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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy’s army of drones gets its own commander | Ukraine

Ukraine is Vadim Sukharevsky appointed as commander of Russia’s drone forces, a newly created postSukharevsky was already deputy commander of the military in charge of drones, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in February ordered the creation of a separate drone department. A branch of the military that specializes in drones The order was approved by […]

War buskers: Ukraine musicians raise money to send drone to front line for brother

LVIV, UKRAINE — For the past couple of months, weekend visitors to a massive monument to Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian poet and nationalist whom Russian Czar Nicholas I imprisoned and exiled for his political views, have watched their children play while taking in the garage rock tones of The White Stripes. “Everyone tries to do […]

DePaul University fires biology professor over assignment about Israel-Hamas war

DePaul University announced it had fired an adjunct biology professor who gave students an elective assignment last month asking them to write about “the impact of the genocide in Gaza on human health and biology.” The school said an investigation into Ann D’Aquino’s assignment “determined that the assignment had a negative impact on the learning […]

Israeli Minister Benny Gantz Resigns From War Cabinet

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, announced his resignation at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 9, 2024. Gantz had been pressing the prime minister on his plans for post-war governance in Gaza and progress on an agreement to release Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. Gantz had originally scheduled […]

World War II Veteran, 102, Retires After 36 Years as Crossing Guard

A 102-year-old World War II veteran has finally retired after more than 30 years as a school crossing guard. Thomas Fauset coached students across the street from Guilford County, North Carolina, schools for 36 years before embarking on a second career after the war. CBS17 report. After his military service, Faucett began working for the […]

Moderate politician Benny Gantz resigns from Israeli war cabinet | Israel

Israeli politician and former army commander Benny Gantz has made good on his threat to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet, leaving him more reliant on the far-right wing of his coalition government. Netanyahu’s main rival, Gantz, a former defense minister and leader of the center-right National Unity Party, joined the three-member […]

Benny Gantz resigns from Israel war cabinet over lack of plan for postwar Gaza

JERUSALEM — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. The move poses no immediate threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament, but it makes him more reliant on his far-right alliance. Benny Gantz made the statement on Sunday, June 9, […]