A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021. Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua via Getty Images Russian conscripts are increasingly appealing directly to Putin for ...
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Ukraine is betting big on a bloody battle for a ruined town, but the gamble could break its ability to drive Russia back
BrightUkrainian servicemen fire an artillery called 2S7 Pion howitzer cannon aiming to Russian positions in the frontline nearby Bakhmut in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine . Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The bloody battle of Bakhmut continues to wage as ...
George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It’s time to call him what he is: ‘A liar.’
BrightGeorge W. Bush on the day of the 9/11 attacks, which were used to publicly justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But by many accounts, the plan to invade Iraq had already started taking shape months before. Eric Draper/National Archives ...
Chinese media is claiming an Instagram post shows the US military stealing aid for earthquake victims in Syria. It’s a bogus conspiracy theory.
BrightFalse claims about US soldiers stealing aid for earthquake victims reached over a million users on Twitter. Twitter Chinese state media promoted a conspiracy theory about the US stealing aid for earthquake victims. The claim was picked up by Iran ...
North Korea claims that in 1 day, 800,000 youths just up and decided to voluntarily join its army and fight the US
BrightNorth Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021. Kyodo News via Getty Images North Korea on Sunday claimed that 800,000 young people signed up to join the military in one day. State media claimed the youths ...
How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said ‘won the war for us’
BrightUS soldiers exit an LCVP and head ashore at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Reuters/File The Higgins boat is one of the iconic vessels of World War II. The Higgins boat, known as an LCVP, took US and allied ...
Putin’s macabre tour of occupied Ukraine: Russian leader visits besieged regions of Crimea and Mariupol
BrightRussian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018. Aleksey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images A defiant Putin has begun a tour of occupied areas of Ukraine, stopping in Crimea and ...
The war in Ukraine has created more refugees than the world has seen since WWII, according to a new UN report
BrightUkraine flag over rubble. Getty Images The UN has released a new report describing crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The report details war crimes including torture and rape of civilians, and deportation of children. The invasion has ...
Russia wants to replenish its troops by recruiting 400,000 new contract soldiers starting April: reports
BrightYoung men walk in front of a billboard promoting contract army service with an image of a serviceman and the slogan reading “Serving Russia is a real job” in Saint Petersburg on September 29, 2022. OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images) ...
The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world
BrightHippos are considered one of the deadliest land animals on the planet. Anadolu Agency / Contributor / Getty Images Authorities plan to relocate 70 of the hippos living wild in Colombia, but it’s not an easy task. Since hippos are ...