Month: November 2023

Urban warfare in Gaza: Will it be different this time?

Urban warfare in Gaza: Will it be different this time? | View caption Hide caption In short, cities and the people in them don’t fare well during urban warfare, and Gaza has been no exception. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday that a “second stage of the war” has begun, a communications blackout made it…

Grand jury indicts Texas woman who left the country after a search for her son, 6, began

EVERMAN, Texas — A Texas woman who told various stories to explain her 6-year-old son’s absence before leaving the country has been charged with killing the child, who has been missing for a year. Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, 38, was indicted Monday by a Tarrant County grand jury on one count of capital murder, two counts of injury…

Russian activists brave backlash to honor Soviet victims

First Look Russian activists brave backlash to honor Soviet victims Russian activists are fighting to remember the millions of victims of Soviet repression, even as Vladimir Putin’s government seeks to downplay the historical crimes of the USSR. | View caption Hide caption | If history is written by the victors, then a small group of…