Russian President Vladimir Putin is replacing his defense minister with a civilian economist. Andrei Belousov will lead Russia’s military-industrial complex as Putin prepares for a protracted war. The move shows Russia’s wartime economy has become a key pillar of growth. Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced his defense minister with a civilian economist on Sunday. The move […]
BERLIN — The Russian army is gradually expanding the role of women as it seeks to balance President Vladimir Putin’s promotion of traditional family roles with the need for new recruits for the war in Ukraine. The military’s stepped-up appeal to women includes efforts to recruit female inmates in prisons, replicating on a much smaller […]
Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina has played a key role in stabilizing Russia’s sanctions-hit economy. She has been Russia’s top central banker since 2013 and was once feted internationally. But she is now seen as a complicit participant in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia’s economy was supposed to implode and collapse after the West […]
The US military said it has finished draining million of gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex in Hawaii that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbour’s drinking water in 2021. Joint Task Force Red Hill began defueling the tanks in October after completing months of repairs to an […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he knew he would come to Israel to volunteer as soon as it was safe. Five months later, he was chopping vegetables in a Tel Aviv kitchen, preparing meals for Israeli soldiers. […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A top Israeli Cabinet minister headed to Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, sparking a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israeli official, in a sign of widening cracks in Israel’s wartime government nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny […]
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Their scissors move quickly, shearing pieces of white cloth to be stitched together with cotton pads and taken to market in battered cardboard boxes. Before the day is done, the Palestinian seamstresses will have sewn 500 diapers and distributed them to war-weary parents in Gaza for about $4 per package […]
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Their scissors move quickly, shearing pieces of white cloth to be stitched together with cotton pads and taken to market in battered cardboard boxes. Before the day is done, the Palestinian seamstresses will have sewn 500 diapers and distributed them to war-weary parents in Gaza for about $4 per package […]
Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform’s contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy. Since Elon Musk‘s turbulent 2022 acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, the site has restored thousands of once-banned accounts and introduced a paid verification system that critics say has boosted conspiracy theorists. […]
Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform’s contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy. Since Elon Musk‘s turbulent 2022 acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, the site has restored thousands of once-banned accounts and introduced a paid verification system that critics say has boosted conspiracy theorists. […]
The Senate advanced a wartime aid package for Ukraine and Israel, reviving an effort that had stalled amid Republican opposition to a border security bill they demanded and later abandoned. A day after blocking a measure that would have paired harsh new border restrictions with security assistance for Ukraine and Israel, several Republicans agreed to […]
On Oct. 7, Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel. With an estimated 1,200 dead, it is considered one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history. There were other atrocities committed by Hamas during the coordinated attack as well, including kidnapping, torture, and sexual violence. As a result, Israel formerly declared war on Hamas, […]