Most decorated battleship in Navy history, the USS New Jersey is getting a good going over Laid down in 1940 and commissioned the first time in 1943, the New Jersey evolved significantly from WWII to its last refit in 1982. Two spotting planes and their catapults on the stern gave way to a ... 04/27/2024 - 10:00 am | View Link
Glancing Back for April 27: Some Charleston residents oppose street plan Germany players celebrate after Andreas Brehme, left on ground, scores the winning goal in the World Cup soccer final match against Argentina, in the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, July 8, 1990. Andreas ... 04/27/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
USS Forrestal: Triumph and Tragedy of America's First 'Super' Aircraft Carrier The USS Forrestal, the U.S. Navy's first supercarrier and part of the Forrestal-class, played a pivotal role during the Vietnam War, particularly at Yankee Station in 1967. 04/26/2024 - 2:28 pm | View Link
USS George Washington Deploys to U.S. Southern Command, Eventually Headed to Japan A major homeport shift involving two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers is underway with the April 25, 2024, departure of USS George Washington (CVN 73) from Norfolk, Virginia, to the U.S. Southern ... 04/26/2024 - 8:55 am | View Link
Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian commander Oleksiy Tarasenko witnessed a frightening shift last month in Russia's efforts to punch through Kyiv's defense of the industrial region known as the Donbas. 04/22/2024 - 6:34 am | View Link
(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country’s prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence.
Belizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, the former minister of economy and finance who was the current interim prime minister.
LONDON — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four others, British authorities said.
A 36-year-old man was arrested in a residential area near Hainault subway station, police said. The incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.”
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Police said the 14-year-old died in the hospital from his injuries.
King Charles III officially returned to public duties on Tuesday, following a months-long period of recuperation since being diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in February.
The 75-year-old monarch opted for a cause close to home to mark his return to work. King Charles and Queen Camilla visited a cancer treatment center in London, where he greeted doctors, held hands with patients, and gave out gifts to children.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, became the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia launched its full scale invasion of the country in February 2022. Sophie is the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, and brother of King Charles III.
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The Duchess met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska during the Monday visit.
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Donald Trump thinks that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been “rightfully” criticized for failing to stop Hamas’s murder of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 and says there are “some very good people” who could take Netanyahu’s job.
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In a wide-ranging interview with TIME, Trump was sharply critical of Netanyahu, a close ally during the former President’s term.
Brands across the world have felt the impact of a growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement that pro-Palestinian activists have pushed to pressure and punish companies that are perceived to support Israel’s deadly military campaign in Gaza. But the impact has been most pronounced in Muslim-majority countries across the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where boycotts on several fast-food chains have begun to pose an existential threat to franchisees despite pushback from local operators against allegations that their businesses are tied to Israel.
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QSR Brands, the franchise holder for KFC in Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia, announced on Monday that it is temporarily shuttering over 100 KFC outlets across the country, local media reported, as it looks to “manage increasing business costs and focus on high-engagement zones.”
The move comes amid a Malaysia-wide boycott against the fried chicken establishment, as activists criticize its U.