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A fierce dust storm hit the Black Rock Desert on the eve of its annual Burning Man festival, damaging campsites that had been set up early, participants reported. Winds of up to 50 mph stirred up the lakebed's alkaline dust so fiercely that participants in the annual art and culture festival reported not being able to see beyond a foot. Still, gates to the festival had opened by Sunday morning, with organizers cautioning new arrivals to "drive safely!" The dust storm arrived Saturday evening after strong thunderstorms in the Sierra Nevada drifted off the mountains and whipped up strong winds...

President Donald Trump presented Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky with a large map showing the 20% of the country under Russian control. During the Oval Office meeting on Monday, a large map depicting the current battlefield status of the war was presented to Zelensky. The eastern part of the map was shaded in pink to represent the nearly 20% of the country under control by Putin's forces after the nearly four-year war. The map may play a roll in pressuring Zelensky to consider transferring territory in order to seal a peace agreement. Zelensky arrived to the White House for historic talks...

"Israel is likely to launch another war with Iran before December--perhaps even as early as late August" Trita Parsi-"Foreign Policy' Commentary 8/11/2025... "So here is the great news. The moment your country is free Israel's top water experts will flood into every Iranian city... We will help Iran recycle water...we'll help Iran desalinate water... I urge you to be bold and brave...take to the streets...protest tyranny" Portions Of Israeli Prime Minister's Video Message To The People Of Iran 8/12/2025... The next round of the Israel-Iran War is on the way with signs of US-Israeli activity to appease nations neighboring Iran...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨Rep. James Comer Drops Epstein File BOMBSHELL: The Files Have Been Destroyed, Doesn't Think Pam Bondi and Kash Patel Have Them, "I Warned Them.": "They ordered the release.. Haven't been released. They are in there shredding documents. The government is involved.." 1:35 PM · May 6, 2025

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...