Israel lets AI help it figure out where to bomb in war-torn Gaza, and the number of targets has skyrocketed

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Israeli forces bomb what it says are Hamas targets in November.
Israeli forces bombing what it says are Hamas targets in November.

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DIY exploding drones are changing the game in Ukraine war

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Russia and Ukraine are expanding drone fleets and training more operators as cheap, hobby-style FPVs reshape combat in the war.

A downed Russian Shahed drone was found with a Ukrainian SIM card, suggesting the technology was used to pilot the explosive drone: think tank

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Remnants of a Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone.
Russia has used Shahed-136 drones — like the one pictured above — to launch devastating attacks on Ukrainian cities.

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A US Navy warship held together with coconut logs after a Japanese torpedo strike once sailed hundreds of miles in reverse to reach safe harbor

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The USS New Orleans was hit by a torpedo and lost her entire bow during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 1942.
The USS New Orleans was hit by a torpedo and lost her entire bow during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 1942.

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Russia has stopped exchanging POWs because it wants Ukrainian families to think their country is abandoning their loved ones, official says

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A group of captured Russian soldiers in a prison in Western Ukraine
A group of captured Russian soldiers lining up at a prison in western Ukraine on April 18, 2023.

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A dozen Russian marines were killed when an RPG shell rolled into a fire they'd lit beside a pile of ammo and exploded, report says

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Burnt anti-tank shells
Burnt anti-tank shells from the Soviet RPG-7 grenade launcher lie on abandoned Russian positions in April 2022 in Sosnivka Village, Kyiv region, Ukraine.

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A Russian who joined the army for the money says his training consisted of tasks like picking up sticks. He was then sent to fight.

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Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 31, 2023Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops
Ukraine's 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops n

Ukraine set off 4 explosive devices on a freight train operating on the only major railroad connecting Russia and China: report

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A freight train in Yongchuan district in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality
A freight train loaded with SUVs made by Great Wall Motor starting its journey to Russia in Yongchuan district in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on November 14, 2023.

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After years of building up its navy, Saudi Arabia is testing its new warships with real-world missions

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Saudi naval frigate Makkah Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Royal Saudi Naval Force frigate Makkah in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in November 2022.

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New report says the IDF's elite intelligence unit saw signs Hamas was preparing a terror attack

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Israeli soldiers are pictured near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on November 26, 2023
Israeli soldiers are pictured near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on November 26, 2023

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