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Rare 18th-century mortar shell found intact at battle site

Rare 18th-century mortar shell found intact at battle site

By Elizabeth Hunter A 280-year-old unexploded mortar shell has been discovered at the site of the Battle of Culloden. Archaeologists from the National Trust for Scotland - ahead of the 280th anniversary of the final Jacobite uprising at Culloden Battlefield - recovered the unexploded mortar shell, thought to have been

Remains of WWII Army private from Butte coming home on Wednesday

The remains of World War II Army Pvt. Henry "Harry" David Bordner, who died Oct. 20, 1942, will finally be coming home to Butte on Wednesday. Bordner’s remains will be flown into the Bert Mooney Airport by military personnel from McChord Air Force Base in Pierce County,

War-weary Lebanese weigh giving talks with Israel a chance

War-weary Lebanese weigh giving talks with Israel a chance

From his small shop in Beirut, facing a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Qassem Saad said he was exhausted by repeated Israeli wars on Lebanon, and hoped negotiations could end decades of suffering. "We know that Israel will remain an enemy to us, but we are tired,"

'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market

'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market

The market was packed, like it was every Saturday, when the Nigerian air force jets screamed overhead. Soon after, swathes of trading stalls at a market in Jilli, a small town in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, were reduced to ash, with incinerated bodies lying in the rubble, a

Lebanon PM says working to get Israeli troop withdrawal

Lebanon PM says working to get Israeli troop withdrawal

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Sunday he was working to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, even as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in south Lebanon that the fight there was far from over. The Lebanese Red Cross said in a statement that one of its paramedics had killed

Easter truce between Ukraine and Russia ends

Easter truce between Ukraine and Russia ends

A truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter formally expired Monday, both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull in Russian air raids. The truce lasted 32 hours, from 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) on Saturday until the end of the day

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Vance says talks failed to reach agreement - US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that 21 hours of talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a "final and best offer". "The