North Korea wants to turn around its dismal space launch record, saying its first military spy satellite is ready for liftoff

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left, and his daughter watch a sports event to mark the 111th birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Il Sung in North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left, and his daughter watch a sports event to mark the 111th birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Il Sung in North Korea.

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Leaked documents reveal China's plans to launch a supersonic spy drone that could fly 3 times the speed of sound, WaPo reports

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A military vehicle carrying a WZ-8 supersonic reconnaissance drone takes part a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.

Moscow's promise of big payments to its troops is creating a new headache for the Russian military

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Russian conscripts called up for military service at a railway station in Omsk in November.

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China's defense minister applauds Putin for 'promoting world peace' amid Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin smiling as he listens to China's defense minister.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 16, 2023.

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A professor was murdered after a Facebook post branded him a traitor. Was Facebook complicit in his death?

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Slain professor Meareg Amare is shown in a FB blue cross hairs. The facebook sits nearby and scenes from the Bahir Dar area are shown.

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Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska slams his country's 'primitive' financial system, says it is 'bondage and usury based on state banks'

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Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska criticised the Russian financial system.

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Inside Apple's first store in India, which spans 20,000 square feet — and marks a new era in the company's push for customers

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India's first Apple store, in Mumbai.
Inside Apple's first store in India, which spans 20,000 square feet — and marks a new era in the company's push for customers.

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An Airbnb host who was left with a $640 utility bill suspects guests left the gas and water taps running after he did not meet their cancellation request

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woman browses the site of US home sharing giant Airbnb on a tablet.
An Airbnb host in South Korea had to deal with a huge utility bill.

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Canada seized a massive Russian cargo jet after last year's invasion. Ukraine says it's going to repossess it.

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Volga Dnepr Airlines Antonov An-124, one of the largest production cargo planes in the world was grounded at Pearson International Airport in late February after Russia invaded Ukraine in Mississauga. May 24, 2022.

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GOP House intel chairman slaps down praise of accused Pentagon leaker from MAGA Republicans

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Jack Teixeira as a young man, in uniform.
A photo of Jack Teixeira in uniform posted to the Facebook page of his mother's business.

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