West Bank settlers killed a Palestinian infant in an arson attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday forcefully condemned the arson attack on a Palestinian family — in which an infant was burned to death — as a “horrific, heinous” crime that is “a terror...
View ArticleThe first F-35 squadron is ready for combat, according to the Marines
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commandant of the Marine Corps, has declared an initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35B fighter jets ready for combat, sources familiar with the decision said...
View ArticleMeet the Taliban's new leader
The Taliban has announced that a new emir and two deputy emirs have been chosen to lead the organization following the confirmation of Mullah Omar’s death. The Taliban’s new emir is Mullah Akhtar...
View ArticleThese were 8 of the most audacious helicopter-assisted prison escapes in history
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View ArticleHere are 8 of the biggest improvements to the US's infantry combat gear
Warfighting gear has dramatically improved over the past 15 years.It goes by many names: Deuce gear, TA-50, or 782 gear. Whatever the nickname, load-bearing equipment is some of the most important kit...
View ArticleThese amazing colorized photographs bring World War I to life
One month after a Bosnian-Serb assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, on a street corner in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia,...
View ArticleTurkey's president is making a Machiavellian move
On July 24, Turkey announced that it would finally allow US forces to use its Incirlik Airbase to carry out strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.But Turkey's access came with...
View ArticleNATO: Airspace violations and jet scrambles are surging
World powers are reporting surges in airspace violations and instances where aircraft are scrambled to intercept foreign jets, amid a sharp rise in geopolitical tensions in Europe and Asia.Nato member...
View Article2 of Obama's new goals are in conflict with each other
With the Iran nuclear deal in hand, President Obama appears ready to focus more of his attention on stemming the wars, mass atrocities and humanitarian catastrophes that have spread across the Middle...
View ArticleUS-led warplanes are going after ISIS' most devastating weapon
US-led coalition forces launched a successful airstrike last weekend against a crucial Islamic State explosives facility. The strikes destroyed a facility near Makhmur, Iraq, that was used to produce...
View ArticleIt's been 25 years since Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait
A quarter century ago, after Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army successfully invaded and took over the tiny Persian Gulf nation of Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush famously drew a line in the sand against...
View ArticleSpectacular video of a Mig-29 Fulcrum pulling into a vertical climb
Filmed at the recent RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo) at RAF Fairford, UK, the following video shows a Polish Air Force Mig-29 Fulcrum jet beginning its display with an amazing takeoff followed by...
View ArticleRussia's Lavrov meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow
GAZA (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar on Monday and invited him to visit Moscow, a Hamas official said, extending a diplomatic welcome to the...
View ArticleThe real story behind one of the most shocking images of World War II
It's probably one of the best-known images of World War II, the enduring photograph that captures the last seconds of Leonard Siffleet's life.The photograph came to light after US troops discovered it...
View ArticleThis was the Sinaloa cartel mastermind behind 'El Chapo's' super-tunnels into...
The escape of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera on July 11 depended on a magnificent feat of engineering: a mile-long escape tunnel that linked his cell at a maximum-security...
View ArticleRussia is stalling an investigation into whether one of its capsized nuclear...
Russian customs has for the last 10 months held in impound samples from a sunken nuclear submarine that Russian scientists sent to their Norwegian counterparts to confirm whether the wreck poses any...
View ArticleTurkey is making the fight against ISIS a lot more complicated
On July 24, Turkey deepened its participation in the campaign against ISIS by allowing the US to carry out airstrikes from its Incirlik Airbase. Turkey is also launching its own sorties against the...
View ArticleRussia just folded several branches of its military into a new 'Aerospace Force'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has merged several branches of its military into the Aerospace Forces — a reorganization aimed at enhancing coordination and efficiency, officials said Monday.Defense Minister...
View Article'107 feet of fire-breathing titanium': A US Air Force major describes flying...
In the 1960s, when a single military incident had the potential to spark a nuclear war, the US government needed a surveillance plane that absolutely could not be detected, intercepted, or shot...
View ArticleChina and Russia are holding a joint military drill in the Sea of Japan
Russia and China are scheduled to hold joint military drills in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan, Beijing's Defense ministry announced.The exercises are set to take place between August 20...
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