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 […]
Biden ends French D-Day anniversary trip by honoring US war dead, drawing contrast with Trump
BERLO, France — President Joe Biden ended a trip to France by paying his respects at a U.S. military cemetery that Donald Trump famously failed to visit during his presidency, hoping his final stop on Sunday would shed sharp light on the fate of November’s election. Before returning to the United States, Biden Aisne-Marne American […]
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 […]
Israeli War Cabinet Takes Massive Blow After Top Member Resigns Over Disagreements With Netanyahu
The Israeli war cabinet took a loss after Minister Benny Gantz stepped down on Sunday, according to multiple reports. Gantz, one of three voting members of the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had warned that he would leave his post this weekend if the prime minister failed to provide a post-war plan for […]
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, […]
NYC public housing residents, posh prep school kids spark playground war — with tensions going into full swing
A concrete jungle gym war has broken out on the Upper West Side. Tensions have reached a boiling point at the playground on West 90th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, as apartment complex residents fight to keep private school families, including students from the upscale, $64,000-a-year tuition-paying Trinity School, out of the newly renovated […]