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How one girl delivered hope amid a world of evil in ‘Zone of Interest’

'Zone of Interest' director Jonathan Glazer focused on sounds of the Holocaust to convey the horrors happening inside Auschwitz.

By Claire Barrett

6 months ago

Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier

Pvt. Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the U.S.

By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

14 months ago

Turkey not satisfied with US proposal for safe zone with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Turkey on Wednesday slammed a new U.S. proposal for a so-called “safe zone” in northern Syria, saying it was “not satisfactory” and warning that Ankara may launch a new offensive to secure its border if an agreement isn’t reached soon.

5 years ago

Revvin’ up your engine: PODCAST

Defense Nerds podcast for July 22, 2019: Mark Esper's confirmation, Turkey's f-35 fight, the Top Gun 2 soundtrack.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

5 years ago

DMZ, where Trump met Kim, is a vestige of Cold War

The Demilitarized Zone, where President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, may be the most heavily fortified strip of land in the world and serves as an uneasy and occasionally bloody borderline between the two Koreas.

5 years ago

Kim-Trump border meeting: History or just a photo-op?

It sure looked historic: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other Sunday from opposite sides of a strip of land that marks one of the world’s most dangerous places. They shook hands and then Trump stepped over the concrete slab that marks the borderline between the Koreas, becoming the first U.S. president to set foot in North Korean territory.

5 years ago

Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’

Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.

5 years ago

Japan just did this to 300 North Korean fishing boats

A record 225 "ghost boats" washed up on northern Japanese coasts last year, more than twice the number recorded in the previous year.

5 years ago

Philippines protests sinking of boat in disputed waters

Beijing condemned the incident but did not immediately confirm or deny that a Chinese vessel was involved.

5 years ago

Spec ops’ roles to deter Russia may shift more to conventional soldiers

Congress wants to ensure special operations forces are being used for appropriate missions.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Baghdad’s Green Zone reopens to the public after 16 years

Baghdad’s Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, reopened to the public Tuesday after 16 years — a move meant to portray increased confidence in the country’s overall security situation after years of war.

5 years ago

Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone

A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

5 years ago