One Shell of a Find: Bomb Squad Called After Civil War-Era Artillery Round Unearthed in Pennsylvania

An unexploded Civil War-era artillery shell was unearthed at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania this week, officials announced.

Local roads were reportedly closed on Wednesday afternoon as a team from the US Army’s 55th Ordnance Disposal Company removed the device, which was roughly 10 pounds in weight and 7 inches in length, and reportedly dated all the way back to 1863.

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📹 Frigate 'Admiral Gorshkov' practices artillery firing in the Atlantic Ocean (video by Russian MoD)

The crew of the Northern Fleet's frigate 'Admiral Gorshkov' has practiced artillery firing against a sea target in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean as part of preparative activities for the joint exercise with the South African Navy and Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.

Personnel operated the 130mm AK-192M universal shipborne artillery system against the sea target that simulated a mock enemy's ship at a distance of over ten kilometers.

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Former Acting US Defense Secretary: ‘Cut Military Spending’ by Half, Stop Hyping China Threat

Former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller has raised eyebrows by calling out the “military-industrial complex” by name, as well as urging policymakers to “dramatically” cut the Pentagon’s budget and to stop demonizing China.

“We have created an entire enterprise that focuses economically on creating crisis to justify outrageously high defense spending,” Miller lamented in an interview with CBS.

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What is Pyongyang’s Possible New ICBM That Was Paraded to Mark the DPRK's Army Anniversary?

During a recent nighttime military parade on Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK Army, North Korea showed off what analysts believe is the country’s new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). So what is this piece of military hardware all about and how could it boost the north’s defense capability? Sputnik explores.

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As US Looks for Firm to Sanction Balloon Overflight, Major Chinese Makers Say It Wasn't Theirs

The Biden administration has signaled it is considering retaliating for the recent balloon overflight, including by sanctioning the manufacturer.

As a result, Chinese manufacturers of high-altitude balloons have begun issuing statements denying the balloon was theirs.

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'I Tore 'Em to Pieces': MTG Boasts of Furious Conduct During Twitter, Balloon Committee Hearings

Controversial right-wing lawmaker US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) let loose on the unfortunate witnesses called to two committee meetings on Thursday, furiously denouncing them for adopting policies with which she disagreed.

Greene, who won her reelection bid in November 2022, also received her first committee assignments in two years, thanks to the new Republican majority in the House. She was appointed to the Oversight Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, both of which held hearings on Thursday.

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🇹🇷🐈🐕 In Turkiye, a cat and a dog were rescued from the rubble, tightly clinging to each other after the horror they had experienced.

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🇹🇷Turkish emergency services managed to rescue a man from under the rubble in Adiyaman and are now transporting him to a medical facility. According to data obtained by our Sputnik correspondent, 3 other people died while trapped under the wreckage.

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📹 Assault of Russian artillery and airborne assault units of the Airborne Forces on a Ukrainian strongpoint (video by Russian MoD)

With the help of UAVs, scouts discovered a subdivision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advancing to the forest plantation to equip a strong point and an ammunition depot.

Their coordinates were transmitted to the artillery control point. With precise blows, the enemy was destroyed.

Massed fire from the standard weapons of the BTR-82A and automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame" suppressed the resistance of the remaining militants.

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⚡️ Eight people were arrested in the Turkish province of Sanliurfa over constructing buildings with defects that collapsed as a result of the earthquake.