Ukraine's front-line fighters and dronemakers are trying to crowdfund their way to Russia's defeat through cheap strikes

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Ukrainian dronemakers are crowdfunding to make precision munitions out of commercial parts, sparking a new era of how directly civilians can contribute to the battlefield.

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Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says

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An F-35 jet flying upward against a blue sky.
Israeli air force F-35s took out the bulk of Iranian air defenses in October, a top UK official said.

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South Korea is reeling after spending hours under a surprise martial law declaration

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Soldiers attempted to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

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A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea

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A Russian submarine UFA 490 spotted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on November 28.
The Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine 80 nautical miles from its coast.

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Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending

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Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a record defense budget for 2025.

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Russia wants its pro-war bloggers to identify themselves by 2025. Only about 10% of its top channels are complying, analysis says.

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Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk faces the camera during a Zoom interview with The Washington Post.
Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, pictured here, runs the Telegram account Rybar.

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A US Navy destroyer has come under missile fire 3 times in 3 months as the Houthis try to score a hit on a warship

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale crosses from the South China Sea into the Philippine Sea in 2021.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale during a transit from the South China Sea to the Philippine Sea in 2021.

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Putin put a hit on a double agent because he knew the source of the Russian leader's riches: UK intel

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Emergency workers in protective suits investigate the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury in 2017.

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Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk are on the same page about auditing the Pentagon and slashing the defense budget

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Bernie Sanders speaking at an event on prescription drug costs in Concord, New Hampshire; Elon Musk speaking at a Trump campaign rally in Madison Square Garden in New York.
"Elon Musk is right," Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said of Elon Musk's criticisms of the Defense Department's spending.

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Zelenskyy said Ukraine could join NATO without Article 5 applying to its occupied territory

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a joint press conference in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy said Article 5 might not apply to all of Ukraine's territory if it joins NATO, to not drag other member states into war.

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