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Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
Iranian-backed groups in Iraq carried out their first FPV drone strike on US military equipment at the Victory Air Base in Baghdad. It’s worth noting that the military equipment and personnel were removed from the base. The FPV drones also struck a US AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar and a UH-60 helicopter.
BREAKING: Trump announces that Iran's Navy, Air Force, and anti-aircraft radar are all "gone" — declares the US no longer needs NATO assistance. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 17, 2026 PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST DROPPED A NUCLEAR TRUTH BOMB—IRAN’S MILITARY IS DECIMATED! Navy? GONE. Air Force? GONE. Anti-aircraft radar? GONE. Top leaders? WIPED OUT at virtually every …
BREAKING: Israeli military base under attack just west of the Sea of Galilee. — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) March 10, 2026 Hezbollah claims it launched a drone attack on an Israeli military base west of the Sea of Galilee, per their statement and reports from Al Jazeera and others. This fits the ongoing Iran-Israel-Hezbollah conflict with …
Last night’s #SuperBowlLX private jet exodus was wild! Five Bay Area airports (SFO, SJC, OAK, LVK & HWD) together saw a 1,136% increase in bizjet departures during the immediate post-game hours—compared to the previous Sunday. 🏈✈️ pic.twitter.com/lWb9Uz4jMM — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 9, 2026
Support for UK aviation is near universal until the sky goes dark. On July 30 engineers at NATS confirmed they had “restored the system that was affected” after a radar failure grounded all outbound flights from UK airports during peak travel hours https://www.ft.com/content/8b6b23d6-6586-4ea6-b745-6e1e45e6c5fe. London’s Gatwick confirmed outbound departures were paused while arrivals continued, though inbound flights …
Flash flooding is now underway across Washington DC and surrounding areas following a rapid series of severe thunderstorms that moved through the region late Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning at 5:44 PM EDT, citing radar-confirmed rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches every 20 minutes, with additional accumulation expected …
Radar evasion useless in AI battlefield… 🚨 ELON: STEALTH PLANES AREN’T INVISIBLE… AI CAN SEE THEM CLEARLY Elon says stealth planes like the F-117 and B-2 may look high-tech, but they’re easy targets for today’s AI-guided weapons. "These planes are cool, but extremely vulnerable to AI-guided missiles that use pure… https://t.co/2fqxzFUpMO pic.twitter.com/oJ0WjK2b1j — Mario Nawfal …
The global easing cycle continues pic.twitter.com/2umptKG11j — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) June 18, 2025 Gold is increasingly on the radar of Wall Street heavyweights and influential economists. Just in the last 2 months: Jeff Gundlach (DoubleLine) calls gold a "Flight-to-quality asset". Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard) says "Gold is the new gold". David Einhorn (Greenlight) notes that… …
A country that has never been attacked wants to spend billions on a radar system instead of spending this on better health care, or better roads, or less taxes taken from taxpayers. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday announced a radar purchase from Australia and an expansion of military operations in the Arctic while …
The FBI’s successful seizure of the servers and domains belonging to the ransomware gang Radar (also known as Dispossessor) is a significant development in the ongoing battle against cybercrime. This group, which has been active since August 2023, employed tactics such as exploiting security vulnerabilities, stealing data, and employing “double extortion” methods to demand ransoms …
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, will be sentenced eight days after the 2024 presidential election takes place, after a Delaware jury found him guilty on three gun charges. In a court order on Friday, Judge Maryellen Noreika wrote that sentencing for the younger Biden would take place on November 13, 2024, at the J. …
Iran refuses to admit there was a strike. Iran State TV is showing these images from Isfahan.pic.twitter.com/iIwV6qnpKJ — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 19, 2024 Long-distance aircraft fired missiles that struck Iranian Air Force assets at Isfahan in central Iran early Friday morning, the Jerusalem Post has confirmed. Meanwhile, two Israeli defense officials and three …
With nearly half of its radar systems offline, the National Weather Service grapples with a widespread outage, impairing the timely delivery of crucial weather information. While no imminent severe weather threats alleviate immediate concerns, the incident underscores the indispensable role of reliable radar infrastructure in safeguarding public safety. As teams diligently investigate and strive to …
A swarm of grasshoppers invading Tooele, Utah was so large it registered on weather radar systems. The plague of grasshoppers that moved into northwestern Utah late last month it was picked up by the National Weather Service. The plague-like surge was captured around 6 pm on June 21 heading northeast toward the Great Salt Lake …