The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal brings hope, but the US' role of monitoring violations raises issues

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Israeli army tanks and bulldozers are pictured on the border with Lebanon in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel on November 27, 2024, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect
A cease-fire took effect on the morning of November 27, 2024.

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Russia appears to be stepping up its use of decoy drones to outwit Ukrainian air defenses

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A man holding a drone detector.
A Ukrainian energy grid employee holds a device to detect Russian explosive drones.

Florent VERGNES / AFP

Take a look inside Camp David, where presidents host world leaders and escape Washington

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George W. Bush Lee Myung Bak Camp David
Then-US President George W. Bush, right, and then-South Korean President Lee Myung Bak laugh as they leave their joint news conference after their meeting at Camp David on April 19, 2008.

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Biden's last-minute missile moves for Ukraine are coming far too late, weakening their effect on the Russians

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A large missile is fired from the back of a vehicle in the darkness, causing an explosion of light.
An Army Tactical Missile System firing a missile during a joint military drill between the US and South Korea in October 2022.

South Korea Defense Ministry via AP

In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump

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A US F-35 in flight.
A US F-35 in flight.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers

Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they'd get stuck in launchers and weren't exploding

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A Ukrainian 120mm mortar crew is seen launching rounds in Chasiv Yar in April 2024.
Ukraine is recalling 100,000 mortar shells after reports that they were arriving at the front line poorly manufactured and with wet gunpowder.

Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu via Getty Images

Marc Andreessen is hopping on the Musk bandwagon and slamming manned fighter jets, saying there won't be 'spam in the can' if pilots aren't in the plane

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Marc Andreessen speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, California; Elon Musk speaking at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.
"You don't have to keep a human being alive, which means you can be a lot faster and you can move a lot more quickly," Marc Andreessen told Joe Rogan on the latter's podcast.

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US says Israel approved a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of devastating fighting with Hezbollah

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An Israeli tank along the Lebanon border in October.
An Israeli tank along the Lebanon border in October.

Menahem KAHANA/AFP

Russian deserter who guarded nuclear weapons base says there were constant lie-detector tests

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The silhouette of a missile against a setting sun.
A missile at an undisclosed location in Russia.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File

Musk's F-35 jab could be a preview of the fights DOGE will wage to cut government spending

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A USN F-35 C appears in the Pacific Air Show on September 29, 2023 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.
A USN F-35 C appears in the Pacific Air Show on September 29, 2023 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

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