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Molotov, Churchill and FDR in Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia (Feb 1945)

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Churchill sightseeing in Crimea and FDR saluting the flag: Russia declassifies PHOTOS taken ahead of 1945 Yalta conference (left to right) Soviet FM Molotov, British PM Churchill and US President Roosevelt at the Sevastopol airport, Crimea, USSR, February 1945  ©   Russian Defense Ministry archive As part of a WWII document trove declassified ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Yalta summit, never before seen photographs show US and British leaders and officers arriving in Crimea and touring Sevastopol with Soviet hosts. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt traveled to Crimea in February 1945, to meet with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the Black Sea town of Yalta. Official photos from the Yalta conference itself were taken by American photographers at the Livadia Palace, where the US delegation was staying. Prior to the summit, however, Soviet photographers captured the arrival of Allied...

It is not NEW

Hindus've been saying that for decades since the (2) nations split. Indians always said that " we just walk past the line of control all the way to Islamabad and take over Pakistan" just like that. Meaning that "that will be a walk over if India wants Pakistan". Why Now? May be Brahmos?? Indian PM Modi says it would take Indian Army 10 days max to ‘make Pakistan bite dust’ Indian PM Narendra Modi says the Indian military could take down neighboring Pakistan within a week – 10 days at most. Both regional rivals are nuclear-armed powers. Speaking at the National Cadet Corps Rally in Delhi on Tuesday, Modi lamented the  “inaction”  of his predecessors who were reluctant to use military force against Pakistan. He said that even when India’s top brass  “asked for action,”  the political leadership  “would not go ahead,”  but instead conducted what he called  “a proxy war”  with Pakistan as a law and order issue, rather than one ...

Lawsuit Coming Up?

On 26 January, media outlets reported the tragic death of American NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore, along with seven others in a helicopter crash in in Calabasas, California; the fatal accident took place while Bryant and his daughter were on their way to a basketball game. Island Express, the company that owns the helicopter that crashed with the late NBA superstar Kobe Bryant aboard earlier this week, announced it was  suspending its helicopter operations , including its regular helicopter flights to and from Catalina Island, according to the Los Angeles ABC News affiliate Channel 7. The company did not provide any details on why it made the decision or when it might resume flights. Island Express said earlier in a statement  issued one day after the tragic accident  that it is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the reasons for the helicopter crash. "We are deeply sadden...

A Look @ Titan

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It's official! NASA's next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan. Advancing our search for the building blocks of life, the Dragonfly mission will fly multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon. Dragonfly is slated to launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034. More:  https://www.nasa.gov/imag…/observing-titan-for-signs-of-life NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan. NASA.GOV Observing Titan for Signs of Life

6.7 Northridge Earthquake (1994)

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Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Northridge earthquake which claimed the lives of 57 people and damaged 82,000 buildings. Do you remember what you were doing when the earthquake struck? Yes I was putting air in my car tires at the gas station in Los Angeles On January 17, 1994, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake centered near Northridge rocked Southern California and claimed the lives of 57 people, injured over... The collapsed interchange between the 5 and 14 freeways just hours after the 6.7 Northridge Earthquake hit Southern California. | Photo: Robert A. Eplett/FEMA Photo Library At 4:31 a.m. on January 17, 1994, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake centered in the San Fernando Valley rocked Southern California and claimed the lives of 57 people, injured over 9,000, and damaged 82,000 buildings, costing over $20 billion. Though the quake's epicenter was located in Reseda, initial U.S. Geological Survey monitoring reported the epicenter as Northri...

Iran’s Top Leader Warns of ‘Harsh Retaliation’ After US Strike

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In Iraq, US has 18 super large military bases since 2000s (In reference to President Trump's talk about compensation to bases construction costs) Iraq has oil. Who said US dont have a plan? They have a plan to stay there  forever.  Foreign forces even plan to divide oil rich Iraq into (3) parts. One is for Kurds (that includes large Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields, funny side is that was how US starting to have big issue with Turkey since Ottomans never likes Kurds, and Turkey not intend to have free strong Kurdistan in their backyards), one is for Sunni and one is for Shites Leader pays visit to family of Gen. Soleimani TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the house and family of IRGC Commander of Quds Force martyr Gen. ًQasem Soleimani of Friday. General Soleimani has been assassinated by US airstrikes on Friday at Baghdad airport. Pentagon said in a statement that US President Dona...