A court in Argentina on Wednesday upheld a six-year prison sentence and lifelong ban from public office against former president Cristina Kirchner, according to a press report. She was initially convicted in 2022 for the embezzlement of public funds and subsequently filed an appeal but the federal criminal court upheld the original verdict, the newspaper La Nacion reported. Kirchner plans to appeal this new ruling to the Supreme Court. Until a final judgement is made, she will remain free, the s

A couple arrived at their home in Australia after midnight and found their bedroom occupied by an unexpected intruder -- a koala.

A return to nuclear power for Germany would be "logical," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told dpa in an interview. "I think it's a logical. It's a rational position," Grossi said, noting that Germany is the only country in the world to have completely phased out nuclear energy. Policymakers in Berlin might ponder why others haven't, he said during an interview on Wednesday at the UN Climate Conference in Baku. "You might wonder: Why does the rest of the

Police in Germany have arrest four suspects who allegedly participated in a jewellery heist at Frankfurt Airport. The police said on Wednesday that a suitcase full of jewellery was stolen on November 8 from a dealer who had taken it with him to the airport. The man estimated the value of the suitcase at €1.2 million (about $1.3 million). After analysing security videos, the police were able to establish that at least four people were involved in the theft. They were able to locate these individu

Nine of 11 patients in new brain cancer trial saw their tumors shrink by at least half. One really beat the odds.

Earlier this week, ex-Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez hit out at Luis de la Fuente’s decision to exile him from Spain contention after his summer move to Saudi Arabia. The veteran defender state...

The use of nitrous oxide as a party drug could soon be banned in Germany after the Cabinet approved a draft bill from Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. The reform also provides for a ban on dispensing via vending machines and late-night shops as well as targeting so-called knockout drops. However, it could face a battle to be passed in parliament ahead of elections expected to be held on February 23. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's administration is aiming to add the regulation to an existing bill but w

Hooligans found guilty of the assault of Israeli football fans in Amsterdam should where possible lose their Dutch nationality, right-wing populist political leader Geert Wilders said on Wednesday. Wilders, who leads the largest group in the Dutch parliament, has blamed Muslims and Dutch citizens with Moroccan roots for the violence in the city around a football match between Israel's Maccabi team and Ajax Amsterdam last week. "We saw how Muslims hunted Jews on the streets of Amsterdam, a pogrom

FedEx is strengthening its air network in Latin America with two new flights linking markets in South and Central America with Miami, the company announced. The post FedEx builds capacity in Latin America with new flight routes appeared first on FreightWaves.

A tribunal in Argentina on Wednesday upheld a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office against former President Cristina Fernández, a dominant political leader in recent years in the South American country. Fernández was convicted and sentenced in 2022 by a three-judge panel for a fraud scheme that embezzled millions of dollars through public works projects during her presidency.

The Houthis launched a complex attack consisting of anti-ship missiles and drones, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Shortly after two companies announced plans to dismantle a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Port of Mobile, local leaders pushed back against the project, citing safety concerns. Two ship dismantlement and recycling companies, Modern American Recycling and Radiological Services, LLC and NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services, LLC, will compete to win a […]

A new palletized ground-based launcher concept that can be loaded with up to two dozen 227mm guided artillery rockets at a time – four times what an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) can pack at once – recently broke cover. The launch system is designed to be carried on a 10-wheeled cargo truck and can also fire other weapons, including short-range ballistic missiles and surface-to-air interceptors. Lockheed Martin displayed the launcher on a U.S. Marine Corps 10×10 MKR18 Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) truck at the Human-Machine Integration Summit IV last week.

A Norwegian fishing boat has caught its largest ever haul – a US navy nuclear-powered submarine weighing in at 7,800 tons.

On Wednesday, a new slate of witnesses provided fresh testimony to Congress on UFO sightings and what the government may (or may not) know about them.

Michael Strahan was approached outside his home by a reporter seeking his response to the ongoing controversy.

Russian soldiers have been filmed giving North Korean troops battlefield training and language lessons, with some of Kim Jong-un’s men picking up swear words.

Jason Kelce faces off against three veteran Navy SEALs in an intense push-up challenge on ESPN’s "Monday Night Countdown."

