The battle of Irpin narrowly saved Ukraine. Here's how it went down.

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Ukraine blew a dam and bridges across the Irpin River to hinder Russia's advance in the war's earliest days.
Ukraine blew a dam and bridges across the Irpin River to hinder Russia's advance in the war's earliest days.

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Israel went after Hezbollah's leader in a powerful strike on its headquarters. His fate is still unknown.

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Smoke rises over destroyed buildings in Beirut after Israeli strikes on September 27.
Smoke rises over destroyed buildings in Beirut after Israeli strikes on September 27.

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US Navy warships fought off a 'complex' missile and drone attack in the Red Sea

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy conducts a Close-In Weapons System live-fire demonstration on September 13.
The destroyer USS Michael Murphy is one of five US warships in the Red Sea. It fired its Close-In Weapons System in a demonstration on September 13.

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A European leader's top aide suggested his country wouldn't have resisted if Russia had invaded it

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Side by side images of, left, Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and right, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024.
Side by side images of Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024.

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Japan's new prime minister could try to shake up the country's military pact with the US

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Shigeru Ishiba celebrates after his election as party head during the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister. The 67-year-old narrowly won the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday.

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A Russian teen got 15 years in prison for donating crypto to a pro-Ukraine paramilitary unit: report

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A recruitment ad for the Russian military is seen in Kursk as civilians walk by a bus stop.
As the Ukraine war rages on, Russia has been charging citizens donating to pro-Ukrainian groups with treason, which can now carry up to life in prison.

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Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific

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China's DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missiles on mobile carriers are parked in front of Chinese military personnel standing in formation.
China's ICBM test was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years.

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A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident

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A satellite image shows floating cranes near a pier at a Chinese shipyard.
Efforts to salvage the submarine, June 15.

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Russia reportedly has a secret long-range drone program in China. Experts say it shouldn't surprise anyone.

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An Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone flies in the sky over Kermanshah, Iran, on March 7.
Russia has been desperate to source drones, like the Iranian Shahed drone above, from other countries.

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Israel's air war may put Hezbollah in a bind over its most threatening missiles

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Waves of Israeli airstrikes have targeted Hezbollah's missile arsenal, placing the group and its Iranian backers in a bind.
Waves of Israeli airstrikes have targeted Hezbollah's missile arsenal, placing the group and its Iranian backers in a bind.

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