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Russia said on Wednesday it had taken control of three villages, including a settlement in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
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Utah Jazzs Lauri Markkanen gets leave from Finnish military base to accept NBAs Most Improved Player award [Video]
Lauri Markkanen concludes his epic first season with the Utah Jazz by being named the NBAs Most Improved Player.
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‘We warn that they are playing with fire. (The US) have long been in a state of proxy war with the Russian Federation,’ Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said
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The incoming Taiwanese president’s best strategy to stop China from seizing the self-ruled island will likely be to bolster an agile defensive “porcupine” approach by spending more on missiles and drones. Lessons learned from Russia’s war in Ukraine about how rapidly developing drones can outfox traditional heavy weaponry suggest that Lai Ching-te will boost Taiwan’s
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Hundreds of extra military and police arrived in France’s troubled Pacific territory of New Caledonia ahead of a fourth night of troubles that have left five dead and hundreds wounded, officials said Friday. Opposition to a French plan to impose new voting rules have spiralled into deadly violence in the archipelago between Australia and Fiji,
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During hearings held by the International Court of Justice over measures to stop Israel’s military operation in Rafah, South Africa urged the top U.N. court to order a cease-fire in Gaza.
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Russian attempts to establish a foothold in the town of Vovchansk, which is among the largest towns in Ukraines northeastern Kharkiv region.
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Military analysts argue delays in Western aid, restrictions on striking targets in Russia, and issues in Ukrainian command left troops unprepared to mount an effective defense.
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Gordon Black travelled to Vladiviostok from a US military base in South Korea in April and allegedly stole money from a Russian woman he was in relationship with
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Russian President Vladimir Putins visit to China underlines an increasingly close partnership between the two allies
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Moscow’s feared air defenses have proven to be a headache on the battlefield, but Ukraine’s deep drone strikes are slipping through.
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Ukraine’s military said it has withdrawn troops from several fighting hot spots in Kharkiv to avoid losses, as Russian forces continue to count gains.