Are IDF reservists properly armed during post-war operations?

Are IDF reservists properly armed during post-war operations?

The long duration and overwhelming logistical complexity of the Israel-Hamas War has led to a negative economic impact that may be taking a bite out of the budgets for arming reservists. A consistent concern pre-war, mid-war, and post-war has been whether IDF reservists are properly armed. There is no question that, pre-war, they were not,…

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Weather turns slippery as Germany braces for day of black ice

Weather turns slippery as Germany braces for day of black ice

Germany is preparing for a day of icy surfaces and chaotic mobility on Monday caused by fresh snow and freezing rain, in the latest harsh conditions during days of sub-zero temperatures. The German Weather Service (DWD) is forecasting a “severe black ice situation nationwide,” with the latest forecasts on Sunday suggesting that a low pressure…

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Rowing through grief and giant Atlantic waves

Rowing through grief and giant Atlantic waves

Clare O’Reilly is battling huge waves and personal grief as she rows across the Atlantic Ocean in the World’s Toughest Row. O’Reilly, from Wembury, Devon and teammates Rosie Tong and Mel Jarman set off on 14 December and have already covered more than 1,800 miles of the 3,600-mile race. The hardest part came before the…

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Zelensky accuses Kremlin of targeted terror against population

Zelensky accuses Kremlin of targeted terror against population

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of targeted terror against the people of his country following heavy airstrikes during the past week. Zelensky posted on social media on Sunday that within the past week the Russian military had used against Ukraine around 1,100 drones, 890 guided bombs and 50 rockets and cruise missiles, including…

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Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November

Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November

In the bitter cold of a Gaza winter, two-month-old Mohammed Abu Harbid has become the latest victim of Israel’s genocidal war that has stripped Palestinians of shelter, warmth and survival. Zaher al-Wahidi, director of health information at the Ministry of Health, told Al Jazeera the infant died from severe hypothermia at al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital. His…

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Flynn McGarry’s Artful, Ambitious Next Act

Flynn McGarry’s Artful, Ambitious Next Act

The chef Flynn McGarry was only thirteen years old when he débuted a tasting-menu pop-up in his home town of Los Angeles, in 2012. He was nineteen when the doors opened at Gem, his real-deal restaurant on the Lower East Side, and he was only a couple of years past legal drinking age when he…

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