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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,

Australia to spend billions on drones as warfare changes

Australia to spend billions on drones as warfare changes

Australia will boost spending on drones by up to Au$5 billion ($3.6 billion) in response to shifts in warfare seen in the Middle East, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Tuesday. Australia's vast coastline and small population have spurred a focus on developing large autonomous submarines and

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

Malmstrom Air Force Base airman killed in a car crash identified

Malmstrom Air Force Base airman killed in a car crash identified

UPDATE: April 13, 2026 at 7:16 a.m. The airman assigned to Malmstrom Air Force Base who died in an "off-base vehicle accident," according to the 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs spokesperson, was identified as 24-year-old Daris Benally from Rapid City, South Dakota. The

'Help me!': family's anguish over Equatorial Guinean lured into Ukraine war

'Help me!': family's anguish over Equatorial Guinean lured into Ukraine war

A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama's 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home to Equatorial Guinea from Ukraine, where he is fighting for the Russian army. Daniel Angel Masie Nchama is among nearly 1,800 Africans fighting in the Kremlin&

Australia names Coyle first woman to lead army

Australia names Coyle first woman to lead army

A woman will command Australia's army for the first time since its founding 125 years ago, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Monday as he unveiled the "deeply historic" appointment. Lieutenant general Susan Coyle was named Australia's Chief of Army following a three-decade career