Soldiers with the 22nd Battalion of II Infantry Brigade fired Javelin anti-tank missile during the live-fire training exercise on the Vaziani fire range, Sakartvelo (also known as Georgia). The exercise was held under the aegis of local and American instructors of Combat Training Center (CTC) on the Vaziani fire range. The military unit conducted the training on squad and battalion level maximally approached to a real combat environment. Within the training, the military underwent defensive and offensive operations, training management and live-fire preparation. The 82 and 60 mm mortars platoon of the 22nd Battalion, Javelin anti-tank platoon and snipers’ group supported […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/09/1080713399_0:0:3001:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_1cdb9c9b99a753f2f4ffe7aa79341f9d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202010101080733739-pences-fly-becomes-star-of-video-parody-inspired-by-horror-movie-the-ring/ The scene featured in the viral video was taken from the 2002 American remake of 1998 Japanese horror film “The Ring”. The housefly that managed to cause quite a stir online by landing on Mike Pence’s head during his vice presidential debates with Kamala Harris, apparently continues to serve as inspiration for humorous parodies on social media. A new video recently tweeted by Blumhouse Productions founder Jason Blume features what seems to be a slightly altered version of a scene from the 2002 American remake of 1998 Japanese horror film “The Ring”. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/09/1080713399_0:0:3001:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_1cdb9c9b99a753f2f4ffe7aa79341f9d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010091080713438-pences-fly-immortalized-in-national-bobblehead-museum/ The notorious housefly that hung out on Mike Pence’s head for some two minutes during the live-streaming vice-presidential debate has been making headlines and word trends, hours after the event – also making money for the Biden campaign after staffers were quick to turn the visiting bug into branded merchandise. If you think that there has been enough of the Pence fly, you are clearly wrong, as things appear to only be getting started with the vice president and the insect that hung out on his hair for about two minutes during the vice […]
We all had a good laugh about the audacious fly that crawled around on Mike Pence’s sensible haircut during Wednesday night’s debate—but were we actually seeing a demonic manifestation before our very eyes? Of course we weren’t. But, in what may or may not have been an attempt at a joke, the veteran Republican and anti-Trump strategist Steve Schmidt said that there was something of the occult about the scene. Appearing on MSNBC’s post-game show after Pence’s debate against Sen. Kamala Harris, Schmidt couldn’t resist discussing the true star of the show: the vice president’s small insect friend. He started off […]
The recent VP debate was marked not only by a vehement exchange of jabs between Senator Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s right-hand man Mike Pence: eagle-eyed viewers also discerned a fly sitting for a couple of minutes on the vice president’s head, however awkward it may seem. Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate is sure to go down in history as the sparring involved a third active participant, albeit a silent one – a fly that sat for several minutes on Mike Pence’s head during the prime-time exchange. The fly immediately landed on debate memorabilia, namely themed fly swatters, t-shirts, and mugs. […]
Viewers of the US vice presidential debate may have been surprised to see a third contender on stage: a persistent fly which refused to budge from VP Mike Pence’s head, prompting many to proclaim the insect as the night’s victor. Though the candidates were separated by plexiglass shields during Wednesday night’s debate amid fears of Covid-19, the precautions were no match for the intrepid fly, which was seen camping atop Pence’s head for several minutes while he and Senator Kamala Harris traded barbs on stage. With a far less contentious debate than the first contest between President Donald Trump and Democratic […]
It is one thing to flout a coronavirus travel ban to fly overseas for the purposes of buying a yacht. It’s altogether another matter to do so when your wife is the one who made the rules. South Korea’s foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, came under pressure to resign Monday after her husband defied her ministry’s advice against all but essential travel overseas, and flew to the United States on Saturday to buy himself a new boat. Lee Yill-Byung, a university professor, has now become the focus of considerable outrage in Korea, after he was confronted by a television crew as he […]
On 29 September, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to face off against each other in the first of three presidential debates, with the representatives of the two candidates having hammered out the final details of the matchup. US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival in the upcoming election Joe Biden are gearing up to face off in their first debate ahead of the November election. Campaign sources of the two sides have shared the details of the upcoming event, slated for 29 September, that has been adjusted to comply with guidelines necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Politico. […]
Illegal events and rave parties are reportedly flourishing in several European nations, due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures. An illegal rave in an underground bunker in the Norwegian capital of Oslo has ended badly, as dozens were rushed to hospitals with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the Oslo Police Department, up to 200 people aged 20 to 30 gathered in the bunker for the event, dubbed “Rave Cave” that was launched online, but later “got out of control”, as its 24-year-old organiser later admitted from a hospital bed to the newspaper Verdens Gang. At least 27 people were […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107927/25/1079272579_0:-1:3640:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_f75025a179a1e0a7f79e73484e526e20.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202008301080317060-asteroid-over-70-feet-in-diameter-to-fly-by-earth-on-tuesday-nasa-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An asteroid that is between 22 and 49 meters (72 and 160 feet) in diameter will fly relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) informs. “Will #asteroid 2011 ES4 hit Earth? No! 2011 ES4’s close approach is ‘close’ on an astronomical scale but poses no danger of actually hitting Earth. #PlanetaryDefense experts expect it to safely pass by at least 45,000 miles (792,000 football fields) away on Tuesday Sept. 1,” NASA Asteroid Watch said on Twitter. Will #asteroid 2011 ES4 hit Earth? 🌎 No! […]
