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A France-trained force aims to strengthen Ukraine's defenses at a critical point in war

A French military task force with the festive name “Champagne” is wrapping up a mission that’s no party

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Lebanon in Widening War Campaign

Israel is sending troops into villages farther from its border, in what some former senior security officials worry could turn into a war of attrition.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Heavy turbulence forces flight bound for Miami to return to Europe

The pilots of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 chose to make a U-turn and fly about five hours back to Copenhagen, where the plane was inspected for damage.

A night with the drone squad targeting Russian forces in micro battles

In a dugout near the front in Donetsk, the Guardian joins Ukrainian police officers turned pilots during a shift . The armoured car’s bumpy high-speed journey comes to a halt, and the Guardian ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Japanese troops will train with US and Australian forces as concerns over China grow

The defense ministers from the U.S., Japan and Australia have agreed to step up military cooperation and expressed concern about a spate of confrontations with China’s increasingly assertive military

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Government could force pension funds to invest more in UK assets

Further measures may be taken if ‘megafund’ reforms fail to boost domestic investment, says pensions minister

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

FDNY creates brush fire task force amid historic wildfires

New York is battling its largest wildfire in 16 years, with firefighters now containing about 90% of the affected areas. Officials warn that ongoing drought conditions and strong winds could ...

India's "severe plus" air pollution forces more dramatic safety measures

Air pollution chokes New Delhi every winter, but this year's smog has already derailed everything from transport and road work to schools.

Pakistani security forces raid a militant hideout in the northwest and 10 insurgents are killed

Police say Pakistani security forces have raided a militant hideout in northwest Pakistan, sparking an hourslong shootout on Monday in which at least 10 insurgents were killed and several others ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

UK minister says 50,000 Ukrainian troops trained by British forces

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Mixon 'a force' with 3 TDs as Texans O-line delivers

Joe Mixon scored all three of the Texans' offensive touchdowns Monday night against the Cowboys, with both he and coach DeMeco Ryans giving credit to Houston's O-line. "I challenged them to play ...

Sports - ESPN - 12 hours ago

Vivek Ramaswamy's plan to force federal workers back into the office

Vivek Ramaswamy's effort to cut costs could target the nearly two-thirds of federal workers who are still approved to work from home 18 months after the pandemic ended.

Politics - NBC News - 18 hours ago

DOJ could force Google to sell Chrome after monopoly ruling

The Justice Department is reportedly asking a judge to force Google's parent company to sell its Chrome browser following a ruling that declared the company's search engine practices an illegal ...

132 hamsters reportedly broke loose on a plane, forcing it out of service

Portugal's TAP airlines reportedly had to take a plane out of service for days to scour the aircraft for hamsters that got out of their cages.

World - CBS News - 12 hours ago

Trump assassination task force issues subpoenas for ATF testimony

The Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump on Monday issued subpoenas to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for testimony from two ATF employees regarding ...

Security failures before first Trump assassination attempt detailed by House task force

The Secret Service did not properly plan and coordinate with local law enforcement ahead of former President Donald Trump's July 13 campaign rally, where he was shot at in an assassination attempt, ...

Russia says it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo plane by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

World - ABC News - October 21

Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK

Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacy. A ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Yelp disables comments on the McDonald's that hosted Trump after influx of one-star reviews

After ex-President Donald Trump visited a Pennsylvania McDonald's, Yelp put an "unusual activity alert" on the location's page due to dozens of unusual reviews.

Business - CNBC - October 22

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