No one in the convoy was hurt, but much of its contents – mainly wheat flour desperately needed to bake bread – were destroyed. Tracing the strike offers a window into the major challenges that …
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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That’s not just a problem for space
by adminOnce upon a time, gazing at the night sky was an escape from manmade messiness on Earth. Not anymore. Nearly 70 years after the launch of Sputnik, there are so many machines flying through space, …
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A British nuclear missile test launch failed at a site off the coast of Florida, marking the second time in eight years that the country’s Trident 2 ballistic missiles have malfunctioned during trials. An “anomaly …
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Israel’s Druze Arabs, fiercely loyal to the state, feel let down after ‘paying with their blood’
by adminAfter more than two decades of loyal service, Alim Abdallah was about to experience his first taste of civilian life. A military discharge ceremony was planned for October 9, and two days later he was …
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As Russia makes gains, Ukraine needs more soldiers. But expanding the draft is controversial
by adminThe small group of women thought about canceling their protest when the sirens went off. But even though Kyiv was under missile attack again, it went ahead anyway. Antonina brought along her 3-year-old son Sasha. …
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Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a 40-year-old American woman who was reported missing in Madrid after she failed to meet a friend earlier this month. Spain’s Interior Ministry identified the woman as Ana …
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Australia on Tuesday announced plans to build its largest navy since World War II, allocating more than $35 billion for the defense project over the next 10 years, in a move analysts said pointed to …
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Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports
by adminRussian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in …
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UN experts demand investigation into claims Israeli forces killed, raped and sexually assaulted Palestinian women and girls
by adminUnited Nations experts have called for an investigation into what they described as “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations” against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank by Israeli forces. The …
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Julian Assange’s legal team returned to London’s High Court on Tuesday to fight for what could become his final attempt at avoiding extradition to the United States, where he is facing life in prison if …