MOSCOW—As Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, Aleksey Navalny, lay in a coma on Friday after a suspected poisoning, a fierce tug-of-war raged between his family and authorities over whether he could be flown to Germany for additional medical treatment. Finally, on Friday night, Russian doctors relented and allowed Navalny to leave the country “on his wife’s responsibility.” All day, while a German air ambulance waited at the airport in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russian doctors at the hospital where Navalny was being treated and law enforcement agencies had refused to allow him out of Russia. Navalny’s wife appealed to President […]
There are no obstacles preventing Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny from flying abroad for treatment other than receiving permission from his doctor, according to Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Navalny was taken to a hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on Thursday morning, after becoming ill on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. Members of his team believe the activist has been poisoned, and have arranged to fly him to the European Union. His associates have appealed to the Kremlin to allow him to be evacuated to a German specialist hospital, but Moscow insists the decision to let him go […]
The highlight of last night’s final evening of the ‘Democrat Dumpster Fire’ was the fly that messed with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg during his criticism of President Trump. FOX News reported this morning: A special guest buzzed its way into Mike Bloomberg’s speech Thursday night as the former New York City mayor was in the middle of slamming President Trump during the Democratic National Convention. In the midst of Bloomberg attacking the president, what appeared to be a fly landed on his face — at least once above his right eye and once under his nose. TRENDING: Convicted Rapist, Torturer […]
Russia’s foreign ministry has sent notices of protest to the Moscow embassies of the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, after the three buildings flew rainbow flags in June, recognized in some countries as LGBT Pride Month. Embassy staff of the three nations violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, as well as Russian law, according to Vasily Piskarev, who heads Russia’s commission investigating foreign interference. The commission noted that the LGBT pride flags appeared “during the voting period on amendments to the Russian Constitution, which enshrined provisions on the protection and preservation of traditional family values.” In late June, the […]
I will never fly on a Boeing 747 again. That’s pretty hard for me to take because I’ve had a very long relationship with this airplane – more than 50 years, in fact, since I first boarded one in its first year of operating, 1970. And it’s been a deeper relationship than it is for most people. For me it became far more than a machine. Its very form and presence and, yes, personality, embody the character of the people who created it, a bunch of remarkable engineers I got to know in the course of writing a book about it—a […]
Health Editor’s Note: Although the CDC recommends you stay at home to both prevent the spread of and to not contract coronavirus, some of you may need to travel by plane despite the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some tips and information to make your journey safer. In this article you will find an interactive state-by-state map of travel restrictions, up-to-date travel guidelines for all major airlines, and tips to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when you have reached your destination….Carol Is it safe to fly again? Your coronavirus questions answered by Joseph Hostetler/millionmilesecrets.com Since March, Planet Earth has been screaming beneath […]
A school in Russia’s second-largest city has turned to the police after a rainbow flag was hung from a school flagpole during exam period. The LGBT pride banner is highly controversial in modern-day Russia. The leadership of St. Petersburg school number 511 contacted law enforcement on July 9 after two students raised the flag outside the building. According to the online publication Paper, two girls hung the multicolored symbol next to the Russian tricolor and were caught on CCTV. Also on rt.com US Embassy in Moscow flies rainbow flag to honor Pride flag day The flag remained on the pole for […]
I like to think I’m a pretty gentle person. People have said things about me like “He wouldn’t hurt a fly.” And that’s where they’re wrong. The other night, a fly flew into my wine glass, drowned itself, and if I wasn’t before, I’m now on a dedicated mission to rid all of the flies from my home, permanently. And so I’ve been doing some research on the best things to keep in your home to get rid of flies, so we can all live in our homes and drink our wine in peace. There are a lot of different routes […]
NASA’s asteroid watchers have given a heads-up about five asteroids headed toward Earth in the coming days, while the agency’s automated Sentry system has identified the space rock which has the highest chance of impact. Over this weekend, two asteroids – 2020 MU1 (120ft diameter or half the wingspan of a 747 jet) and 2020 ML (73ft diameter, roughly half the height of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris) – are expected to shoot past us at a distance of 4.4 million and 2.7 million miles respectively. Lest anyone get too comfortable and breathe a sigh of relief, however, NASA warns […]
