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Al-Qaeda is taking control of a pivotal Middle East country
REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahThe 11-month-long chaotic civil war in Yemen has reached a decisive moment. The Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni government forces are now about 30 miles from the capital, Sana’a. The city was captured in September 2014 by a coalition of Shiite Houthi rebels and elite military units loyal to the country’s former...
One of the world’s most-wanted Nazis just won a big legal victory
Wikimedia CommonsIt’s been twenty years since Helmut Oberlander’s Canadian citizenship was revoked, and he was ordered deported. But he’s not heading back home yet. The 92-year-old’s eviction from Canada has been delayed again after winning another victory in a federal courtroom. A judge ordered the justice system to...
One of the world’s most-wanted Nazis just won a big legal victory
Wikimedia CommonsIt’s been twenty years since Helmut Oberlander’s Canadian citizenship was revoked, and he was ordered deported. But he’s not heading back home yet. The 92-year-old’s eviction from Canada has been delayed again after winning another victory in a federal courtroom. A judge ordered the justice system to...
Companies from 20 countries are in the supply chain of components that end up in ISIS explosives
John Moore/Getty ImagesANKARA (Reuters) – Companies from 20 countries are involved in the supply chain of components that end up in Islamic State explosives, a study found on Thursday, suggesting governments and firms need to do more to track the flow of cables, chemicals and other equipment. The European Union-mandated study showed that 51...
‘Do you want to divide Europe?’ Hungary’s provocative prime minister discusses Europe’s refugee crisis
Courtesy of BILDHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has recently gained notoriety for his rhetoric and policies toward the ongoing refugee crisis. His country has erected a steel fence along Hungary’s southern border to keep out refugees — a policy that has now been adopted by other Balkan nations. The following interview was conducted by...
Hitler created the largest gun ever, and it was a total disaster
Screen grabEager to invade France, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded a new weapon that could easily pierce the concrete fortifications of the French Maginot Line — the only major physical barrier standing between him and the rest of Western Europe. In 1941, the year after France fell, German steelmaker and arms manufacturer Friedrich Krupp A.G....
The exotic new weapons the Pentagon wants to deter Russia and China
Evan Vucci/AP PhotoLittle noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China. Pentagon officials have started talking openly about using the latest tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create robot weapons,...
REPORT: French special forces are waging a ‘secret war’ against ISIS in Libya
Thomson ReutersPARIS (Reuters) – French special forces and intelligence commandos are engaged in covert operations against Islamic State militants in Libya in conjunction with the United States and Britain, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday. It said President Francois Hollande had authorized “unofficial military...
Turkey’s president says Russia continues to violate Turkish airspace
Sergei Karpukhin/ReutersANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Russia of continuing to violate Turkish airspace, three months after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. Erdogan, who was speaking to a group of local officials in Ankara in a speech broadcast live, also said the Syrian...
Russia just gave Afghanistan a ‘donation’ of 10,000 automatic rifles
RIA Novosti /ReutersKABUL (Reuters) – Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country. Dependent almost entirely on foreign aid, Afghan security forces are struggling to secure the...
