25 hostages released by Hamas at the start of a four-day truce with Israel

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People attending a demonstration to show solidarity with Israel and against anti-semitism hold up photographs of hostages taken by Hamas on October 22, 2023

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Ukraine likely took out over 70 Russians in a precision strike 14 miles behind the front line, UK intel says

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Ukrainian soldiers firing artillery at their fighting position in the direction of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on November 18, 2023.

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A 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian orphanage was adopted by a Putin ally: BBC

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Then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) and then chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, Sergey Mironov (R) on May 8, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.

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PHOTOS: The adorable cats and dogs that have kept Ukrainian troops company in front-line trenches

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A cat looks down at a Ukrainian soldier resting in a trench on the front line with Russia backed separatists near Krasnogorivka village, Donetsk region on February 28, 2020.
A cat looks down at a Ukrainian soldier resting in a trench on the front line with Russia backed separatists near Krasnogorivka village, Donetsk region on February 28, 2020.

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Russia is throwing waves of men at a key city in scenes like a 'zombie movie', Ukrainian soldier says

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27, 2023 amid Russia-Ukraine war.

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Why Ukraine hasn't been using its dozens of powerful US Abrams tanks

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A US-made M1A1 Abrams tank, mounted with a mine roller, pictured in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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Desperate families of hostages held in Gaza are losing hope after a cease-fire deal with Hamas was delayed

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Two women hugging during protests for the Israel government to sign an agreement with Hamas for the release of hostages held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 21, 2023.

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The US may no longer be able to fight more than one major war at a time

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U.S. soldiers 2nd Infantry Division, Stryker Battalion Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Washington participate in Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise on March 7, 2011 in Pocheon, South Korea.

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I'm an American spending Thanksgiving as a combat nurse under fire on the frontline in Ukraine

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Rebekah Maciorowski in front of a van kitted out with medical supplies.

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With crises brewing around the world, the US's diplomatic 'special agents' are sharpening old skills and learning some new ones

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The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened on May 18, 2022, three months after closing due to Russia's invasion.

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