NewsweekSyria War: US-Led Coalition Killed Almost 500 Civilians in Deadliest Month Since ISIS Strikes BeganNewsweekThe U.S.-led coalition’s strikes against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in two Syrian provinces killed 472 civilians in the last month, according to a monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a U.K.-based monitoring group that …and more » Read […]

GizmodoWhich Avenger Is Going to Die in Infinity War?GizmodoIt’s no secret that Marvel locks down its actors to some pretty extensive deals—most of them signed for six films, I believe—but now, thanks to the team films and Civil War, at least some of those contracts are close to done. And guys? Not every …There may […]

The SunCould World War 3 actually happen? How chemical warfare and nuclear weapons could lead to the ApocalypseThe SunTENSIONS between the US, Russia, China and North Korea are continuing to escalate – with each power refusing to back down. Kim Jong-un has already threatened weekly tests of missile launches, with relations becoming increasingly strained. So […]

Open DemocracyThe long echo of Tajikistan’s civil warOpen DemocracyTajikistan’s civil war dragged on for over five years, leading to huge casualties. Over its course, between 35,000 and 157,000 people were killed, 37,500 households were destroyed. Some 600,000 people fled to neighbouring Afghanistan, and 195,000 were …Tajikistan’s Civil War: A Nightmare The Government Won’t Let Its People […]

House Cleaning Turns up Urn With War Veteran’s RemainsU.S. News & World ReportHouse Cleaning Turns up Urn With War Veteran’s Remains. An urn containing the remains of a World War II veteran discovered during a house cleaning in New Hampshire has been returned to a family in Maine. June 23, 2017, at 11:28 a.m.. MORE.and […]

Telegraph.co.ukBeijing wages war on ‘Chinglish’ to prevent translation gaffesTelegraph.co.ukChina has long been known as the land of the confused tourist, with instructions on public notices using phrases like: ‘Be careful to hit your head.’ But poorly translated English – or what is otherwise known as Chinglish – is set to become a thing of …and […]

The National Interest OnlineWill America Wage War with a Nuclear-Armed North Korea?The National Interest OnlineIt is increasingly clear that North Korea is driving toward a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which could strike the U.S. homeland. A central question for war and peace in East Asia, then, is how the Americans will respond if …North […]

CNNWhy neither North Korea nor the United States want all-out warCNN”The threat of war on the peninsula — major war or a limited war — has been present off and on since the end of the Korean War,” Adam Mount, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, told CNN. “Both the United States […]

New York TimesFears Grow That US Is Inching Toward Bigger Role in Syria WarNew York TimesWASHINGTON — To hear the Pentagon tell it, the United States still has no intention of getting involved in Syria’s six-year civil war; the American presence there is solely to help its allies defeat the Islamic State. But a recent […]