Russia is not the only “empire” whose interests are driving the conflict in Ukraine, Pope Francis said in an interview with Swiss television RSI, set to be released on Sunday. Excerpts from the interview were published on Friday by several Italian outlets. Asked about the ongoing conflict between Moscow and …
Read More »Kidd on the deck: US Navy ship’s Facebook page streams ‘Age of Empires’ in apparent hacking incident
A Facebook page of the USS Kidd (DDG-100) which typically posts updates from the ship’s deployments in international waters, such as its most recent mission in the Indo-Pacific, treated followers to far more entertaining content, albeit for only a few days. Until Thursday morning, the page featured a series of …
Read More »As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia
In early July, American and coalition forces left Bagram Airfield, once Washington’s largest base of operations in Afghanistan. Already at 90% completion, the withdrawal is expected to be concluded by August 31, 2021, ahead of President Joe Biden’s initial September 11 deadline. Meanwhile, Taliban forces are advancing, recapturing and, crucially, …
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