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he last time an American president deployed the U.S. military domestically under the Insurrection Act — during the deadly Los Angeles riots in 1992 — Douglas Ollivant was there. Ollivant, then a young Army first lieutenant, says things went fairly smoothly because it was somebody else — the cops — doing the head-cracking to restore order, not his 7th Infantry Division. He and his troops didn’t have to detain or shoot at anyone. “There was real sensitivity about keeping federal troops away from the front lines,” said Ollivant, who was ordered in by President George H.W. Bush as rioters in…
The polls conducted by Ipsos polling agency and published by state television station HRT, said Zoran Milanovic won nearly 78% of the vote compared to his challenger Dragan Primorac, who gained around 22%. Milanovic comfortably won the first round of voting on Dec. 29 but failed to reach an absolute majority, forcing a run-off between him and second placed Dragan Primorac.Milanovic, 58, is an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. He is the most popular politician in Croatia, and is sometimes compared to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his combative style of communication…
Croatian President Zoran Milanović looks to have won a commanding victory in the runoff round of his country’s presidential election Sunday, according to exit polls. Milanović remains Croatia’s most popular politician, his history of pro-Moscow and anti-Western statements contrasting with his having overseen the nation’s 2013 accession to the European Union as its then-prime minister. He previously won the presidency in 2020 with the support of Croatia’s main opposition Social Democratic Party. According to exit polls, Milanović is set to defeat his opponent, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, by a margin of 77.9 percent to 22.1 percent. He has long been the…
The nationwide day of action over new pension reforms will cause largescale disruption as many teachers, bus, airport and rail staff have registered to strike. Belgians trying to get to work using public transport on Monday will face massive disruption as transport workers have all been urged to strike by their unions.Railway operator SNCB confirmed that it will only be running about one in three trains.”A large number of flights will have to be cancelled or rescheduled,” a spokesperson for Brussels airport, Ihsane Chioua Lekhli, told Belga News Agency on Friday.Many children may also have to stay at home as…
A group of five skiers was hit by the avalanche above the village of Trasquera in the Piedmont region. Two survived and were helicoptered to hospital. The avalanche broke away around 12.30pm on the eastern face of Punta Valgrande, a summit in the Leopontine Alps, on the border between Italy and Switzerland.The skiers who died were dragged down the snowy mountain for several hundred metres from where they had been skiing at over 2,800 metres. The bodies have not yet been recovered because they are awaiting authorisation from the local magistrate.An alert had been issued in the area above 2,100…
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The Polish minister said that it “will take another decade” to reach Trump’s proposed goal, but that the U.S. president-elect “should not be criticized for setting a really ambitious target because otherwise there will be some countries that will continue to debate whether more spending is really needed.” The proposed 5 percent target is more than any NATO member currently spends. Poland comes closest, spending 4.12 percent of its GDP on defense in 2024, and aims to boost that to 4.7 percent this year. The U.S. spent 3.4 percent of its GDP on defense last year.
A national strike in Belgium is set to heavily disrupt public transport in Brussels on Monday, as well as rail and air travel. Belgian trade unions have called a general strike on Jan. 13 to protest against government plans for pension reform. The capital city’s public transport network will be “severely disrupted,” according to a warning by STIB, the company managing the Brussels metro, tram and bus services. People needing to travel within the city are advised to find alternatives, it said. Trains across the country will also be impacted, with only one in three running between major cities, according…
It’s the only time President Biden, who is a Catholic, has presented the honour with distinction during his presidency. President Joe Biden has honoured Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, saying the pontiff was “a light of faith, hope, and love that shines brightly across the world.”Biden had been scheduled to present the medal to the pope in person on Saturday in Rome on what was to be the final overseas trip of his presidency, but he cancelled his travel plans so he could monitor the wildfires in…
The German army is creating a new division to focus on territorial defense, at a time when NATO is on high alert for a potential Russian attack at the alliance’s borders, according to media reports. The reorganization will take effect on April 1, according to the reports. It will bring the number of German army divisions to four, maintaining the current total of 180,000 soldiers. The fourth division will oversee Germany’s domestic defense, including the protection of infrastructure such as ports, railways and supply and deployment routes, the reports said. Incoming United States President Donald Trump has called on NATO…