Russia's pulling its aircraft away from the front lines as Ukraine hits air bases with deep strikes, Western intel says

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Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters fire missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia on Aug. 27, 2021.
Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters fire missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia.

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Ukrainians on pickup trucks are using machine guns designed in WWI to stop Russian drones

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A member of the mobile air defence group checks an M2 Browning machine gun
A member of the mobile air defence group checks an M2 Browning machine gun donated by a volunteer fund in April 2023.

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China is building a huge network of satellites that could be used against US troops: intel chief

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A worker walks past buildings behind propaganda flags at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China, a day before the launch of the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft to China's Tiangong
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China.

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A NATO country says it could join Ukraine's war with Russia if 2 conditions are met

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron speaking.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin in 2020.

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Ukraine wiped out 100 Russian troops at once in a strike showcasing the range and power of its new US ATACMS

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ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System
An Army Tactical Missile System during live-fire testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, December 14, 2021.

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China's true military spending in 2022 was likely worth $711 billion, or 'nearly equal' to the US military budget that year: US think tank

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An air defense squadron conducts a live-fire drill in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China, April 28, 2024.
An air defense squadron conducts a live-fire drill in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China, April 28, 2024.

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NATO says Russia is carrying out 'malign activities' like sabotage on its member states and will address them

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg depart after speaking to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on April 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg depart after speaking to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on April 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

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The US military killed a shepherd it mistook for a terrorist leader in a drone strike, investigation finds

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An MQ-1 Predator flies above the flight line during launch and recovery training at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
An MQ-1 Predator flies above the flight line during launch and recovery training at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

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Israel is retiring its Patriot missile batteries. They could help a struggling Ukraine.

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US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.
US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.

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Palantir CEO calls Columbia anti-Israel protests 'pagan' and says he's dreamed of drone striking his enemies

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Alex Karp, the cofounder and CEO of Palantir, looks ahead
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.

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