China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says

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China's leader, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May.

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A Russian soldier says his unit was almost wiped out by Ukrainian fire and drones, with half killed on their first night in Kharkiv

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Ukrainian soldiers passing through the border city of Vovchansk, in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Ukrainian soldiers in the border city of Vovchansk, in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 20, 2024.

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Key holdouts at a Ukrainian diplomatic summit are proof that Putin's diplomatic playbook is working

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday.

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Gov. Wes Moore's message of patriotism and service could be a blueprint for Democrats in a divided US

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Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland.

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The number of powerful Russian glide bombs hitting Ukraine's Dnipro salient falls from 80 a day to 4 thanks to US aid, officer says

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KHERSON REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 14: Ukrainian infantrymen soldiers travel on the Dnipro River on boats on September 14, 2023 in Kherson region, Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers sail to their positions in boats at dawn. The Ukrainian military is preparing a bridgehead for further advance on the Kherson frontline. (Photo by Libkos/Getty Images)
Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River.

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Russia's war in Ukraine began in Crimea. It could end there, too, defense experts say.

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Detonation of ammunition caused by a fire at a military training field in the Kirovsky district of Crimea on July 19, 2023.

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Russian troops surrender to an elite brigade as the Kharkiv front holds, Ukraine says

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Screenshot from the 3rd Assault Brigade video of the capture of a Russian soldier (center) in the Vovchansk sector, the soldier later appeared in a video showing him as one of 24 prisoners taken in the sector.
Screenshot from Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade's video in which Russian soldiers are captured in the Vovchansk region.

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Ukrainian writer and soldier says all Russians are to blame for the invasion: 'It's not Putin who is pulling the trigger in Bucha'

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Oleksandr Mykhed.
Oleksandr Mykhed.

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I'm a military spouse and childcare drained my savings. My husband and I lived paycheck to paycheck for a year.

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US Navy faces 'most intense combat since World War II' against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, defense experts say

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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea on June 12.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea on June 12.

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