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OVER THE GAZA STRIP — Lt. Col. Jeremy Anderson tilted up the nose of his U.S. Air Force C-130 and tipped 16 pallets of emergency food aid out of the cargo bay and into the sky above northern Gaza. Thousands of miles away, off the coast of Yemen, U.S. fighter jets . . .
The Biden administration is expanding efforts to surveil and intercept Iranian weapons being smuggled to Yemen, where Houthi militants have staged a deadly campaign of violence against commercial shipping that has proved resilient to six weeks of military strikes, said U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The initiative seeks to map seafaring . . .
WARSAW, Poland — Croatia has signed a letter of acceptance with the United States to purchase eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the country’s armed forces. Under the deal, the U.S. government will cover 51% of the contract’s value, while the remainder will be covered by Croatia in the years 2025 to 2027, the Croatian Ministry […]
El-Arish, Egypt — The U.S. plans to help establish a field hospital inside the war-torn Gaza Strip for civilians wounded amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Tuesday. USAID Administrator Samantha Power made the announcement — part of a new $21 million aid pledge for Gaza and the West […]
Already vulnerable, countries in South America, the Caribbean and Central America face increasing vulnerabilities by artificial intelligence-enabled and other emerging technology-based cyber attacks, said Col. James Hamilton, USAF, the A6 for the 12th Air Force (AFSOUTH), speaking on a panel with cyber leaders from Brazil, Ecuador, Jamaica, Paraguay and Peru, during the AFCEA Alamo […]
The logo of German automaker BMW is seen in Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 14 (Reuters) – BMW North America
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times: Amazon Prime members will be able to access US healthcare provider One Medical’s suite of benefits, for a fee, as the ecommerce company looks to expand its presence in the $4 trillion American healthcare industry. Prime members in the US who opt in will have […]
US LAUNCH OF AMANDLA WINES CELEBRATES THE STRENGTH OF WOMEN EVERYWHERE One woman-led South African wine brand is expanding to the US all in the name of empowerment. Amandla, the latest varietal from Adama Wines, a South African-based 100% Black woman-run business, recently rolled out in the US to celebrate the power of womanhood. “At […]
That includes a potential “humanitarian pause.” October 29, 2023, 9:10 AM ET • 1 min read Freeing the American, Israeli and other hostages in Gaza is still a priority as Israel expands its ground assault in the territory in an effort to defeat Hamas in the wake of the group’s terror attack on Israel, the […]
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Friday that it was expanding ground operations in its attacks on the Gaza Strip, an announcement that coincided with intense bombardment across the enclave, a near-total collapse of the internet and appeals by Washington for Israel to hold off . . […]