Israel is hinting at a wider war in the Middle East — one that the US thinks it will lose: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with IDF soldiers in Gaza in November.

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Photos show sappers neutralizing the warhead of one of Russia's overhyped Kinzhal missiles after it was shot down

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A Ukrainian sapper recovers the warhead of a Kinzhal missile.
A Ukrainian sapper recovers the warhead of a Kinzhal missile.

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A Russian plane accidentally dropped a bomb on Russia-occupied territory in Ukraine, an official said. It's the second such incident this month.

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A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performs during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 25, 2021.
A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performing during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 25, 2021.

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An infamous Stalin-era military unit called SMERSH is being re-created by Putin as he steps up his search for spies: UK intel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Ivanovo oblast Governor Stanislav Voskresensky (R) look on the flag with portraits of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

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Kim Jong Un has turned 40, but he's forgoing a big celebration. Experts say he probably feels like he hasn't achieved enough for his age.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a construction site in Russia on September 13, 2023.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a construction site in Russia on September 13, 2023.

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Ukraine special forces say they helped destroy a Russian weapons system that was blocking satellite comms

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A missile reportedly hitting a Russian Tirada-2 in Ukraine's Donetsk region in a video shared by Ukraine's Special Forces on Telegram on January 8, 2023.

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Taiwan is heading for a pivotal election that will define its fraught relationship with China. Here's what's at stake.

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Supporters cheer at an election campaign rally for Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in Taichung on January 6, 2024.
A campaign rally for the Taiwan People's Party presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday.

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Russia is trying to mess up Ukraine's air defense by deploying decoy flares on its missiles, soldier says

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A Ukrainian soldier with a US made Stinger on the frontline in December 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

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US intel shows China's army had missiles filled with water instead of fuel in a corruption scandal that led to Xi's military purge: Bloomberg

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Chinese soldiers atop mobile rocket launchers in a parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 2019 to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Putin had to go 'cap in hand' to beg North Korea for weapons, says the UK's defense secretary

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Kim Jong Un (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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