Russia 'knew where we were going to attack,' Zelenskyy says in reflection on why Ukraine's big counteroffensive stumbled

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Ukrainian soldiers from the 80th Air Assault Brigade training green tactics, clearing trenches using armored personnel carriers, recoilless guns, and grenade launchers in the training area in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 18, 2023.
Ukraine's counteroffensive is still in its early stages, and morale is high despite limited territorial gains.

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A report says Starlink terminals are being used in Russia after Putin and Musk deny it

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Ukraine says Putin's troops are using Elon Musk's Starlink to coordinate attacks, and a new Wall Street Journal report points to a black market. Despite Musk's denial, House Democrats are pressuring him to stop any unauthorized military use of the terminals.

An Israeli warship shot down an enemy threat in the Red Sea with a new air-defense weapon for the first time

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Archival footage of the C-Dome system in use.
Archival footage of the C-Dome system in use.

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The US Navy's grappling with another Ford-class supercarrier delay that could run into the next decade

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Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.
Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.

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The US snatched thousands of illegal Iranian guns and gave them to Ukraine to repel the Russians

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Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles sit on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during an inventory process, Jan. 7. U.S. naval forces seized 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
US naval forces seized thousands of assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.

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Giving Trump sweeping immunity would bring 'chaos,' former US generals, admirals, and military service leaders say

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Former President Donald Trump

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There's a thriving Russian black market for Elon Musk's Starlink terminals, with the tech being sent far beyond Ukraine

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The Starlink logo is seen on a mobile device with a Ukrainian flag in the background.
The Starlink logo on a mobile device with the colors of the Ukrainian flag in the background.

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The security pact between the US, UK, and Australia could be expanding, and it's got China worried

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US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023.

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NATO should recruit new members from Asia that share 'the alliance's vision of freedom,' former NATO commander says

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Australia's Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts, Japan's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoto Tsuji, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul posing for a press photo at the NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting on April 4, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
Australia's Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts, Japan's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ki

NATO helicopters are shooting down and eliminating enemy drones in a rarer kind of Red Sea battle

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A Houthi attack drone (L) and a French NH90 helicopter (R).
A Houthi attack drone (L) and a French NH90 helicopter (R).

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