by Charles Aldinger | 17 Jun 2019 | Conflict, Eyewitness, World
The U.S. has pulled out of a major arms control treaty amid tensions between Washington and Moscow. Weapons treaties are out of favor — but they matter. When U.S and Russian warships nearly collided in the Philippine Sea recently, the world received a stark...
by Charles Aldinger | 5 Jun 2016 | Americas, Eyewitness, Sport, United States
I covered the boxing match when Muhammad Ali beat Sonny Liston for his first world championship. My white shirt was speckled with Liston’s blood. Cassius Clay, later named Muhammad Ali, hits Sonny Liston in their championship fight in Miami Beach, 25 February...
by Charles Aldinger | 7 Dec 2015 | Middle East, Paris attacks, Syria
Can increased air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition and a few hundred special forces bring the Islamic State into submission in Syria and Iraq? Air strike by the U.S.-led coalition in Kobani, Syria, 20 October 2014.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) Can a growing...