A teenager who fled Russia-occupied Ukraine sent a police officer who was trying to find him a mocking selfie to show he made it to Kyiv

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Kyiv's Independence Square
A view of Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, where Rostyslav Lavrov took a selfie to send to a Russian police officer.

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Ukraine is taking advantage of a storm grounding Russia's air power to fortify a vital bridgehead, analysts say

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Two Ukrainian servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade and a mortar
Two Ukrainian servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade firing a mortar over the Dnipro River toward Russian positions, in the Kherson region, on November 6, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldier says he crawled for 3 days to escape after he was stranded behind enemy lines

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Smoke and fire as Ukrainian soldiers train on an SPG anti-tank weapon system in the gras
Members of the 68th Mechanised Brigade fire an SPG anti-tank weapon system during a training exercise in October 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine.

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Ukraine says its Patriot missile system once took out 5 Russian aircraft in 5 minutes

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Patriot air defense systems bound for Ukraine, seen at the airport of Rzeszow-Jasionka, Poland, on November 22, 2023.

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'The most taboo topic I've ever seen': Inside Microsoft's war over the war in Gaza

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A Microsoft logo is being shattered, with the Israel and Palestinian flags overlaid on top.
Internal Microsoft posts offer a window into the anger and vitriol that workplaces across America grapple with as the war has escalated.

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Winter storm may have unmoored mines in the Black Sea ramping up naval danger for both Ukraine and Russia

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A screenshot of a video released by Russian officials show emergency responders standing in flood waters.
A storm in the Black Sea took down power grids and left almost half a million people without power after it flooded roads, ripped up trees and damaged buildings in Crimea.

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Russia and Ukraine are both beefing up their air defenses ahead of another winter of bombardment

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Ukrainian air-defense systems fire into the sky outside Kyiv on November 25.

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Missiles were fired toward a US Navy destroyer responding to an attempted hijacking near Yemen. The same warship was targeted in this area years ago.

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The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mason pulls alongside a fleet replenishment oiler in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2021.
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mason pulls alongside a fleet replenishment oiler in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2021.

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Israeli hostages didn't know if their families were alive or dead and only found out after being released

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Ruth Munder, a released Israeli hostage, walks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.
Ruth Munder, a released Israeli hostage, walks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.

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Russia is wrestling with a labor crisis — and is making it even worse by sending highly-skilled workers to war

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People carrying luggage walk past the Russian side of the border toward the Nizhniy Lars customs checkpoint between Georgia and Russia on September 25, 2022.

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