On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of lives and thousands more in the aftermath from radiation and injury. The bombings led to Japan’s surrender, bringing an end...
Security officials in Israel and the U.S. have been scrambling for days to bolster the Jewish state’s defenses following the back-to-back assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas terror leaders last week. Iran on Monday gave credence to security concerns after it claimed stability in the region could only be achieved by “punishing” Israel for its alleged...
The commander of U.S. Central Command met with Israeli officials Monday as tensions in the region are heightened amid the belief Iran will soon attack Israel, or that the Jewish state may preemptively strike against Iran, either of which could ignite a wider regional conflict. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla met with Chief of the...
Israeli officials are leaving no options off the table as they consider the possibility of hitting Iran with a preemptive strike while Jerusalem stares down threats in every direction. Following a Sunday meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief security officials from the defense ministry, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mossad and...
The White House on Thursday announced new defensive military deployments to help Israel defend itself against Iran and its proxies. A brief statement on the matter came in a readout of a phone call between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call. ISRAEL CONFIRMS STRIKE ON...
Prosecutors have agreed to plea agreements with three of the masterminds of the Sept. 11 terror attacks who were awaiting trial in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Department of Defense (DOD) said Wednesday. The Convening Authority for Military Commissions, Susan Escallier, entered into pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and...
Ukraine’s first medal of the 2024 Olympics belongs to women’s fencer Olga Kharlan, but she insists it is for more than just herself. Kharlan beat South Korea’s Choi Sebin 15-14, coming back from a six-point deficit, for the women’s saber fencing bronze medal on Monday. She then dedicated the medal to her country amid its...
Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of...
Depending on who you ask, the bones that have been sitting in a Tokyo repository for decades could be either leftovers from early 20th century anatomy classes, or the unburied and unidentified victims of one of the country’s most notorious war crimes. A group of activists, historians and other experts who want the government to...
Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens of people, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to Al Aqsa Hospital and pronounced dead after...
