The US Air Force is going to mass airpower in the Western Pacific from all over the place to test its ability to get forces into a fight

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit flies on the right of the picture, with US and Australian fighter jets flying next to it on the left. The aircraft are flying above a blue sky with some clouds.
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies in formation with a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, two EA-18 Growlers, two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets and two U.S.

Ukraine says it kept its plans for the Kursk offensive secret even from the Pentagon. Here's why.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden
Zelenskyy defiantly explained why he didn't share details of the Kursk incursion with the West.

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Ukraine is rationing shells on the front with ammo redirected for the assault on Kursk, commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers of a mortar unit fired a mortar in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.
Ukrainian mortar unit firing in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.

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An elite Russian commander told Moscow's troops that they would 'go to heaven' if they died in Kursk

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Local volunteers walk past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk.
Local volunteers walk past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk.

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Zelenskyy said Ukraine told no one about the Kursk invasion because its allies would have called it 'unrealistic'

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking during an interview with French media in Rivne.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country did not inform their allies about the planned incursion on Kursk because it would have seemed "unrealistic" to them.

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China's shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard 'mothership,' and there's talk it could be an aircraft or drone carrier

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An aerial drone photo taken on May 17 shows the China Coast Guard CCG 3502 fleet conducting formation training in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao.
China's Coast Guard has been ramping up its acquisition of bigger and bolder vessels, and word of a new "mothership" is fueling speculation it could be an aircraft or drone carrier.

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Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values'

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree aimed at making his country a 'safe haven' against neoliberal Western ideals.

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US says Israel accepted a cease-fire deal — and warns Hamas may not get another chance to say 'yes'

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters after meeting with Israeli officials on Monday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Monday to agree to cease-fire terms with Israel.

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The US Army's hypersonic Dark Eagle missile recently passed a critical test

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A plume of smoke erupts below a hypersonic missile during a test launch.
A plume of smoke erupts below a hypersonic missile during a test launch.

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Satellite images capture the broken aftermath of the Ukrainian air force strikes on key Russian bridges to back the Kursk invasion

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A view of a damaged bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region in this still image taken from a social media video released on August 16.
A view of a damaged bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region in this still image taken from a social media video released on August 16.

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