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The West got used to owning the skies at war. That ‘control of the air is not a given,’ Royal Air Force officer says Targeted Killings

The West got used to owning the skies at war. That ‘control of the air is not a given,’ Royal Air Force officer says

The West has been able to get control of the air in its conflicts in recent decades, but there are warnings that it's not guaranteed in future war. Leon Neal/Getty Images The West has spent decades fighting wars where it controlled the skies. These fights have been historical anomalies, a…
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May 22, 2026
Headlines for May 22, 2026 Syria

Headlines for May 22, 2026

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May 22, 2026
Shubman Gill creates IPL history, becomes 3rd captain after David Warner, KL Rahul to… Narendra Modi

Shubman Gill creates IPL history, becomes 3rd captain after David Warner, KL Rahul to…

Shubman Gill, the Gujarat Titans captain added another historic feather to his cap and etched his name into history books during his match-winning knock against Chennai Super Kings in a crucial IPL 2026 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, May 21. During his blistering 64 off…
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May 22, 2026
In Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Finale, the Void Swallowed Show Business Itself Black Hole

In Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Finale, the Void Swallowed Show Business Itself

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is officially a late show, as in it’s no longer with us. Its last Questionert has been answered; its final rescue dog has been rescued; its ultimate guest, Sir Paul McCartney, has left the building. Colbert filled his 80-minute finale with the same thoughtfulness,…
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May 22, 2026
Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says, as Kyiv intensifies new tactic Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says, as Kyiv intensifies new tactic

Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian ​oil refinery in Yaroslavl, around 700km (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, the ​latest ‌in a series of strikes ⁠by Kyiv on oil facilities in Russia. "In particular, overnight, the Defence Forces ‌of Ukraine operated against targets associated with…
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May 22, 2026
xAI-Anthropic deal signals the rise of AI compute as a standalone business SpaceX

xAI-Anthropic deal signals the rise of AI compute as a standalone business

SpaceX IPO filing reveals rival model makers are buying infrastructure from each other, pointing to a new market for frontier-scale compute. New SpaceX IPO filings suggest frontier AI firms are beginning to treat compute infrastructure as a standalone commercial business, with Elon Musk’s xAI agreeing to provide large-scale AI capacity…
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May 22, 2026