In May 2022, an air-traffic controller in Florida received a frantic call. The pilot of a single-engine Cessna 208 had collapsed, leaving the sole passenger—with no experience at all flying a plane—to fend for himself in the cockpit. Remarkably, the controller was able to direct the passenger to take the controls, reach an airport, and safely land.
The story went viral for several days, perhaps in part because we can all imagine ourselves in that nightmare come true.
Das Perelman Performing Arts Center, ein glamouröses 500-Millionen-Dollar-Projekt, könnte das World Trade Center noch in ein Viertel verwandeln. Der Architekturkritiker der New York Times, Michael Kimmelman, spricht über das neue Wahrzeichen von Lower Manhattan.
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A Hamas leader has issued a chilling warning that the terror group’s October 7 massacre will happen ‘again and again’ until Israel is ‘annihilated’ – vowing that the terrorists will pay any price to achieve their aims.
Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister for Hamas, cynically told a broadcaster that the terrorists ‘did not want to harm civilians’ during their bloody rampage through southern Israel, which saw more than 1,400 Israelis murdered in cold blood.
He said the terror group had
Along the border wall separating Israel and the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of soldiers are making the final preparations for a full-scale ground invasion.
But soon, the sight of massed troops might seem as much a relic of the past as knights on horseback appear to us now.
That’s because the wars of the future will not only be fought by humans, but also by machines.
Already, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has developed and deployed a staggering arsenal
Israel has released images of tanks and ground forces moving into Gaza – following intensive overnight bombardment of the territory it says killed two ‘spearhead’ Hamas commanders involved in plotting the October 7 attacks.
A short 15-second video released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows armoured vehicles gathered in what the military says is Palestinian territory on Saturday, as a spokesperson said: ‘The forces are still on the ground and are continuing the war.’
It came as the IDF
The White House was scrambling to backtrack on Friday night after President Joe Biden, asked whether he was now pushing Israel to delay its invasion of Gaza for the sake of the hostages, replied: ‘Yes’.
Two Americans were released by Hamas on Friday, after being kidnapped on October 7 and held in Gaza for 13 days. A further 200 hostages are believed to remain in Hamas captivity.
Israel’s military has been given the green light to invade, and on Thursday
Israel said it will cut ‘the umbilical cord’ with Gaza to create ‘a new security reality’ and block all crossings after annihilating Hamas in a ground invasion.
The Israeli military today punished Gaza with airstrikes and authorities inched closer to bringing aid to desperate families and hospitals.
Israel will enforce a buffer zone within the Gaza Strip once the war is over, Israel’s agriculture minister Avi Dichter said on Thursday.
In comments that seemed to refer to setting up a
Israel has revealed it is expecting a ‘three-phase’ war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the first time the country has set out a long-term plan to deal with its bloodiest conflict in decades.
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli lawmakers that the IDF expects to start its three-phase war with airstrikes and ground manoeuvres.
The Israeli military then plans on moving onto defeating pockets of resistance from Hamas fighters.
Gallant said that once this has been completed, Israel’s ‘responsibility
Angry anti-Israel protests have erupted across the world today after Hamas leaders demanded thousands of demonstrators take to the streets and target Israeli and US embassies ahead of an imminent ground invasion of Gaza.
The demonstrations were staged after Friday prayers in Muslim communities across the world – including in Bangladesh, South Korea, Egypt and Iraq – with thousands of protesters condemning Israel’s attacks on Gaza and showing support for the two million Palestinians who are trapped in the war-torn
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