The New Zealand Herald7d
Pakistani troops free hostages after train attack in Balochistan
In November, the BLA claimed responsibility for a bombing at Quetta’s main railway station that killed 26 people, including ...
The Guardian Nigeria14d
Children, soldiers among 18 killed in Pakistan attack
killing eight Pakistani soldiers. Last year was the deadliest in a decade for Pakistan, home to 250 million people, with a surge in attacks that killed more than 1,600 people, according to ...
Austin American-Statesman14d
When is St. Patrick's Day? See why people drink pints of Guinness, celebrate at pubs
America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in 1600 in the Spanish colony of ... a priest in St. Augustine and an Irish soldier, The Washington Post reported. Records of St. Patrick ...
Irish Central14d
A history of the Irish language, Gaelic
In the following centuries, the use of Irish was discouraged and suppressed, particularly during the English colonization of Ireland in the 1600s. The English government implemented policies to ...
24/7 Wall St.14d
Draft, Debt, and Dollars: 20 Lesser Known Facts About the Vietnam War
One of the most devastating conflicts the United States has ever taken part in, this 20-year war was fought in the area around Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as both North and South Vietnam faced off.
World Socialist Web Site16d
Pentagon orders 3,000 more troops, including Stryker combat brigade, to US-Mexico border
Over the weekend, fascist Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered an additional 3,000 active-duty US Army soldiers to be sent to the border, on top of the already 1,600 soldiers and 2,500 ...
Rutland Herald18d
Remember When: Vermont before vaccines, the 1813 epidemic
‘Mrs. Bowen, the wife of Mr. Isaac Bowen, of West Rutland, was taken sick, and her case being esteemed dangerous, Ebenezer Harris, esq. of Shaftsbury and his wife, father and mother of Mrs. Bowen were ...
The Times of Israel20d
Entire Gaza Division was overrun for hours, and IDF didn’t know it; 767 troops faced 5,000 terrorists
The IDF had just 767 soldiers deployed to the Gaza border that ... In all, the IDF estimated that it killed more than 1,600 terrorists during the onslaught in Israel and captured 149.
The Sun News20d
Soldier found shot to death by her husband while kids were in the home, Texas cops say
A husband is accused of killing his wife, an active-duty soldier, while two children were in the home, Texas police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An active-duty soldier was shot to death in her ...
Los Angeles Times20d
‘The Boys’ is about to get ‘Supernatural’: Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins join final season
Aug. 2, 2024 Ackles joined the cast of “The Boys” for its third season in 2020. He plays Soldier Boy, an unhinged supe who was once a mighty asset in the titular gang’s fight against the ...
USA Today21d
Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US
USAID said on its website that just before midnight on Sunday U.S. Eastern Time, all direct hires except essential workers will be put on leave and 1,600 USAID personnel in the U.S ...