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World News

Former soldiers give up their weapons for papers

Aamir Peerzada/BBC This “reconciliation centre” in Damascus is run by rebel group HTS On the night of 6 December, Mohammed el-Nadaf, a soldier in the Syrian army, was at his position in Homs. As rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) pushed into the city, days after they had seized control of Aleppo and Hama […]

Weather

National security advisor Jake Sullivan says Biden told him to oversee a ‘massive surge’ of weapons deliveries to Ukraine before his term ends

Biden wants to help Ukraine before he leaves office. Jake Sullivan told ABC News that Biden aims to help Ukraine “strengthen’ its position. President-elect Trump has been skeptical of the level of US aid sent to Ukraine. National security advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday said President Joe Biden was doing what he could to “strengthen” […]

Technology

Russia’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Ukraine Is an Alarming First

The Oreshnik missile launched Tuesday apparently took off from Russia’s Kapustin Yar rocket base roughly 800 kilometers from Dnipro, well away from intense fighting. This is the first time any IRBM has been used in combat. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, ratified by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1988, banned ground-launched IRBMs. […]

Politics

Senators Have a Chance to Halt Weapons Sales to Israel

As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens and with just weeks remaining before President-elect Donald Trump takes power, progressive senators are urging Democrats to finally take action. During the lame-duck period, they are pushing to halt $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel through a series of joint resolutions introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. […]