In a series of war games in the seas and skies around Taiwan last month, China deployed some of its newest strike aircraft, warships and missile forces. Like America, which still relies on upgraded versions of the B-52, a bomber from the same era, China has successfully modernized its jet-powered H-6 to carry on flying deep into the 21st Century. These bombers were shown on China’s state-controlled media taking off for missions designed to intimidate Taiwan as part of the war-game drills.

Hegseth, a staunch opponent of DEI initiatives and former guard at Guantanamo Bay, has less leadership experience than current Secretary […]

Production of UK-made Typhoon jets has “essentially stopped” amid fears the Royal Air Force will buy US-made aircraft instead.

Witnesses testified to the House Oversight Committee regarding the Pentagon's alleged hiding of UFOs.

Israel's military plans to issue conscription orders for ultra-Orthodox men again this coming Sunday, according to Israeli media. Several Israeli newspapers reported on Tuesday that around 7,000 strictly religious men are to receive notices. The former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, had authorized the sending of the call-up orders before his dismissal, the Times of Israel reported. The military reportedly intends to send out the notices as planned. Israel Katz, the new defence minister, has not

Six Israeli soldiers have been killed after a three-hour gun battle with Hezbollah fighters who ambushed them in southern Lebanon.

Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, the third in three days, but Ukrainian air defenses shot most of the airborne ordnance out of the sky with only one person reported hurt.

Bob Woodward's new book "War" provides a harrowing glimpse into the Biden administration's national security decision-making process, revealing how the White House created a self-fulfilling prophecy that has allowed Russia to exploit U.S. weakness in Ukraine.

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Nine months ago, Azad said goodbye to his family and travelled 8,000 miles across the globe, where he swapped America’s rural south for a mountainous stronghold of poets, doctors, tattoo artists and engineers resisting south-east Asia’s most brutal and well-resourced military.

The Norwegian company will provide its Naval Strike Missile, which is being installed on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships and Constellation-class frigates.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to clean house at the Pentagon by firing several military officers.

A man who worked for the U.S. government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday. The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was due to make his first court appearance in Guam. It was not immediately clear whether Rahman had a lawyer or which federal agency employed him, but officials say he had a top-secret security clearance with access to sensitive compartmented information.

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President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, after Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kyiv. The U.S. will “continue to shore up everything we’re doing for Ukraine to make sure that it can effectively defend itself against this Russian aggression,” Blinken told reporters at NATO headquarters, before planned meetings with allied envoys and Ukrainian officials. Blinken warned that North Korea’s decision to send its troops into combat operations alongside Russian forces “demands and will get a firm response.”

Russia has lost so many tanks in Ukraine that the nation’s largest studio has donated movie props to bolster its armor force. “I knew that they needed them, so I got in touch with the Defense Ministry, and they took these vehicles.”

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, including massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing. The report said the widespread, deliberate demolition of homes and civilian infrastructure in Gaza -– some of them to carve a new road bisecting the territory and establish a buffer zone along Israel’s border -– was likely to “permanently displace” many Palestinians. “Such actions of the Israeli authorities amount to ethnic cleansing,” Human Rights Watch said.

NATO and the European Union are ramping up efforts to persuade China to help get North Korea to stop sending troops and other support to Russia to back its war on Ukraine. Up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia’s Kursk border region to help beat back Ukrainian forces there, according to U.S., South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments. NATO says Russia is sending missile technology to North Korea in return.

Ukraine's UN ambassador said at the University of Kansas withdrawal of U.S. military aid to Ukraine risked handing victory to Russia and emboldening Putin.

Trump loyalist Pete Hegseth, who co-hosts Fox and Friends, recently dismissed the role of women in combat roles

President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Pete Hegseth as U.S. defense secretary was met on Wednesday with surprise at the Pentagon and bewilderment among some European allies, but some Republican lawmakers rallied around the Fox News host. Hegseth, a veteran with scant government experience, has disdained so-called "woke" policies of Pentagon leaders, opposed having women in combat roles, and questioned whether the top U.S. general was in his position because of his skin color. The 44-year-old's selection shocked many at the Pentagon, where officials privately questioned what qualified him for the position.

President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world's largest and most powerful military. The news was met with bewilderment and worry among many in Washington as Trump passed on a number of established national security heavy-hitters and chose an Army National Guard major well known in conservative circles as a co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend.”

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday after he leaked classified information about the country’s war strategy in Ukraine on the social platform Discord. Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty in March to six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to the…

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving its navy a global reach.