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16 dead after Israeli strikes on western Syria, state media say

AMMAN/CAIRO — Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people and wounded dozens overnight in western Syria, Syrian state media reported Monday, the deadliest Israeli attack reported by Syrian authorities since the attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus in April. Israel, which typically remains silent on reports of attacks in Syria, made no immediate comment. Syrian state […]

Zelensky Hits Western Allies with Demands for More Military Weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking on Friday with U.S. military officials and 50 friendly nations, called for more weapons even as the Biden administration confirmed it would rush another $250 million in security aid to Kyiv. Zelenskiy added that already promised systems were arriving too late, and reiterated his desire to directly attack Russia deep […]

Wednesday Western: ‘The Ox-Bow Incident’ (1943)

The killing of the victim has always been justified as an act of healing, purification, strengthening, wealth creation, or empowerment. “The Oxbow Incident” is a film about mercy and violence. In the scene where the vigilantes gather to celebrate under the gallows, the noose is always there, but there is no tension, only shadow. The […]

Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US

PHOENIX — Cam Ferguson arrived at his designated spot on the road adjacent to Chase Field, home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks, and laid out his usual pile of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy about four hours before the first pitch. By game time, it's a Labor Day afternoon and the temperature […]

US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

U.S. troops took part in a raid in western Iraq early Saturday that targeted suspected Islamic State militants, killing 15 people, the U.S. military said. U.S. troops have been battling Islamic State for years since driving the militants out of their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, but the deaths and injuries from Friday's attack […]

Wednesday Western: ‘Open Range’ (2003)

Laws are imposed and maintained through force, and once formulated, they are used to control those who challenge their legal and political origins. In the nineteenth century, this legislative process took place throughout the American West, particularly in the mapping of its geography. Costner delivers one of the greatest gunfight scenes in the history of […]

Wednesday Western: ‘The Old Way’ (2023)

“Pulling the trigger was not in the script,” George Stephanopoulos said. “Well, the trigger was There was none “I pulled the trigger,” Alec Baldwin responded. “I wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger.” “So you never pulled the trigger?” Stephanopoulos asked. “No, no, no,” Baldwin insisted. “I would never point a gun at anybody or […]

Iran rejects western plea not to launch retaliatory attack against Israel | Iran

Iran has rejected Western calls not to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month. “Such demands are excessive, lacking political logic and completely contradicting the principles and rules of international law,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement. President Massoud Pezechkian, in […]