Ukrainian troops were seen pushing 6 miles into Russian territory, and the Kremlin can't decide if it's a 'large-scale provocation' or 'under control'

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Rural houses are damaged by shelling and fighting in Kursk.
Kursk's acting governor, Alexey Smirnov, posted photos of towns in the region damaged by the fighting after Ukraine launched a rare incursion past the border.

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See the hundreds of sea drones the US Navy is experimenting with overseas

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The solar panels charge the drone's rechargeable batteries and thrusters.
The Triton's solar panels charge the drone's rechargeable batteries and thrusters.

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Democratic VP pick Tim Walz, a retired Guard officer and longtime VA advocate, brings 'incredibly important' expertise on defense and veteran issues to Harris campaign

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Kamala Harris waves to the crowd beside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign event
US Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage during a campaign event in Philadelphia.

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US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say

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A group of US airmen stand around a tall, long missile defense system that is pointing up towards a cloudy sky.
A US Army soldier points out the components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile defense system to airmen of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron during a site visit to Task Force Talon in February 2024.

U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Stephen J. Collier

Images of Ukraine's new F-16s and their weapons hint at what the US-made fighter jets may start off doing against the Russians

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Ukrainian F-16s are seen in the air in an undisclosed location of Ukraine on August 4.
Ukrainian F-16s are seen in the air in an undisclosed location of Ukraine on August 4.

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See inside the US-made Bradleys that Ukrainian troops are using to shred Russian armor

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A soldier from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade runs past a US made Bradley Fighting Vehicle as the engine is started at a secret workshop in a wooded area in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine
A soldier from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade runs past a US-made Bradley Fighting Vehicle as the engine is started at a secret workshop in a wooded area in the southern Zaporizhzhia Region.

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The nuclear weapons era is making a comeback, and experts say we're all not paying attention

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A collage of a photo of a nuclear bomb over an image of the Chinese flag
As China builds its nuclear arsenal and Russia keeps making nuclear threats, the US is being urged to look into its own build-up.

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Ukraine likely used US-made ATACMS to take out a $300 million Russian submarine, UK intelligence says

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Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 13, 2022.
The Rostov-on-Don submarine.

REUTERS/Yoruk Isik

Ukraine may have found new ships to target in its quest to hobble Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A large grey warship in the water
The Konstantin Olshansky in Sevastopol, Crimea, in 2011. The ship was flying a Ukrainian flag at the time, before it was captured by Russia.

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The DOJ says a man with Iranian ties in New York tried to hire hitmen, a female spy, and a fake protest mob to assassinate US officials

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A flag waves outside the federal Department of Justice building in Washington, DC
The US Department of Justice accused Asif Raza Merchant of plotting the assassinations of US officials.

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