The Russian submarine that just showed up off of Cuba is one of a new class of subs that has worried the US and NATO for years

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The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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Top US diplomat says Hamas is moving the goalposts on a cease-fire

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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Israeli special forces disguised themselves as displaced Gazans to infiltrate a refugee camp and rescue 4 hostages, reports say

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A Palestinian man inspects the damage a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.
A Palestinian man inspects the damage a day after the Israeli operation in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.

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The US is said to be sending a second Patriot to Ukraine, where it's played havoc with Russian jets and missiles

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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US-made Abrams tanks are fighting a dangerous new kind of war, but Ukrainians are building unusual armor to help them survive it

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An M1 Abrams tank in May.
An M1 Abrams tank with protective screens in May.

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Russia had a golden opportunity to open a new front in Ukraine but is squandering it, military experts say

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Ukrainian soldiers defending the front line in Vovchansk on May 20.
Ukrainian soldiers defending the front line in Vovchansk on May 20, 2024.

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Russia is patrolling the Black Sea with submarines after its surface fleet got walloped, Ukraine says

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Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia
Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia, on September 5, 2022.

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China just showed how easily one of its massive drills around Taiwan could escalate into something worse

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A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China on May 24, 2024.
A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China on Ma

Israel news anchor fired after commenting on rescued hostage's appearance: 'Look at her eyebrows, they look better than mine?'

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A poster of Noa Argamani in Hostage Square minutes after it was announced that she was rescued from Gaza on June 8, 2024.

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