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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The United States and other Western countries are suitably popping the Champagne corks over today’s historic prisoner swap with Russia. But what is the Kremlin celebrating, as its human take includes a convicted hitman, an arms dealer, and a money launderer?  Street creds at home. Affirmation …

Think of them as rolling fortresses, bristling with firepower and advanced systems. Tanks are built to take a beating and dish out some of their own. Here’s a look at what happens when the M1 guns go off: In the wilds of Georgia, where there’s fire, there’s smoke.

COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating As Tehran vows revenge on Israel for taking out a Hamas leader on Iranian soil, it’s important not to lose sight of the fundamental questions regarding Hamas. My fellow journalists especially need to hold the terror group accountable. Both truth and morality demand it. When covering …

by Gatimu Juma Video on secure messaging channels depicts men sitting on the ground while blindfolded, wounded, and writhing in pain. Following intense combat that left dozens of fighters dead or badly maimed, rebel commanders in Mali have ransomed off some of their captives from the Wagner Group and Malian …

After the Soviets discovered huge reserves of natural gas in Uzbekistan, this part of the USSR became the main gas producing region in the country. But things went wrong, and one of its key gas fields turned into a man-made disaster of unimaginable magnitude. Hellish fire The unprecedented emergency at …

Train how you expect to fight. These U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division show how it’s done, with live fire training on Feb. 10, 2024.

by John Gartner As I sat looking out the port side window of the Dakota, I could see below me the vast expanse of Lake Cahora Bassa dam. The grey skeletal branches of long-drowned trees dotted the shoreline and seemed, in my reverie, to be reaching imploringly skyward. The surface …

As officials in Ukraine report fresh waves of drone attacks on Odesa, people inside the embattled region recall ongoing attacks that have destroyed families and cities, and have left some at the mercy of brutal sadists. “We do not forget how Russians sent people who enjoy this cruelty,” one contact …

FBI Director Christopher Wray faces grilling today by House lawmakers in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.  Watch the hearing, below. Wray’s testimony follows a Monday hearing that led to Kimberly Cheatle resigning from the top slot at the U.S. Secret Service. READ MORE: Oversight Hearing That …

COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating When did the Secret Service stop placing snipers on top of sloped roofs? The question stems from comments by Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, explaining why her agency did not secure what became a hostile sniper’s nest at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania. During the …