British troops and loyalists fled Boston by ship for Canada in “disgrace” after nearly a decade of occupation that incited protest, bloodshed and then revolution, on this day in history, March 17, 1776. “Surely it is the Lord’s doings and it is
A major hospital in Germany has been sealed off amid reports of a potential hostage situation – with armed police reportedly surrounding the site. The hospital, in Aachen, a city which borders Belgium, is at the centre of a large police operation,
Migrants are laying siege to two main secret routes into Europe through the Mediterranean and Balkan regions, with 17 percent more detected illegal crossings than two years ago. The European Union’s agency for border control, Frontex, said the Central Mediterranean and Balkan
The Houthi fighters in Yemen have defied US and UK strikes and vowed to continue their attacks in the Red Sea in solidarity with Gaza. In a sign of the conflict further escalating, the Houthi movement released a new video today showcasing
Two men were filmed threatening to shoot firearms officers during a 14-hour siege after they held a delivery driver hostage when they received a cold chicken kebab. Paul Burton, 46, and Nathan Turner, 38, high on vodka and Valium, took to Facebook
Colombia and Israel are embroiled in a furious diplomatic spat that keeps escalating. Israel has now suspended security exports to Colombia after the nation’s leader, President Gustavo Preto, compared Israel’s siege of Gaza to the actions of Nazi Germany. Preto doubled down on
A heroic Israeli mum and daughter survived a 12-hour Hamas siege of the kibbutz they lived in by barricading themselves inside a shelter using only a rolling pin and a vacuum cleaner. Irit Lahav rushed her daughter into the safe room after
More than 500 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic jihad targets have been struck overnight as part of a massive blitz on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Air Force announced Monday. In a series of social media posts, the Israeli Air Force provided some
The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in America’s shocking triumph over the mighty British Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. The siege ended three weeks later, on Oct. 19, with the
As many as 13 Palestinians were killed during the raid (Image: Getty) On Monday (July 3), Israel launched one of its most extensive operations in the West Bank of the last few decades. For the second time since the end of the