3+ week, 6+ day ago  (426+ words) A persistent, lung-searing rain of fire is currently cauterising the nerves of the Iranian landscape, exposing the jagged vulnerability of a nation under the reach of a rampaging superpower and the unrestrained fury of its regional spearhead. Above, the indifference…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (838+ words) When'US Secretary of Defence James Mattis addressed'the intensification of US combat operations against the Islamic State group in 2017, he assured the American public of his commitment to "get the strategy right" while maintaining "the rules of engagement" to "protect the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (322+ words) The longer the war continues, the more difficult it will be for the US to extricate itself from it. Meanwhile, the increasing rhetoric from Trump's aides framing the conflict with Iran in religious terms suggests that the US administration seeks…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (688+ words) She had 180 crew members aboard. At least 87 are now confirmed dead, another 32 were rescued and about 60 people were likely unaccounted for, Sri Lankan "authorities said. The vessel was approximately 1, 700 nautical miles from Iran's nearest coastline and over 1, 350 nautical miles from…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (218+ words) Hong Kong planned to evacuate thousands of residents on Friday as a bomb left over from World War II was discovered at a construction site. Police said that the bomb measured approximately 1. 5 metres in length and weighed about 450 kilogrammes (1, 000 pounds),…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (489+ words) TAIPEI: China is intentionally mischaracterising World War Two-era documents to put pressure on, and isolate, Taiwan, as those accords made no determination of the island's ultimate political status, the de facto US embassy in Taipei said. The 80th anniversary of the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (325+ words) China will unveil a slate of new domestically produced military hardware that will showcase its "powerful capability to prevail in modern war" at a parade next month, officials said on Wednesday. The event, marking 80 years since the end of World…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (954+ words) Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight. A silent prayer…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (384+ words) KARACHI: Unknown thieves stole several antique items related to World War II from a Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) office inside Frere Hall during the Muharram holidays, it emerged on Saturday. Five World War II memorial shields, a DVD player and…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (459+ words) World War II memorial shields and other high-value items were stolen from an office of the director general of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Parks Department in the city's iconic Frere Hall, it emerged on Saturday. The building, one of…...