Intense clashes are underway in Haiti between Salvadoran special forces and armed gangs as part of a major rescue operation authorized by President Nayib Bukele to recover four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped after an ambush.
Don’t care how many Haitians whine about it, it’s unfathomably based when your country cares enough about getting you out they send their best. It’s why the US did the same for the downed pilots.
If you want to know why Japan loves America so deeply, go to a quiet elementary school in Ishinomaki and say one name:
Taylor Anderson.
She was twenty-four years old, from Richmond, Virginia.
Since she was a little girl, her dream was to come to Japan and build a bridge between our two countries.
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Taylor was standing in a classroom in Ishinomaki teaching English to Japanese children when the 9.0 earthquake shattered the coast.
The ground buckled. Power died. Snow began to fall.
Outside, the tsunami sirens began to wail across the port:
A MONSTER WAVE IS COMING. RUN FOR THE HILLS.
Taylor’s red bicycle was parked right outside the school gate.
She was twenty-four and athletic. If she had gotten on that bike when the bell rang, she could have reached high ground in five minutes.
Did Taylor leave?
NO.
In the freezing schoolyard, Japanese seven-year-olds were crying in terror, waiting for their mothers and fathers.
Taylor refused to abandon her post.
She knelt in the snow at eye level with those trembling children.
She held their small hands, wrapped them in warmth, and smiled so they wouldn't be afraid.
One by one, as frantic parents arrived, Taylor handed each child safely into their mother's arms.
She did not get on her bicycle until EVERY SINGLE CHILD was safe.
Fifteen minutes later, on her way home, the 30-foot black wall of the Pacific Ocean reached her street.
Every student Taylor guarded lived.
Taylor did not.
And here is what shattered Japan’s heart all over again:
When her father, Andy Anderson, flew from Virginia to the ruins of Ishinomaki to bring his little girl home, he didn't blame Japan.
He looked at the surviving children crying in cold shelters, and he made a vow:
“Taylor came here to love these children. Her mission is not finished.”
Her American family took the donations from her funeral and built wooden reading libraries—“Taylor Bunko”—inside the schools of Ishinomaki so her children would always have books, warmth, and a place to dream.
A twenty-four-year-old daughter of Virginia gave her life so Japanese children could grow up.
Tell me another nation on earth with a heart like that.
Thank you, Taylor. You are Japan’s daughter forever. 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
Some happy news: Pregnancies of 2 Sumatran rhinos raise hope for conservation efforts. The species is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, with fewer than 80 believed to remain in the wild.
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Cargill's NDPE is just pr bs. Nestle does does not truly care where its palm oil comes from.: Ingat peteh Tatu Hiang, petak danum akan kolunen harian andau. #Cargill#Nestle https://t.co/cWNgXDSuFp
Cargill's NDPE is just pr bs. Nestle does does not truly care where its palm oil comes from.: Ingat peteh Tatu Hiang, petak danum akan kolunen harian andau. #Cargill#Nestle https://t.co/cWNgXDSuFp
@hogtownserb UAE is mainly Maliki when its to (madhab) with some Hanbali and Shafi'i though in the expat Muslim communities especialy the SEA ones you can find Hanafi compared to KSA which is Hanbali paired with Wahhabism. Wahhab was orginaly from the Hanbali madhab.
South Korean Presidential Office:
"It is factually incorrect and inappropriate to publicly claim - based on individual transactions for which key facts have not been verified - that South Korea acted in a manner inconsistent with existing sanctions policies against Russia."
Presidential Office also called on Ukraine to "not distort South Korean policies or make remarks that may undermine South Korea's position without factchecking"