Putin getting tight with Kim Jong Un could be as big of a problem for China as it is for the US

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un smiling and holding up glasses of red wine.
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024.

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A prominent think tank says China could take control of Taiwan without even launching an invasion — here's how

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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.
Chinese military exercises off Taiwan.

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Fierce competition for Europe's next-generation tanks shapes up

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Multiple European arms makers are designing next-generation tanks like KNDS' Leclerc Evolution seen at a 2024 defense expo in Paris.
Multiple European arms makers are designing next-generation tanks like KNDS' Leclerc Evolution, seen at a 2024 defense expo in Paris.

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Israel has never been impressed with its version of the $1 billion Patriot air defense system. Now it could offload up to 8 to Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a Patriot system.

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Huge US military 'Manta Ray' sea drone spotted on Google Earth at California naval base

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The US has sent at least 14,000 of its massive, highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs to Israel since October 7, report says

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Civil defense teams and residents conduct search and rescue operations after Israeli attacks on a house belonging to the Hasnin family in the Ash-Shujaiyye neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, on June 27, 2024.
A search and rescue operation after Israeli attacks on Gaza.

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The Houthis are getting smarter with their Red Sea attacks, and the ships sailing these waters are paying the price

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Yemen's Houthi group released a video showing an explosive-laden drone boat target a commercial vessel earlier this month.
Yemen's Houthi group released a video showing an explosive-laden drone boat target a commercial vessel earlier this month.

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France's army chief says small drones will lose their battlefield advantage. But Ukraine likely won't be changing tack anytime soon.

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A Ukrainian reconnaissance unit in Kharkiv Oblast.

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Russia's navy sought a safer spot, but is still at the mercy of Ukraine's drones and missiles, experts say

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A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm
A warship docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on November 27, 2023.

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How the US Navy tried — and failed — to sink carrier USS America for weeks

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An aerial port view of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66).
The US Navy controversially blasted ex-aircraft carrier America in a 2005 exercise to examine its ability to sustain damage.

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