Flying Snakes Need to Wriggle Through the Air to Glide by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com Snakes are well known for their sneaky slithering, but five species are prone to literal flights of fancy. Flying snakes, like the paradise tree snake, get around by launching themselves from treetops and gliding to branches dozens of feet away. While aloft, they wriggle and twist in a sidewinder-like squiggle that begs the question: is that really necessary? It turns out that yes, it is, according to new research published on June 29 in the journal Nature Physics. Using high-speed photography and a computer model of snakes in flight, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107536/83/1075368356_1:0:1274:716_1200x675_80_0_0_78b9f8f89450d817c2a12b46ca212e8c.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202006241079712653-despite-namesake-f-35-fighter-jet-once-again-cant-fly-in-lightning/ Thanks to a problem with a key safety feature, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is once again unable to safely weather a hit from a lightning bolt. According to a memo by the plane’s manufacturer that was obtained by Bloomberg, the safety system that prevents the F-35 from exploding due to a lightning strike was found to have a problem, resulting in weeks of manufacturing delays and requiring changes to how the plane is allowed to fly. The system in question, the Onboard Inert Gas Generation System (OBIGGS), keeps nitrogen-enriched air in the plane’s […]
Livin’ On Tulsa Time: Infiltrating ‘Trump Country’ To Fly A Different Flag By Danny Sjursen, Scheer Post. June 23, 2020 Livin’ On Tulsa Time: Infiltrating ‘Trump Country’ To Fly A Different Flag2020-06-232020-06-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/black-wall-street-mural-tulsa-ok-by-danny-sjursen-e1592936536242.jpg200px200px Above photo: Black Wall Street mural, Tulsa, OK by Danny Sjursen. These antiwar veterans agree this was the mission they most believed in. “Does anyone else feel like we’re living out an episode of ‘The Americans?’” So asked my buddy and teammate — a Marine Corps combat veteran — as we sat in the nearly empty upper deck at the Trump rally in Tulsa’s Bok Center. It was almost […]
Startup company Space Perspective plans to send commercial passengers in a pressurized capsule to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere via hydrogen balloon from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center for $125,000 per person. The space tourism market continues to grow, with Space Perspective announcing its plan to use its access to NASA facilities to send people 20 miles up into the sky via hydrogen balloon into the Earth’s stratosphere, according to United Press International (UPI). “We’re designing this to have a very low training requirement, with little more training than a passenger on a commercial jet, to make it as accessible as possible,” […]
A march in London turned violent when protesters brawled with police near the UK Prime Minister’s offices. It was held in solidarity with the US protests sparked by the death of a black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police. The massive rally was held in the British capital on Wednesday, with thousands of protesters marching through London to condemn racism and police brutality. As well as expressing their support for US protesters, many of those demonstrating vented their anger about domestic issues. In addition to calling out issues with UK law enforcement, many chanted derogatory slogans about Prime Minister […]
After years of being ordered to stand down, run and hide, and cede the city to the antifa rioters, Portland Police have responded in force for two nights in a row now to the rioting masses. Even Portland is done with the rioters. The police have launched continual volleys of flash-bangs and tear gas all throughout downtown to break up the protesters. Demonstrators downtown are throwing glass water bottles at police. Sound truck is advising that this is now an unlawful assembly. Police will begin efforts to disperse the crowd. Leave now. — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) June 1, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING […]
They’re not exactly easy questions to answer. In the first case, you must consider motel cleaning regimens and the hazards of driving vs. the risk of sitting next to a sneezy air traveler. (Image credit: Malaka Gharib/ NPR) Source link
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces has announced on Wednesday that two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, fly over Sweden for first-time. The service said B-1s have flown over Sweden to integrate with Swedish Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets while conducting close-air support training with Swedish Joint Terminal Attack Controller ground teams at Vidsel Range. Sweden is not a NATO member but is a partner country. In 2014, Sweden signed a host country agreement with NATO allowing for the allied forces to conduct joint training exercises in the country. “Long-range […]
India 16:15 GMT 20.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107936/60/1079366097_47:0:1312:712_1200x675_80_0_0_601250fb0bbd79ec41bea7872b280bc4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202005201079364922-the-joke-didnt-fly-indian-skipper-gets-trolled-over-his-dinosaur-mimicking-video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): As one of most celebrated couples of India, cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Shankar, enjoy a huge fandom, which runs into the millions, on social media platforms across India. A quirky video of Indian batsman Virat Kohli mimicking a dinosaur has left Netizens laughing out loud. Tweeples are finding the video so amusing that #Dinosaur has started trending on Twitter. The caption of the video shared by Anushka on Instagram and Twitter read, “I spotted…. a dinosaur on the loose!” A section of cricket […]
US President Donald Trump has offered a sneak peak into the future of American military tech, talking up what he called a “super duper missile,” but his scientific terminology was simply too much for some netizens to take. The comment came during an Oval Office ceremony to unveil the official flag of the Space Force on Friday, with Trump taking a brief detour into state of the art hardware under development at the Pentagon. “We have, I call it the Super Duper Missile. And I heard the other night [it’s] 17 times faster than what they have right now,” Trump said. […]
Not to be outdone by their peers back at home, the Russian military pilots keeping the jihadists in check in Syria have pulled off their own Victory Day parade – and there’s this amazing footage to prove it. The aircraft, which took off from Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in western Syria, included Su-24 bombers and Su-34 jet fighters, as well as the ‘flying radar’ A-50, military transport planes and helicopters. Also on rt.com Russia’s mightiest military aircraft buzz over Moscow to mark 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat (PHOTO, VIDEO) One Su-24 had a GoPro camera strapped onto its side, which filmed […]