A Ukrainian brigade armed with French tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry is about to enter the fight

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A man in a suit stands with crossed arms inside a white tented structure, looking at two servicemen in camouflage uniform that have their backs to the camera
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Ukrainian soldiers in a military camp in eastern France in October 2024.

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North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, left, inspects tests of drones designed to crash into targets, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
Kim Jong Un, left, ordered the mass production Thursday.

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Russia needed armor so badly that its biggest film studio donated 36 Soviet-era tanks that were used as props

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T-55 and T-54 tanks are seen in a black-and-white photo taken in Hungary. Mosfilm's director general, Karen Shakhnazarov, wears sunglasses as he attends a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Mosfilm's director general said the movie studio had donated 36 tanks, including the aging T-55, to Russia's defense ministry.

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Drone-hunting helicopters are bolstering Israel and Ukraine's stretched air defenses

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An Israeli Apache AH-64 attack helicopter flies over the Mediterranean.
Helicopters are taking on some counter-drone missions in Israel and Ukraine to augment their strained air defenses. Here, an Israeli Apache AH-64 attack helicopter flies over the Mediterranean.

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Skepticism, a ticking clock: What Trump's picks mean for Ukraine

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Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC, on November 4, 2024.
Donald Trump picked Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State.

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Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles

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A still from video footage showing a Ukrainian attack on Russian armored vehicles.

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Russia's new Iranian missiles could make the front lines in Ukraine far more dangerous

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A missile launched in Iran in a picture received by Reuters in August 2020. The missile type is part of Iran's growing missile arsenal.

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Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin visits servicemen who were wounded during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at a military hospital in Moscow in May 2022.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday limiting a $30,000 payout to injured soldiers based on the severity of their wounds.

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The US-China tech race is moving from chips to the raw materials they're made of

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Supply chain and foreign relations experts told Business Insider why the global race for AI dominance keeps drawing comparisons to the Cold War.

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What Marco Rubio's nomination as Trump's secretary of state means for China and Taiwan

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Rubio has called China the "threat that will define this century."

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