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[Link] The Antonov An-225 Seems To Have Been Destroyed After All
Read: 3/3/2022 hackaday.com
Something that probably unites most Hackaday readers is a love of machines, particularly unique or interesting ones.
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[Link] Ukraine and Russia end second round of peace talks in regret, as reports dispute port city's fall
Read: 3/3/2022 www.abc.net.au
Ukraine says that a second round of ceasefire talks with Russia had not yielded the results Kyiv hoped for, but the sides had discussed humanitarian corridors and agreed to speak again. Both sides said they wanted a possible ceasefire for evacuating civilians through humanitarian corridors.
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[Link] Russian talkshows dismiss ‘fake’ reports of military losses
Read: 1/3/2022 www.theguardian.com
Russian state television talkshows are describing videos of missiles striking Ukrainian cities and reports of Russian soldiers killed in action as “fakes”, as the country’s media try to account for photos and video emerging from Ukraine that contradict official reports of the invasion.
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[Link] Australia’s Future Fund invested in weapons manufacturers that have sold arms to Myanmar military
Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, has invested in a Chinese state-controlled weapons manufacturer that has sold combat aircraft to the Myanmar military, which is accused of crimes against humanity.
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[Link] US confirms 2019 airstrike hit crowd of Syrian women and children
Read: 15/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The US military has confirmed for the first time a 2019 air strike in Syria that killed up to 80 people, mostly women and children, but claimed the strike was justified as it killed Islamic State fighters who were attacking coalition forces.
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[Link] ‘Honest mistake’: US strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians was legal, says Pentagon
Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said after an investigation.
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[Link] A New Platform Tracks Airstrikes in Yemen
Read: 23/9/2021 www.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat has teamed up with Forensic Architecture, ECCHR and Mnemonic, alongside the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), to create an interactive map examining airstrikes in Yemen.
[Link] Taliban seize symbolic victory with capture of Kunduz
Read: 9/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Taliban have claimed a huge symbolic victory after their fighters seized a large city for the first time in northern Afghanistan as part of a seemingly unstoppable offensive in which they have captured four provincial capitals in just three days.
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[Link] Pentagon Wrongly Admitted Killing 21 Civilians in Iraq and Syria
Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com
The Defense Department has been forced to withdraw a key part of an official report to Congress, after wrongly claiming responsibility for killing 21 civilians in Iraq and Syria who were actually slain by close U.S. allies.
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