Some NGOs can apply for exceptions, but RAEX will decide who can operate in the country. Around 8,000 NGOs operate in El Salvador and often depend on foreign donations due to lack of funds available in the Central American nation.
to help the Russian army take back control of Kursk, according to Ukraine, the U.S. and South Korea. Russia announced on April 26 that its forces hadthe Ukrainian army. Kyiv officials denied the claim.
The Ukrainian Army General Staff said on Wednesday evening that its operation “in the designated areas in the border regions of Kursk continues” and ”although the conditions remain difficult, Ukrainian defenders hold their positions, fulfill their tasks and inflict effective damage on the enemy.” Its map of military activity showed Ukrainian troops holding a thin line of land hard against the border but still inside Russia.Putin’s unannounced visit appeared to be an effort to show Russia is in control of the conflict, even though its full-scale invasion of its neighbor has been slow and costly in terms of casualties and equipment.Video broadcast by Russian state media showed that Putin visited Kursk Nuclear Power Plant-2, which is still under construction, and met with selected volunteers.
Many of the volunteers wore clothes emblazoned with the Russian flag, some had the Latin letters “V” on them, one of the symbols of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“What you are doing now during this difficult situation for this region, for this area, and for the country, will remain with you for the rest of your life as, perhaps, the most meaningful thing with which you were ever involved,” Putin said as he drank tea with the volunteers.
Ukraine’s surprise thrust into Kursk and its ability to hold land there was a logistical feat, carried out in secrecy, that countered months of gloomy news from the front about Ukrainian forces being pushed backward by the bigger Russian army.
Kyiv’s strategy aimed to show that Russia has weaknesses and that the war isn’t lost. It also sought to distract Russian forces from their onslaught in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine.About 12 miles (19 kilometers) away at Baker High School in Baker, Coach James Dartez has fewer resources but the same attitude about safety.
The district lacks funding for an athletic trainer and Dartez relies on a table full of water coolers to help players beat the heat. Since taking over as coach last year, Dartez began using a wet-bulb globe temperature, instituting regular water breaks and says that if a player “tells me that he’s not feeling well, he’s lightheaded, we send him straight inside.”“I love football and I know what football has done for me, but I love my kids way more than this game,” Dartez, speaking on a day when lighting postponed practice, said. “I will never compromise the health and safety of my one of my players.”
Members of the Baker High football team wait out a weather delay at practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Members of the Baker High football team wait out a weather delay at practice in Baker, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)