Iran and Israel dragged their shadow war out of the dark, and it's much more dangerous now

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An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024.
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024.

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A US Navy amphibious warship returned home for repairs just 10 days after deploying

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USS Boxer (LHD-4) ship sails near a tanker in the Arabian Sea off Oman July 17, 2019.

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See the 10 types of new US Navy warships plagued by shipbuilding delays

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An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

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Russia's hunted A-50 command planes are its eyes over Ukraine. Here's how it compares to the Boeing E-3 Sentry.

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A US E-3 Sentry, at left, and a Russian A-50 are early warning aircraft that play critical roles in military operations.
A US E-3 Sentry, left, and a Russian A-50 are early warning aircraft that play critical roles in military operations.

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Front-line NATO countries will be staring down a 'battle-hardened Russia' able to more easily strike if Ukraine falls, war analyst warns

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An Estonian soldier is seen in a camouflaged armoured personnel carrier in Tapa, Estonia on 20 May, 2023.
An Estonian soldier is seen in a camouflaged armoured personnel carrier in Tapa, Estonia on 20 May, 2023.

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US and Israeli weapons able to kill missiles in outer space were used to stop an Iranian attack. Those intercepts are tough shots.

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An Arrow-3 interceptor is launched at a test site in central Israel on Jan. 18, 2022.
An Arrow-3 interceptor is launched at a test site in central Israel on Jan. 18, 2022.

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Ukraine was in trouble already — now it openly admits it's on track to lose

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A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position as the Ukrainian soldiers from the artillery unit wait for ammunition assistance at the frontline in the direction of Avdiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk.
A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position in the direction of Avdiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk.

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Xi Jinping is hyping China as Ukraine's peacemaker — while actually helping Russia's invasion

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is received by Xi Jinping, President of China, at the State Guest House.

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Short on rockets, Ukraine has had to get 'more selective' with its HIMARS attacks, soldier says

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A HIMARS rocket launching.
A M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Russia has Ukraine outgunned 10 to 1 on artillery, and 30 to 1 on its airforce, Zelenskyy says

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Ukrainian soldiers in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, April 7, 2024.

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