World war i

America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion

America’s rise was driven by production and innovation, and its decline may begin with its loss.

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.
Wreckage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa found by British diving team Gasperados off the coast of England, May 4, 2026.

Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I

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Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory

Buildings lie in ruins amidst the rubble in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 8, 2025.

IDF confirms Gaza Commonwealth war cemetery damaged in operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels


Jan Smuts given honor where honor was due

Smuts was an international statesman of great repute who bestrode the world political stage like a colossus for the first half of the 20th century.

A street sweeper cleans sidewalk next to a flower bed in shape of U.S. flag, near location of new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, 2018.

Personal photos capture Holy Land stories of British World War I soldiers

World War I represented the first time that British soldiers could carry a personal camera with them into a military expedition.

British soldiers pictured in the Middle East during World War I

New Zealand’s G-G to replace ex-PM in Beersheba

The fallen soldiers of the Battle of Beersheba will be honored by New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.

The charge of the Austrlian light horse at Beersheba 1917 George Lambert

The Light Horse Centenary

The premiers of Israel, Australia and New Zealand will lead a massive celebration in Beersheba at the end of October.

‘The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917,’ painted by George Lambert three years later

Australia, New Zealand PMs to join Battle of Beersheba commemorations

While in Australia, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the battle “the last great successful cavalry charge in history.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

In the know: Itai Hermann is the smartest man on TV

The real secret to gaining a wide knowledge base: actively deciding that no topic is too hard or too boring and striving to taste them all.

Itai Hermann