DARK SECRETS: 3 - The Real Truth

No eggs, no potatoes but ‘a lot of imagination’: how Spain cooked in war’s hunger years

Book recreates recipes from period following end of Spanish civil war when people faced food shortages

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2

US debt hits $40 trillion. Here’s how Washington has tackled funding crises before

America has historically faced significant debt challenges and devised new funding methods. During the Civil War, new buyers were created for government bonds. Wall Street financiers were enlisted to stabilize gold reserves in 1895. World War II saw enlistment of savers and pegging of yields through war bonds. Later, auctions…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Israeli officials 'held secret meetings with Sudanese group accused of genocide'

ISRAELI officials reportedly held secret meetings with senior figures from a Sudanese paramilitary group accused of genocide and other atrocities…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 31

In 1848, a carpenter spotted a shiny rock in California. What followed changed the course of American history forever

James Marshall’s discovery of gold in California in 1848 triggered a massive Gold Rush that changed the state and influenced the course of US history, including the tensions that led to the Civil War. In his new book The Rush, historian Nathaniel Philbrick explores the era through the lives of…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

MAGA Civil War Explodes: Donald Trump Brands Tucker Carlson a 'Low I.Q. Individual' in New Rant

President Donald Trump slammed Tucker Carlson as a 'low I.Q. individual' during a fiery Truth Social rant, exposing a deepening MAGA civil war tearing through the Republican base ahead of elections.

International Business Times UK · Aug 22

A Texas man used a 160-year-old Civil War artillery shell as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later discovered it was still a live explosive

For years, Steve Martin of Atascosa County, Texas, kept a heavy, rust-coloured object on his desk as a conversation piece, unaware it was a potentially deadly Civil War artillery shell. His son, Jarrett, had found the object while fishing along the Guadalupe River and brought it home, where the family…

The Times of India · Aug 22

Lebanon extradites al-Assad's general to Syria for war crimes trial

The move comes as the new Syrian government, led by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa looks to hold senior members of al-Assad’s regime accountable for crimes committed during the country’s civil war, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

Euronews · Aug 20

In 1950, US former president Eisenhower bought a 189-acre Gettysburg farm for retirement. 17 years later, he gave the property to the nation

Gettysburg entered Dwight D. Eisenhower's life long before he became a general or president. In 1915, he arrived there as a West Point cadet, studying the ground where the Civil War's most famous battle had unfolded. Three years later, he was back, now a young Army officer assigned to Camp…

The Times of India · Aug 20

Quote of the day by Ulysses S. Grant: 'In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves...' - motivational quote by the 18th president of the US teaches life lessons on winning, why persistence matters when you feel defeated and why giving up may be the a mistake in a fight

Quote of the day by Ulysses S. Grant: Ulysses S. Grant's quote highlights persistence during difficult battles. He believed continuing the fight often leads to victory. Grant's own life demonstrated this principle through military and political success. He rose from humble beginnings to lead Union armies and serve as president.

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Reform civil war intensifies as Farage ally vows to challenge suspension and test if party can ‘tolerate free speech’

Tim Montgomerie says he will make his suspension a ‘test case’ for the party

The Independent UK · Aug 19