Tag: War
UK needs to be ‘prepared’ for war – Grant Shapps
Defence secretary Grant Shapps has said that the UK needs to be "prepared" for war.Earlier in the week Mr Shapps said that the country was "moving fro [...]
Is North Korea Planning a War?
An intensification of nuclear threats from North Korea while the world is preoccupied with other wars has ignited an urgent debate over Mr. Kim’s moti [...]
After U.S.-Led Strikes in Yemen, How Wide Will the Middle East War Get?
With the U.S.-led attacks in Yemen, there is no longer a question of whether the Israel-Hamas war will escalate into a wider conflict. The question is [...]
Russell Hamler, Last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, Dies at 99
The foot soldiers marched and fought through harsh mountainous jungle on a mission to seize a Japanese-held airfield. Dozens did not survive.
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Amid Bitcoin ETF Fee War, Grayscale Stands Its Ground With Priciest Product
Valkyrie, Invesco and Bitwise lowered their fees further just hours after all rivals finally revealed their fee plans.
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World Bank Warns of Energy Price Surge if Mideast War Spreads
A new economic report predicted a year of weak growth and said the world faced a decade of “wasted opportunity.”
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Israel Says It Is Shifting to a More Targeted Stage in Gaza War
Israeli officials privately say that they hope to complete the transition by the end of January but that the timeline could change.
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Ukraine’s forex reserves up 42% on ‘unprecedented’ Western aid in 2023
KYIV: Ukraine's foreign exchange reserves grew 42% over the past year due to "unprecedented" foreign financial aid, reaching 40.5 billion US dollars a [...]
‘Pile of bulls–t’: New Hampshire GOPers give Haley a pass on Civil War remarks
Haley was “dead on,” Becky Turner, a Republican from Lincoln, said. “They made a mountain out of a molehill.”
A rush to Haley’s defense from her rall [...]
Attacks Heighten Fears of a Wider War for the Middle East and U.S.
The killing of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon and mysterious twin explosions in Iran heighten fears of a regional war that could draw in the United Sta [...]
Haley’s Civil War Gaffe Complicates Her New Hampshire Push
Her failure to mention slavery in response to a question about the causes of the Civil War has given Chris Christie fresh ammunition as they compete f [...]
Nikki Haley, in Retreat, Says ‘Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery’
A day after giving a stumbling answer about the conflict’s origin that did not mention slavery, Ms. Haley told an interviewer: “Yes, I know it was abo [...]
Sunak on Israel-Gaza war: Too many civilians are dying
The PM said a Conservative MP was putting words in his mouth over his reply on the to deaths in the Middle East.Rishi Sunak told Alicia Kearns that "t [...]
In Israel, Jake Sullivan, Denies Talk of a Rift Over War
“We’re not here to tell anybody, ‘You must do X, you must do Y,’” the national security adviser said. His visit came as the Israeli military said it h [...]
The U.S. Wants Israel to Scale Back the Gaza War. What Leverage Does It Have?
There are ways to persuade Israel to shift its strategy in Gaza, but each option carries a political and diplomatic cost for President Biden.
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