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HS2 uncovers 'secret' English Civil War battle unknown to history in astonishing find

The astonishing discovery was made along the route of the HS2 high-speed rail line in Warwickshire earlier this month with experts finding more than 200 pistol and musket ball marks on the remains of a medieval gatehouse

Daily Mirror

HS2 archaeologists find scars of early Civil War skirmish

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire.

The Independent UK

A civil war of "Heroic" Mexican military

David Zonana's latest film is an indictment on the power imblance that forces Mexican men to turn on their own

Salon

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South Carolina's execution by firing squad: The last reenactment of the Civil War?

Americans have an appetite for reenacting the past, especially the battles of the U.S. Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865. Every year, in an effort to relive something of the nation’s bloodiest war, thousands don blue and gray uniforms and gather on fields where the distant echoes…

The Conversation

New legislative push begins to end Confederate Heroes Day as an official Texas holiday

AUSTIN, Texas — Two days after the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, stood inside the state Capitol and reminded those in attendance that Texas would soon celebrate a holiday honoring the Confederacy.

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LIV chief Greg Norman slams "deafening hypocrisy" as golf's civil war continues

The intensity of golf's civil war between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV series is showing no signs of thawing, with the two sides currently engaged in a legal battle

Daily Mirror

MLK.'s lessons in resistance

Right-wingers want to refashion Martin Luther King Jr. in their own image — because the truth is still dangerous

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An Echo Of American Politics? Many In Israeli Politics Now Worry About Civil War

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his government's judicial reform plan and called on opposition leaders to stop threatening "civil war" and speaking of "the destruction of the state

Zenger

Hussein al-Husseini: The Guardian of the Taif Accord

Late Lebanese Parliament Speaker Hussein al-Husseini was known as the “godfather” of the Taif Agreement, thanks to his ingenuity in resolving disputes and mediating between the country’s conflicting parties, before the signing of the Lebanese national reconciliation agreement in 1989. Many see him as the guardian of the Taif Accord…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Officials Remember Hussein Husseini’s Wisdom, Moderate Stances

The death of Lebanese former parliament Speaker Hussein al-Husseini was an occasion for officials to reiterate their commitment to the 1989 Taif Accord that helped end Lebanon’s 15-year civil war. Husseini was known as the “godfather” of the accord that ended the 1975-90 conflict. He died on Wednesday at 86…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Father of peace deal that ended Lebanon's civil war dies

Hussein Husseini, a former Lebanese parliament speaker and the father of the 1989 Taif Agreement that ended the country’s 15-year civil war, has died after days of illness

The Independent UK

‘Bid to wage civil war’: Why a former BBC journalist moved SC over hate speech

It was 1978. Kuldip Nayar, then an editor at the Indian Express, had written an editorial on the army regime in Pakistan after a trip to the neighbouring country. A boy based in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh shot him a critical letter.

Newslaundry

Israel’s President Condemns Talk Of “Civil War” From Opposition

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday appealed to politicians and the general public to tone down the rhetoric amid threats.

Zenger

Lebanon: Former Speaker Hussein Husseini Dead at 86

Former Lebanese Parliament Speaker Hussein Al-Husseini died on Wednesday at the age of 86. "Today Lebanon has lost an authentic national and constitutional figure,” caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said. He announced a three-day official mourning, during which flags will fly at half-mast. Husseini was one of the founders of…

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Finnish appeals court begins Liberia war crime hearing

A Finnish court of appeal began on Tuesday hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003, the court said.

WEKU

McCarthy's struggles point to troubles ahead for his office, his party and Congress

The memory of the speakership fights leading up to the Civil War remind us that the consequences of dysfunction in the national government affect us all.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire's 'worst places to live' according to reviews - and why they're wrong

People who live in some of our region's towns have claimed they are the worst places to live on the satirical website ILiveHere.

Chicago Sun-Times

One chaotic week, 15 votes, and finally, a House speaker: Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy had been on the cusp of victory in the 14th round of voting late Friday, but he fell one vote short. After nearly adjourning, the House remained in session and elected McCarthy on the 15th ballot.

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Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was elected speaker of the House early Saturday morning after four days and 15 ballots, resuscitating a chamber that had been paralyzed as it endured the longest struggle to elect a leader since the Civil War.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it?

Ask the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to write an essay about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it churn out a persuasive term paper in a matter of seconds

Reuters

Kevin McCarthy elected Republican U.S. House speaker, but at a cost

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party's ability to govern.

The Times of India

These Republicans are blocking McCarthy from becoming US House Speaker

WASHINGTON: The US House speaker fight has completed an 11th vote — the most since before the Civil War — and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy still hasn’t secured enough backers.

France 24

'The explosion triggered this nostalgia': Instagram archive documents Lebanon’s rich fashion history

From professional fashion photography to family snapshots, the Instagram account “Lebanese Fashion History” documents Lebanese life via images of the fashion and social upheaval of the late 20th century. Its creator, an Australian fashion designer with Lebanese roots, told the FRANCE 24 Observers team what inspired him to create the…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why has Syria's economic crisis hit a new low?

Syria’s economy has hit its lowest point since its civil war started nearly 12 years ago, with spiraling inflation, a currency plunge and severe fuel shortages

Daily Mirror

Masters champions dinner to be "tense" amid LIV civil war as star gives Ryder Cup stance

Former US Open champion and world number five Jon Rahm has called for a joint decision to be made over the participation of LIV golfers in this year's Ryder Cup

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