At a key moment in the war, the US is rushing to get powerful Abrams tanks to Ukraine faster

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An M1A2 Abrams at the Army Armor School at Fort Benning in Georgia on April 29, 2022.

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Putin has 'aggressively' tried to make China his ally because Russia is running out of ammo in Ukraine, a White House official said

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as part of a nationwide charity campaign, in Moscow on January 3, 2023.

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Ukraine is betting big on a bloody battle for a ruined town, but the gamble could break its ability to drive Russia back

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Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery called 2S7 Pion howitzer cannon aiming to Russian positions in the frontline nearby Bakhmut in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine .

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George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It's time to call him what he is: 'A liar.'

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George W. Bush on the day of the 9/11 attacks, which were used to publicly justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But by many accounts, the plan to invade Iraq had already started taking shape months before.

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Chinese media is claiming an Instagram post shows the US military stealing aid for earthquake victims in Syria. It's a bogus conspiracy theory.

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False claims about US soldiers stealing aid for earthquake victims reached over a million users on Twitter.

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Russia can't match the US military's hardware, but it has other ways to keep it from working properly

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a videoconference with President Joe Biden in December 2021.

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Putin's macabre tour of occupied Ukraine: Russian leader visits besieged regions of Crimea and Mariupol

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018.

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North Korea claims that in 1 day, 800,000 youths just up and decided to voluntarily join its army and fight the US

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North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021, the 10th anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il. Statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il can be seen in the background.
North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021.

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Is Putin using a body double? Listen here: Skeptics say spotting a decoy is all in the ears.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech on November 9, 2022.

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Unarmed Russian soldiers run into Ukrainian fire for the sole purpose of digging trenches or carrying ammunition. Those who refuse could be killed or imprisoned, report says.

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at the frontline near Bakhmut on March 18, 2023.

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