Tuesday’s Catawba County tornado that killed a man and injured four people ripped apart homes and sliced large trees on a 9-mile path of destruction, a National Weather Service report revealed Thursday. The EF-1 tornado touched down at 12:27 p.m. near Yount Road in Claremont, where it broke large trees, according to the report by […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in his evening address that Russia was trying to bring back the threat of destroying Ukraine’s energy sector with its New Year’s Eve attacks. Source: Zelenskyy’s address on 4 January Quote: “These days, many regions of our state – various cities and villages, border areas, areas near the frontline […]
A Su-34 fighter jet caught fire at the Shagol airfield in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on the night of Jan. 4, a source in Ukraine’s special services told NV, attributing the act to Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR). Read also: Russia resumes use of Su-34 fighters after Ukraine had shot several down within days The […]
On Monday, a powerful earthquake struck Japan, killing dozens and leaving thousands without power. Satellite images show the destruction of hard-hit cities like Suzu and Wajima. You can see the destruction from space: capsized boats, decimated buildings, and giant fissures. Satellite images show mass destruction to Japan’s west coast and inner cities after a series […]
On Monday, a powerful earthquake struck Japan, killing dozens and leaving thousands without power. Satellite images show the destruction of hard-hit cities like Suzu and Wajima. You can see the destruction from space: capsized boats, decimated buildings, and giant fissures. Satellite images show mass destruction to Japan’s west coast and inner cities after a series […]
As Israel continued its deadly bombardment in Gaza overnight, there was new life amid the carnage for one family with newborn quadruplets. Iman al-Masri, who was displaced from the city of Beit Hanoun, gave birth to four babies on Dec. 18. One is named after a missing grandfather. Another is still too weak to leave […]
Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defence of Russia, has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the destruction of the large landing ship Novocherkassk near the city of Feodosiia in occupied Crimea. Source: Russian Interfax media outlet with reference to Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of Putin Quote by Peskov: “The Minister of Defence Shoigu has reported […]
U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps said on Dec. 26 that Ukraine’s recent attack on a Russian ship in the Black Sea proves that there is no stalemate in the war. The Dec. 26 missile strike targeted the port town Feodosia in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said that the attack had “destroyed” […]
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the administration of President Joe Biden from destroying razor wire fencing that Texas placed along its border with Mexico to deter illegal border crossings. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a judge was wrong to rule that the U.S. […]
Rescue workers help residents evacuate from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Libkos/AP) The destruction on Tuesday of the massive Soviet-era Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka has damaged homes and is posing a threat to residents, animals, crops and public infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called […]
Hamas’ Oct. 7 onslaught came the day after the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. The timing wasn’t coincidental. Falling on another Jewish holiday, Simchat Torah – which celebrates both the end and beginning of the yearly cycle of readings from the Hebrew Bible – the 2023 invasion sought to hearken back to the […]