Former US Army captain Jesse Petrilla is clearly a disciple of the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. A basic principle in Sun’s classic treatise The Art of War is “Know your enemy.” Petrilla has spent a decade getting to…
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Top Trump advisor attends Iran opposition event in Paris
US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, was in Paris on Saturday, attending an event at Paris-based Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), according to TV footage carried by…
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Supersonic commercial flights will return in 2025 for the first time since the Concorde
For the first time since the Concorde was retired in 2003, the dream of supersonic commercial flights is making a comeback. Promising to cut transcontinental travel times in half, these next-generation aircraft are being developed by…
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Lebanon working with Syria to strengthen borders
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, with the pair focusing on strengthening their shared border.
The trip was the first…
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These Maps Show Just How Dry Southern California Is Right Now
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
Dry conditions across Southern California in early January 2025 set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other…
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Zelensky says Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk
Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, the first time Ukraine has announced the capture of North Korean soldiers alive since their entry into the war last…
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Los Angeles Will Remain at High Risk of Fire Into Next Week
Devastating wildfires continued to burn throughout the Los Angeles metro area on Friday, extending mandatory evacuations and school closures across the region. Next week promises little chance of relief; conditions will remain favorable for both…
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What fruits contain the highest amount of protein?
Fruits aren’t typically associated with high protein content. Instead, they’re more often linked to carbohydrates, which many try to reduce for weight loss. However, fruits play a vital role in the healthy Mediterranean diet, widely recommended…Continue Reading
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Columbia University terminates professor who discriminated against Israeli students
Columbia University Law professor Katherine Franke, a vocal supporter of Palestinians, claimed on Friday that she was pushed out of her position due to her political activism.
“I have been targeted for my support of pro-Palestinian protesters—by…
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Syria claims it thwarted attempted ISIS attack on Damascus
Syria’s Intelligence Directorate foiled an attack by the Islamic State group on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine in a Damascus suburb, a site of mass pilgrimage for Shi’ites, state news agency Sana reported on Saturday.
It said members of the cell…
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