War on Ukraine
The head of the Wagner Group wants Russia to get out of Ukraine, and to recognize that the war has solidified Ukraine’s identity. The time has come for a “firm end” to the war in Ukraine, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin posted on Telegram on Friday. “Russia has achieved the results …
Read More »US Charges ‘Chapitos’ and Sinaloa Cartel Members With Trafficking Fentanyl
The Justice Department on Friday announced charges unsealed against 28 members of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the sons of drug trafficker Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, as part of an extensive investigation into fentanyl trafficking. “Today, the Justice Department is announcing significant enforcement actions against the largest, most violent, and most …
Read More »Inside the ‘Barrio 18’ Street Gang, Where Members Cannot Leave
It started as a small-time street gang in 1950’s Los Angeles, and took its name from where it was based: 18th Street, in the city’s Rampart District. It evolved over the years, until the 18th Street Gang – also known as “Barrio 18” – became one of the largest youth gangs …
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