Day: January 24, 2024

With Washington focused on the threat to international shipping from Yemen, trouble is brewing on the other side of the Red Sea as well. On Jan. 1, 2024, Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia that proclaims independence, signed a memorandum of understanding that allows Ethiopia direct access to the Red Sea in return for officially recognizing Somaliland’s independence. The memorandum has inflamed regional tensions among multiple states in the already volatile Horn of Africa. At a time when Somalia remains mired in conflict and Ethiopia is battling multiple internal insurgencies in the aftermath of its brutal two-year civil
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You are looking at a hero
Ukrainian Lt. Colonel Oleh Babiy specialized in operations far behind enemy lines.
In August 2023, his team walked 600 km into Russia and destroyed or damaged 3 Tu-22M bombers at Soltsy
He fell in battle just as he was about to cross back into Ukraine pic.twitter.com/baGPXUWtKd
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 24, 2024
Construction of the Charles Bridge in Prague started in 1357.
This video shows how the architects went about to build the famous medieval stone arch bridge which is now visited by millions of tourists each year.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 24, 2024
