US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed' into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say

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U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Fleet Week New York and Sailors assigned to the USS Bataan (LHD-5) man the rails as the ship arrives in Manhattan, New York for Fleet Week New York 2024, May 22, 2024.
US Marines during Fleet Week in New York on May 22, 2024.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre, Communication Directorate

Russia's Africa Corps, which includes former Wagner mercenaries, has been deployed in Kharkiv, UK Intel says

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Members of Russia's Wagner Group.

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US Stryker armored fighting vehicles help Ukraine recapture lost territory in Kharkiv region, report says

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The Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle-Dragoon armed with a 30mm autocannon the US Army has struggled to rapidly field.
The Stryker armored fighting vehicle.

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Russia's pulling combat forces from another continent to fuel its latest offensive push in Ukraine, Western intel says

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This undated photograph handed out by the French military shows Russian mercenaries boarding a helicopter in northern Mali.

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The US Air Force's newest stealth bomber offers hope amid America's shrinking bomber fleet

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The B-21 Raider is seen in an indoor facility with an American flag behind it.
The B-21 Raider is seen in an indoor facility with an American flag behind it.

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The wreck of a legendary WWII US submarine has been found at the bottom of the South China Sea

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A close-up underwater image of the USS Harder, showing its rusted tower. An octopus is climbing the tower.
An octopus navigates the WWII submarine the USS Harder found off the coast of the Philippines by Lost 52

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China's military isn't just putting on a show of force. It's rehearsing for the real deal, an assault on Taiwan.

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A screen grab captured from a video shows the Taiwan army conduct military exercise following China's large-scale joint military drill around Taiwan on May 23, 2024.
A screen grab captured from a video shows the Taiwan army conducting military exercises following China's large-scale joint military drill around Taiwan on May 23, 2024.

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See inside the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily guarded border between North Korea and South Korea

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in to the official summit Peace House building for a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walks with ccJae-in to the official summit Peace House building for a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone.

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Putin's favorite NATO member wants to 'redefine' membership so it doesn't have to help Ukraine

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Viktor Orbán shaking hands with Vladimir Putin.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.

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Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says

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Ukrainian soldiers patrol the streets in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 20, 2024.

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