Author: Steven Sahiounie

The US military and political leadership is weakening the country’s combat capabilities “through a sustained assault that is fueled by woke virtue signaling,” a report by Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Chip Roy of Texas has claimed. The document was released by the two Republican lawmakers on Monday. “Rather than making the case for American greatness and protecting our nation, the military is parroting woke nonsense. It’s dumb, it doesn’t work, and it’s dangerous. We need to spend more time thinking about how to counter Chinese aircraft carriers and less time thinking about pronouns,” Rubio said in a statement. The 17-page document fires a broadside at…

Türkiye’s air operations in northern Iraq and Syria are “just the beginning” and the country may soon launch a ground offensive into Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday. In an address to ruling party lawmakers, Erdogan explained that Türkiye is determined to “close down all of our southern borders… with a security corridor that will prevent the possibility of attacks on our country.” He said the ground incursion will begin “at the most convenient time for us,” and will target the regions of Tel Rifaat, Mambij and Kobani, which he called “sources of trouble.” Erdogan also reassured the Iraqi…

Police in Tehran say two suicide bombers were arrested last week in Qods, west of Tehran before they could carry out suicide attacks in the area.Second Brigadier General Keyvan Zahiri, the police chief for west Tehran, in his remarks on Wednesday said that intelligence inputs about a possible suicide bombing targeting a religious center of Qods city were received by the police on November 16.Police forces, he said, immediately formed teams and zeroed in on the hideouts of terrorists in less than 24 hours, arresting the main ringleader through a “surprise operation” early on November 17.Two pistols, quantities of ammunition,…

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution designating Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ over the war in Ukraine.Legislators at the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution calling Russia as “a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state which uses means of terrorism” over the military operation Moscow began in Ukraine on February 24, with the declared aim of “de-Nazifying” the ex-Soviet republic.Since the onset of the offensive, the United States and its European allies have imposed waves of unprecedented economic sanctions against Moscow while supplying large consignments of heavy weaponry to Kiev. The Kremlin…

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, was detained in Tehran by the Guidance Patrol and sent for an explanatory interview to a station belonging to the police department and the military intelligence service on September 13. The young woman later suffered a heart attack at the police center, after which she was immediately taken to a hospital. Three days later, she died. The girl’s sudden death sparked the anger of Iranian youth, and residents rushed to blame the morality police for the assault against the girl. As a result, Iranians in various cities across the country began…

Mummification is the process of preserving a dead body as a mummy. Egyptians typically removed the major organs from a corpse as part of the mummification process.For a long time, it was believed that mummification was about preserving bodies after death, yet a new theory states that its purpose was to help the deceased reach divinity, according to researchers from the University of Manchester’s Manchester Museum.This misconception began with Victorian researchers, who wrongly determined that ancient Egyptians were preserving their dead just as they might preserve fish: with salt. “The idea was that you preserve fish to eat at some…

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Syrian Kurds on Wednesday wrote an open letter to US President Joe Biden in which they emphasized that the United States must support its allies and halt Turkish attacks in northern Syria. On Sunday, Turkey conducted an air operation in northeast Syria targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its military wing, People’s Defense Units (YPG), in Syria. According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, a total of 89 targets were destroyed during the operation. “As a US citizen, I am shocked and embarrassed that the United States would fail to shield its allies from these attacks,” the…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s second spell at Manchester United is over. According to a report from The Athletic, Ronaldo’s contract has been terminated “with mutual consent.” The termination comes two days before Portugal and Ronaldo play their first game of the 2022 World Cup and after Ronaldo talked poorly of the club in a televised interview in England. Ronaldo, 37, said that he didn’t have respect for manager Erik ten Hag because ten Hag “doesn’t show respect for me” and that he believed there were certain people at Manchester United that didn’t want him around. Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United from Juventus…

Groups E and F get underway on Wednesday as Spain, Germany and Belgium play their first matches of the tournament. Spain and Germany are heavy favorites to advance out of Group E. Can either Japan or Costa Rica play spoiler in the first matches? Belgium, meanwhile, takes on Canada in the Canadians’ first World Cup game since 1986.Here’s what you need to know to bet Wednesday’s games. All odds are from BetMGM.Odds to win Group ESpain (-110)Germany (+110)Japan (+1100)Costa Rica (+4000)Odds to finish top 2 in Group ESpain (-1200)Germany (-900)Japan (+300)Costa Rica (+1400)Germany vs. Japan (over/under 2.5 goals)8 a.m. ET…

DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi and Argentina were on the receiving end of one of the biggest stunners in World Cup history Tuesday, as Saudi Arabia pulled off a monumental 2-1 upset at Lusail Stadium. After putting his team into the lead with a first-half penalty in what was expected to be its easiest Group C clash, Messi was powerless to prevent a remarkable Saudi fightback that leaves Argentina in a precarious position after only one game. On 48 minutes, Saleh Al-Shehri produced a low effort to level the score against the run of play, before Salem Al-Dawsari uncorked a spectacular right-foot strike from the edge of the penalty area…