British troops could be sent to Ukraine as the country ramps up on-the-ground training efforts, UK defense minister says

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Soldiers aim their weapons through plumes of smoke as they take part in an international military exercise.
Ukrainian soldiers take part in the "Rapid Trident-2017" international military exercises at the Yavoriv shooting range not far from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on September 15, 2017

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Ukraine is retrofitting agricultural drones designed for farmers with 20-kilogram bombs that can be aimed at tanks

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A destroyed Russian tank pictured outside Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Ukraine drone operators are taking agricultural drones and using them to target Russian tanks.

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Ukraine needs to source new consumer drones that it can retrofit with explosives as China dials back sales to the country

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A Ukrainian soldier sitting on the ground holding a drone up to the sky.
China recently implemented new export restrictions on drone components, posing a challenge for Ukrainian forces.

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A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income children

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Alliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a child in the Head Start program, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Alliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a child in the Head Start program, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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Russia is luring Cubans to Ukraine with fast-tracked citizenship and a lucrative signing bonus: 'Almost all of our friends have gone'

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Cuban men in Villa Maria, Cuba.

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Government shutdown 2023 update: Fat Bear Week in Alaska could be canceled

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An Alaskan brown bear with a fish in its mouth.
Fat Bear Week brings people together to vote on the fattest Alaskan brown bear preparing for hibernation each year.

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Putin's pick to lead the Wagner Group is likely considered a 'traitor' by his own men, UK says

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Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov, left, and new Wagner boss Andrei Troshev, right, meet Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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6 years after declaring bankruptcy, Toys R Us will return with 24 stores across the US

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A Toys R Us store.

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A young engineer 3D prints drones for rebel forces fighting Myanmar's military dictatorship. 'My parents would kill me' if they knew, he says.

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A young rebel holds a 3D-printed drone.
An unidentified rebel holds the Liberator MK-2, a 3D-printed drone that was produced by a young engineer in Myanmar.

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Russia to begin drafting soldiers from occupied regions of Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table in front of a Russian flag, smirking slightly with a piece of paper in his hand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video conference meeting on the draft of the 2024 federal budget and the planning period of 2025 and 2026 at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2023.

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