Pete Hegseth hits back at accusations his tattoos are white supremacist symbols: ‘Anti-Christian bigotry’
Hegseth also posted messages he said he received from people who had been encouraged by his appointment to lead the sprawling ...
6,000-year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing
Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...
World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
Mesopotamia’s 6,000-year-old cylinders with antique symbols uncover birth of writing
Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...
New York Post14d
How Liz Cheney and P’nut became the bizarre closing symbols of the 2024 election — freedom vs. authoritarianism
P’nut the squirrel and Liz Cheney are two bizarre closing symbols of this election campaign ... Republican daughter of the architect of the Iraq War are really two sides of the same coin ...
The Times of Israel15d
Iranian leader Khamenei said to order reprisal attack on Israeli military sites
Iran’s supreme leader has ordered his military officials to prepare a reprisal attack against Israel, a report said Thursday, as senior Iranian officials warned of “harsh” and ...
Washington Examiner17d
The Iraq War endorses Kamala Harris
The loudest voices and chief architects of the Iraq War are lining up behind Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Once again, they pooh-pooh any nuanced thinking and demean those dragging ...
Al Jazeera English17d
Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock
Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani secured his election with significant support from the ...
Voice of America19d
KDP wins Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary election
The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came first in a parliamentary election in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, winning 39 seats, the election commission said on Wednesday ...
Jane's Information Group19d
Iraq directs artillery fire with Puma UAV
A Puma UAV with a TPQ-49 radar in the background during Exercise ‘Fire Eagle'. (Iraqi Ministry of Defence) The Iraqi Ground Forces used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support its artillery ...
The New York Times19d
U.S. Military Says It Killed Up to 35 Islamic State Militants in Syria
Airstrikes on Monday targeted people who the military said were senior leaders of the group, which has sharply stepped up its attacks in Iraq and Syria. By Eve Sampson U.S. airstrikes hit several ...
Crude Oil Prices20d
Baghdad’s Push To End Iraqi Kurdistan Independence
Baghdad is actively working to end the semi-autonomous status of Iraqi Kurdistan, aiming to fully integrate it into Iraq through legal and economic measures, including a new unified oil law.