Articles about Victory

Air superiority is supposed to deliver a quick triumph. But history has shown that promise to be written on the windMiddle East crisis – live updatesTo explore the roots of Donald Trump’s Iran military strategy and the pugilistic rhetoric of his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, means looking back 105 years. In 1921, a year before Benito Mussolini and his blackshirts marched on Rome to launch the Fascist era, an Italian general named Giulio Douhet published The Command of the Air, proposing a revolution in warfare.Victory in the future, he said, would no longer come from the grinding trench combat of the Great War. Instead it meant large-scale aerial bombardments, targeting not just combatants but civilians and civilian infrastructure and logistics. Continue reading...

• Los Angeles Lakers defeated Denver Nuggets in overtime, sparked by Austin Reaves' intentional missed free-throw put-back to force the extra period. • Reaves celebrated by cradling the basketball and whispering 'I love you' after the key play in the comeback win. • Young fan Jackson Tuyay's passionate cheering ignited the crowd and inspired the Lakers' defense against a top team.

• Denny Hamlin overcame an early speeding penalty and drove from 31st place to win Sunday's NASCAR race at Las Vegas, securing his 61st career victory, which ranks 10th all-time in NASCAR history. • Hamlin led 134 laps en route to the victory, while Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs finished in the top five, with Chase Elliott and William Byron placing second and third respectively. • The win demonstrates Hamlin's resilience and driving skill, cementing his status among NASCAR's all-time greats as the sport prepares to head to Darlington Raceway this weekend.

• The United States defeated the Dominican Republic in a 2026 World Baseball Classic semifinal, with Roman Anthony hitting the go-ahead home run to secure advancement to Tuesday's championship game. • The American roster, led by NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and featuring stars Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge, will face the winner of Monday's semifinal between Italy and Venezuela in the title game. • This marks the USA's third straight World Baseball Classic title game appearance after winning in 2017 and losing to Shohei Ohtani's Japan in 2023.

• No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on March 15, with Yaxel Lendeborg hitting a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining. • Lendeborg scored 12 points, including 9 in the second half after coach May encouraged him to be more aggressive, while Aday Mara added 16 points and Elliot Cadeau contributed 15. • The Wolverines avenged their only conference regular-season loss, a 91-88 setback to Wisconsin on January 15, as they seek to repeat as Big Ten champions.

As users turn to VPNs to access pornography, experts warn collection of information creates a ‘honeytrap’ for bad actors Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen porn sites began blocking Australians from access, it also meant X began age-checking users before they could look at adult content on the social media site.But it asked some users to send a video selfie every time they wanted to look at a single picture or video. Continue reading...