A year after massive protests sparked a brutal crackdown, the Cuban coast guard says it has engaged in repeated firefights with U.S. speedboats trying to pick up disaffected people on the troubled island nation. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said its coast guard units had intercepted 13 speedboats from the U.S. entering Cuban waters this year, with 23 crew …

Earlier in 2022, British soldiers plucked Sri Lankan refugees off a sinking ship. These refugees are now stranded on a remote Indian Ocean island, and they are desperate to leave. 42 of the 89 refugees on that ill-fated watercraft are in the midst of a hunger strike, protesting conditions which, they claim, are not any better than the conditions in …

A former Marine who arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, shortly after the war with Russia began, has apparently died in combat. The vet was a prison guard in Tennessee for a private company when he shipped out for Poland en route to Ukraine. His body has not been recovered, and the U.S. government is remaining closed-mouthed about the situation. …

As the shadowy Russian mercenary organization spreads its tentacles throughout Africa, reports are pouring in of gross human rights abuses. According to eyewitnesses, Wagner Group fighters massacred about 300 civilians in Moura, a central Malian village. It was not an isolated incident. “There are quite a lot of eyewitness accounts on the presence of White soldiers speaking an unknown language,” …

In the wake of a Chinese military drill and a North Korean missile test, fighter pilots from the United States and Japan participated in a joint training exercise designed as a show of force. The exercise also coincided with a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden.  The Chinese military drill included a joint flight with Russian bombers. The aircraft flew …

A large, marginalized Arab ethnic group in Kuwait will replace foreign workers, as the emirate struggles to recover from COVID-19 and deal with increasing anti-immigrant sentiment. Ahmed Moussa, head of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) at the Persian Gulf emirate, told the paper that the Tayseer platform would be launched on Sunday as part of a joint effort with …

In the final, chaotic days of the American evacuation from the war-torn country, over 75,000 people boarded the proverbial last plane out. Many of these evacuees did not serve the U.S. government in any direct capacity. According to the DHS, these individuals have a “compelling emergency” and show an “urgent humanitarian reason or significant public benefit” to gain temporary entry …

Some Nigerian decision makers are convinced that contractors are the ideal countermeasure to growing unrest in the country. Others feel the risks far outweigh the rewards. Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai recently bemoaned what he called the federal government’s inaction against terrorists. “I have complained to Mr. President and I swear to God, if action is not taken, we as …

Although they are on a different continent, Libya and Sudan are feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine, and so are the private military contractors who are deployed in these countries. Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said Russia’s invasion was “a clear violation of international law and the sovereignty of a democratic Ukraine.” Putin and Bashagha have a complicated …

As part of a wider program, the U.S. Navy has doubled the size of the submarine fleet stationed in Guam. Submarine Commodore Bret Grabbe rather cryptically said the redeployment was necessary to “support Indo-Pacific initiatives and missions.” Not coincidentally, the move comes as China expands its fleet of five ballistic missile and 50 attack submarines. As part of the move, …

Fighting between rival gangs in the capital city of Haiti has killed 20 people and forced many others from their homes. Chen Mechan (Bad Dog) and 400 Mawazo are the two primary gangs fighting for power in Port-au-Prince. “It seems like this country has no authorities. No one came here to see us. We don’t know how long we’re going …

The House of Representatives passed the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021. But advocates see storm clouds ahead in the Senate. “It’s very unfortunate that we’re asking the men and women to then prove to the VA that their illness is because of what our government put them through,” remarked the VFW’s Pat Murray. Former Daily …