A US fighter jet bombed a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM. The US military says the ship’s crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to ‘breach its blockade’ of Iranian ports. Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026 Share US bombs cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman ‘trying to run…
539 BC -Army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon 1279-Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon 1492-Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall on a Caribbean island he names San Salvador (likely Watling Island, Bahamas). The explorer believes he has reached East Asia 1864-Brazilian troops under the command of Gen….
In one of the most iconic scenes in the 2008 movie “The Dark Knight,” the Joker eloquently expresses his belief in the darker duality of human nature: “Their morals, their code, it’s a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They’re only as good as the world allows them to be. I’ll show…
Flash flooding in Nepal has swept away buildings along the Budhi Gandaki river on Sunday. Terrified onlookers in Gorkha district filmed from higher ground, after a landslide triggered downstream flooding that also swept away a bridge and homes. Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026 Share Flash flood sweeps away buildings in Nepal on social…
As Israel entered the final month before its October 27 election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a chilling warning to share. Israel’s enemies, he said on September 29, were plotting an attack on the country before the vote. Without providing any evidence, he then quickly referred to continuing attacks by Israeli troops in the Gaza…
The government has been working to develop a national artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model, while planning to launch a separate effort to develop frontier models. This two-track strategy is raising questions: Why is the government pushing the new project and how will it draw the line between the two programs? The Ministry of Science and…
President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a welcoming ceremony for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Korea at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to communicate more directly and actively with the public, a presidential official said Sunday. Lee made the remarks during his flight…
Department of Justice says it’s investigating whether the White House press pool’s decision violated antitrust laws. Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026 The United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation into television networks’ decision to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month. A spokesperson said on Saturday that the department was…
Timothy Snyder KHARKIV — On Sept. 11, 2001, when I taught my third class as a professor of East European history at Yale, I knew what the subject had to be: provocation. The Russian imperial secret services, and then the Soviet secret services, had perfected the art of convincing adversaries to do what they wanted…
