A subtle shift in how China talks about Taiwan suggests it is gearing up for war

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Chinese President Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress on March 11, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else

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Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022.
Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022.

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Ukraine said it sank a $65 million warship that Russia planned to use for an antiaircraft missile system

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A still from footage released on Tuesday of an explosion on what Ukrainian military intelligence said was the Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov off the coast of Crimea.

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France's Rafale fighter jet is so popular its manufacturer can't keep up

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The French multirole fighter Rafale F3R Marine lands on the tarmac of the Lann-Bihoue French Navy airbase in western France on January 12.
The French multirole fighter Rafale F3R Marine lands on the tarmac of the Lann-Bihoue French Navy airbase in western France on January 12.

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Most Ukrainians say Western support is critical to success in their fight, but confidence they'll get it has hit a new low

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A woman wearing a headscarf and a green knitted top looks to the sky with a pained expression in front of a destroyed house
Valentyna reacts in front of a house next to hers that was destroyed by a missile in Lyman, Donetsk region in Ukraine, in April 2022.

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Russian assault forces varied wildly in the battle for Avdiivka, from well-trained to 'just confused,' Ukrainian soldiers say

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Russian paratroopers march during the military parade at the 76th Guards Air Assault Division in Pskov, Russia, on March, 1, 2020.

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Russia's new tank — its T-14 Armata — is probably too expensive to use in Ukraine, top weapons maker says

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A Russian T-14 Armata tank participates in a Victory Day Parade night rehearsal on Tverskaya street on May 4, 2022 in Moscow, Russia.
A Russian T-14 Armata tank participates in a Victory Day Parade night rehearsal on Tverskaya street on May 4, 2022 in Moscow, Russia.

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Ukraine needs the West to do more than seize Russian assets, Janet Yellen says

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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Russia's air force appears to be backing off after Ukraine said it shot down 15 planes in 2 weeks: ISW

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A Patriot launcher stands during a training course for Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot air defense system at a Bundeswehr base.
A Patriot launcher stands during a training course for Ukrainian soldiers.

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Russian soldiers targeted while riding on top of armored vehicles is now a 'daily occurrence,' pushing up its death toll, US soldier says

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A still from footage that shows Russian soldiers running away from an armored vehicle that was attacked as they rode on top of it. The aerial view shows the smoking vehicle and an explosion beside it
A still from footage that shows Russian soldiers running away from an armored vehicle that was hit while they rode on top of it.

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