Houthi attacks are soaring, and it's not just the US Navy shooting their weapons out of the sky

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The French Navy frigate Languedoc.
The French Navy frigate Languedoc.

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As the GOP puts critical aid at risk, Zelenskyy is warning Congress the Russian threat will only gets worse if Ukraine falls to Putin

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet with Congressional leadership on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he arrives at the U.S.

Unrealistic US expectations helped doom Ukraine's counteroffensive to fail, military leaders say

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A Ukrainian T-64 tank goes on combat duty in the area of Bakhmut district on December 8, 2023 in Bakhmut Region, Ukraine.

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Russian troops aren't being trained to fight at night, and it's giving Ukraine an edge: UK intel

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Ukrainian military learn to fly drones at night using thermal vision on May 11, 2023, in the Lviv region of Ukraine.
Ukrainian military learn to fly drones at night using thermal vision in the Lviv region of Ukraine.

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Russia is seizing thousands of passports from people who might flee the war in Ukraine or run off with secrets

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A Russian man waits in a queue to have his passport checked at the Vaalimaa border check point in Virolahti, Finland, on September 25, 2022.

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Russia is sending its injured and disabled soldiers back to the front lines to fight

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Russian military recruitment
A girl stands near a billboard advertising a contract service in the armed forces of the Russian Federation for participation in a special military operation. St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Kim Jong Un is obsessed with Lexus, and won't let sanctions stop him from getting one, North Korea experts say

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Kim Jong Un waves from his car
Kim Jong Un waves from his car in Lang Son, Vietnam, in February 2019. We don't think this one is a Lexus.

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US synagogues face skyrocketing security costs. Rabbis call it an 'antisemitism tax.'

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Synagogues are paying more for security amid a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents.

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Israel's Gen Z is dancing to a war song that celebrates bombing Gaza and names Dua Lipa and Bella Hadid as enemies

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Screenshots of TikTok users dancing and singing along to 'Harbu Darbu.'
Screenshots of TikTok users dancing and singing along to "Harbu Darbu."

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Ukrainian soldier says drone pilots are already running out of supplies, and cuts to US aid will make things worse

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Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized
An image of a Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade (unrelated to the story) testing new military equipment in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 3, 2023.

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