The Times of Troy: The big-play receiver USC needed was there all along: Makai Lemon
Hi, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, the USC beat writer around these parts at the L.A. Times. Welcome back to another week of the Times of…
Russia transporting North Korean troops to front line in civilian trucks: Ukraine
Russia has begun transporting North Korean troops to the frontline of its war against Ukraine, Kyiv's military intelligence said Sunday. The two regimes have grown…
Israel’s Iran reprisal, Middle East destabilized
Early on Saturday, Israel hit Iran with a set of airstrikes, stating it was targeting military sites in retaliation for the 180 missiles that Iran…
Survival Limits of Military Nuclear Power: Israel and “The Sting of the Bee”
In a now classic 1965 article on nuclear weapons,[1] physicist Leo Szilard offered a clarifying metaphor on different types of national nuclear capability. For some…
Putin’s Failures, Like Hitler, Come from His Misunderstanding of the Balance of Power
President Vladimir Putin has, most likely due to political caution, not made any detailed public predictions on how and why Russia will win the war…
Norman Powell scores 37 in Clippers’ win over the Nuggets
DENVER — The Clippers’ hold on the game began to slip away in the second quarter, eventually forcing them to play catch-up to the Denver Nuggets.The…
Iran-Israel: Escalation or Deterrence? – Modern Diplomacy
On the first hours of Saturday, Israel launched a series of airstrikes against Iranian military targets, further and further intensifying implications for regional stability and…
NASA Administrator Nelson says report of Musk contacts with Putin ‘concerning’
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he is he 'concerned' about a report this week that SpaceX CEO and NASA partner Elon Musk has regular secret…
Sundanese rebel group kills at least 120 in deadliest civil conflict
More than 120 people were killed and 200 more wounded after a paramilitary group in Sudan attacked a rural village Friday, the deadliest attack so…
Wary of Japan’s ‘Asian NATO’ proposal, neighboring countries stick with web of alternatives to deter China
The Italian Navy, Italian-French European multi-mission frigate Alpino arrives at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, on August 22. File…
USC and Miller Moss score redemption during rout of Rutgers
The eyes of Los Angeles were elsewhere, the city’s focus trained five miles up the 110 Freeway. The rest of the country, meanwhile, presumably had…
The Indian Navy Redefines the Modern Naval Map
Nikos Kavvadias, enchanted by his travels to the ports of India, wrote in his poem “Cambay’s Water” (Pousi), “the lanterns of India are strange and…
U.S., South Korea, Japan voice ‘grave concern’ over North Korean troops in Russia
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan along with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts on Friday voiced "grave concern" over the deployment of North Korean troops…
Two U.S. soldiers injured in Iraqi operation en route to Walter Reed
The exterior of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., is seen on Friday, October 2, 2020. On Thursday, the Pentagon…
Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua’s return plus defense lift Rams
During the offseason, Cooper Kupp co-founded a coffee company.And when the veteran Rams receiver returned to the lineup Thursday night after a four-game absence, the…
White House: North Korean troops would be ‘fair game’ in Ukraine
North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia so far this month, Washington and Seoul confirmed Thursday, amid growing concerns that they will be deployed…
For fourth time, Israel airstrike targets Lebanese port city of Tyre
Airstrikes battered part of the port city of Tyre about three hours after Israel Defense Forces leaders warned residents of Lebanon's fifth-largest city to evacuate…
Britain, Germany sign new defense pact against threats ‘across all domains’
Britain and Germany Wednesday announced a new bilateral defense agreement. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (L) and British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey…
Kim Jong Un visits missile bases, calls for nuclear deterrence against U.S. threat
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un visited missile bases and called for or bolstering nuclear deterrence against the United States, state-run media reported Wednesday. North…
Presumed next leader of Hezbollah is dead, Israel says
Hashem Safieddine, the presumed new leader of Hezbollah, was killed early this month in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb. Photo courtesy of Israel…