Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Russia over its election weekend

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Ukraine launched several drone strikes on Russia over its election weekend. Skeptics believe the election was a sham with no real opposing candidates, resulting in Vladimir Putin's landslide win.

The US Air Force's oldest bomber fired off a new hypersonic weapon in the Pacific, but the missile's future is uncertain

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,Jan. 16, 2018.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 16, 2018.

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger

A gun on a US ally's warship misfired while the crew was clearing stuck shells and struck a frigate

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Howard leads a formation of US and Royal Thai Navy ships, flanked by the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James and HTMS Phuttalertlanapalai and followed by HTMS Taksin, HTMS Khirirat, and HTMS Sukhothai as they transit the Gulf of Thailand during Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training in Thailand in 2011.

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Super Hornet fighter jets on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea are sporting Houthi drone kill marks

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron 131, prepares for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, March 12.

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Ukraine's drone attacks on energy facilities have taken a bite out of Russia's oil exports, industry insider says

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Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, in the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk Region, Russia January 19, 2024.
Firefighters extinguish oil tanks in Klintsy, in Bryansk, Russia, January 19, 2024.

Russian Emergencies Ministry/Reuters

The Red Sea shipping crisis has given an unexpected country's elite commandos a chance to shine

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A handout from the Indian Navy shows people on the deck of a hijacked ship.

Indian Navy handout

Russia is painting fake silhouettes next to its ships, hoping to trick Ukraine into attacking the wrong targets, UK intel says

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A satellite image shared by the UK Ministry of Defence purports to show the silhouette of a submarine painted on a quay beside a real submarine.
An image taken in February and shared by the UK Ministry of Defence purports to show the silhouette of a submarine painted on a quay beside a real submarine.

X/Ministry of Defence

Gaza is being turned to rubble — and Jared Kushner thinks its waterfront is a 'very valuable' real-estate prospect

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Jared Kushner speaks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 25, 2023.
Jared Kushner speaks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 25, 2023.

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Putin's war fired up Russia's economy and beat sanctions — but big problems lie ahead

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Vladimir Putin just got reelected as Russia's president in a win that surprised no one.

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Russia has likely 'resorted to limiting' its Black Sea operations as its damaged navy goes on the defense against Ukraine: UK intelligence

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Sailors stand at attention on the deck of a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship during the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.
Sailors stand at attention on the deck of a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship during the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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