By David Isaac 180 non-profit and civil rights organizations called on the social media giant to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism. The call was made in a November 16 open letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Twitter management. “Twitter’s guidelines should afford protection to Jewish Twitter users from antisemitic
By Yaakov Lappin The Israeli and Hellenic navies enjoy an excellent level of cooperation and appreciate one another’s capabilities, an Israeli naval commander said on Monday. The statement came days after ships from the two forces completed a wide-ranging joint training exercise in Greek waters. The 10-day exercise, a part of the Greek-led international drill,
By Joseph Hammond Portugal is the latest country to provide Kiev with helicopters to increase the mobility of Ukrainian forces as they press the offensive against Russia. Portugal will provide Ukraine with six Ka-32A11BC helicopters, according to an announcement from Helena Carreiras, Portugal’s Minister of Defense. “At the request of Ukraine and in conjunction with
By Joseph Golder Ukraine has revealed that it plans to develop its own drone program instead of buying them from abroad. The country has just held its first military-tech, International Drone hackathon in Ukraine during which 30 teams worked over three days to work towards that goal. The three-day event ended on Sunday, August 28,
By Joseph Golder An American woman who finds lost heirlooms at flea markets in New York has tracked down a photo album’s rightful owners to a family in war-torn Ukraine and given them a “sliver of hope”. And the grandson has said that he is grateful to her and her relatives for helping his family
By Simona Kitanovska A nuclear war between Russia and the United States would cause a global famine – wiping out almost two-thirds of the world’s population, warns new research. More than five billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale conflict, say scientists. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat
By Joseph Golder This footage shows U.S. Marines firing a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during one of the world’s biggest military training exercises. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – or HIMARS – can be seen being operated by the American marines. It can be seen being loaded with ordnance before maneuvering to a
By Simona Kitanovska A team of volunteers has completed the construction of a World War I biplane after more than 20 years – and they are now preparing to fly it. The Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter was built from scratch by the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland, in the United Kingdom. The group is made
By Joseph Golder The Russian Ministry of Defense has released these images showing what it says are “intensive maneuvering operations” involving its nuclear-capable Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Wednesday, June 1 at 6 a.m., that the Yars mobile missile systems, which can carry nuclear
By Darko Manevski Russian President Vladimir Putin has sold nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to Belarus, his ally in the war on Ukraine. The deadly 9K720 Iskander short-range ballistic missiles are capable of delivering a devastating nuclear payload. And the president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko – a pal of Putin’s – gloated: “At the very least, this
