EXPLAINER For the second time in his presidency, Donald Trump’s first official state visit is to Saudi Arabia. For the second time in his presidency, Donald Trump has chosen Saudi Arabia as the destination for his first official state visit, following brief stops in Italy and the Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral. Trump arrived in…
Some countries’ travel advisories to the United States include warnings that even with proper documentation their entry into the U.S. could be rejected. Multiple nations this week have already updated their advisories to inform travelers abroad that proper visas or entry waivers may not be sufficient. Why It Matters Advisories from European and Nordic countries…
Route 80 sinkhole in Wharton NJ timeline: Video After a second sinkhole caused closures on Rt. 80 in Wharton, NJDOT investigators identified 90 possible instabilities or “voids” under the road. Drivers using navigation apps like Google Maps or Waze should be careful when traveling near the area of Route 80 impacted by the sinkhole. The…
Sources: Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project (areas of control as of Dec. 5); Janes (rebel control as of November) In just over a week, Syrian rebel forces have seized much of Syria’s northwest from the government in a fast-moving attack, upending the once-stagnant civil war. After capturing most of…
Rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seize control of large parts of Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities. Rebel forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), are advancing into Aleppo and south towards Hama, just five days after launching a surprise offensive that may have sparked a new phase of the 13-year war in Syria….
Two years of territorial changes in the Donbas Source: New York Times analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War with American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project Note: As of Oct. 29 By The New York Times For much of the past year, Russian troops launched bloody assaults on Ukrainian positions that…
Vladimir Putin’s troops have stepped up their counterattacks against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region where they have made advances into Kyiv’s salient, it has been reported, as a map shows the latest state of play in the area. Kyiv had said that it has captured at least 500 square miles of territory in the…