Tag: Armed forces
US military’s elite commando forces look to expand diversity
WASHINGTON — The Navy never had to look too hard to fill its elite SEAL force. For years, eager recruits poured in to try...
UN envoy: More insecurity in Mali will have `drastic’ impact
UNITED NATIONS — The new U.N. special envoy for crisis-wracked Mali warned Monday that further insecurity, especially in the country’s center and north, will...
Boston Pops July Fourth live show returning, with changes
BOSTON — The Boston Pops traditional Fourth of July live show is returning this year but with some significant changes, the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
Blunt message, search for answers mark VP’s 1st foreign trip
MEXICO CITY — Vice President Kamala Harris came to Latin America to deliver a message rather than clinch some kind of concrete deal.
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Frankfurt police tactical unit probed over far-right chats
BERLIN — Police in the German city of Frankfurt said Wednesday that the department's tactical unit is being restructured amid an investigation into its...
UN strongly condemns violations in Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Central African Republic...
US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border...
Takeaways: Senate report on ‘absolutely brutal’ Jan. 6 siege
WASHINGTON — A Senate report examining the security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol says missed intelligence, poor planning and multiple...
Ahead of final verdict, Mladic’ bloody legacy divides Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Fikret Grabovica wants to see at least some remorse from wartime Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic when U.N. judges deliver...
Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids
TIZAMARTE, Guatemala — Alvina Jerónimo Pérez tries to avoid going out. She doesn't want to see neighbors. She's even changed the chip in her...
