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5 hours ago · A New York Times investigation in December found that American-designed Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs were responsible for some of the worst attacks on Palestinian civilians since the war in Gaza began.
3 hours ago · Humanitarian officials have warned of a catastrophe if such an attack goes ahead, and Washington made clear it was opposed to any such action without Israel offering a credible plan to safeguard ...
14 hours ago · Four more years of Sadiq Khan’s London – as voters have just chosen – means four more years of ideology before evidence. The Mayor’s “Vision Zero” plan commits the city to a series of policies ostensibly to eliminate every single traffic death and serious injury – a feat never achieved in any city on earth.
14 hours ago · A quarter of a million casualties is roughly the level the Joint War Plans Committee estimated, in its paper (JWPC 369/1) prepared for Truman's 18 June meeting. A review of documents from the Truman Library shows Truman's initial draft response to the query describes General Marshall only as saying "one quarter of a million would be the minimum".
14 hours ago · I think that's sort of ridiculous. The Ukrainians didn't panic after February 22, 2024; they aren't going to panic now. The Russians lack the troop strength and logistical capacity to transform this attack into a major offensive. The level of air and artillery support devoted to the attack indicates a reconnaissance in force or a spoiling attack.
14 hours ago · Baghdad (/ ˈ b æ ɡ d æ d / ⓘ BAG-dad or / b ə ɡ ˈ d æ d / bəg-DAD; Arabic: بَغْدَاد, romanized: Baghdād, [baɣˈdaːd] ⓘ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo.
14 hours ago · Attacks, even if successful, often sustained severe casualties. The development of armoured warfare and combined arms tactics permitted static lines to be bypassed and defeated, leading to the decline of trench warfare after the war. Following World War I, "trench warfare" became a byword for stalemate, attrition, sieges, and futility in conflict.
