Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.

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First US Air Force wing to get operational A-10 attack aircraft nearly 50 years ago starts sending its Warthogs to the boneyard

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., during a weapons evaluation mission Sept. 15, 2022.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., during a weapons evaluation mission Sept. 15, 2022.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott

Iran-backed Houthi rebels are seizing on the Israel-Hamas war to recruit more child soldiers, watchdog reports

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A soldier loyal to Yemen's Houthi group guards supporters Feb. 6 in Sana'a, Yemen.
A soldier loyal to Yemen's Houthi group guards supporters Feb. 6 in Sana'a, Yemen. Human Rights Watch warns that the group is recruiting hundreds or thousands of more child soldiers as part of its confrontation with Israel and the US.

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The GOP could be about to cost Ukraine the war

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US House Speaker Mike Johnson shaking hands before their meeting in Washington, US, on December 12, 2023.

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Russia's military alliances are giving it a major edge — just as Ukraine's are faltering

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China's leader Xi Jinping (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
China's leader Xi Jinping (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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Russia fired Putin's 'invincible' hypersonic Zircon missile for the first time in Ukraine, experts say

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Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov and a Zircon hypersonic missile in White Sea
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launching a Zircon hypersonic missile in the White Sea, Russia, on July 19, 2021.

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Russia is now in a better position for attacking elsewhere in Europe, defense official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures in a black coat beside men in camouflage
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a training center of the Western Military District for mobilized reservists in October 2022.

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Ukraine says its sea drones sank another Russian ship, continuing its unlikely kill streak in the Black Sea

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Two grainy black and white video stills appear to show a naval drone's eye view of the Russian Black Sea Fleet landing craft the Caesar, as well as a large explosion on the water, issued on February 14, 2024.
Still released by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reportedly showing the destruction of the Caesar, a Russian landing craft, on February 14, 2024.

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Elon Musk says the US should stop sending aid to Ukraine as there's 'no way in hell' Putin will lose

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Musk also told senators he wasn't a Putin apologist, calling the accusation "absurd."

Antonio Masiello

US Navy aircraft carrier going head-to-head with the Houthis has its planes in the air 'constantly,' strike group commander says

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A fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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