Captured Chinese soldier said TikTok videos convinced him to join Russia's armed forces after he lost his job

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Chinese prisoners of war Wang Guangjun and Zhang Renbo arrive to attend a press conference in Kyiv.
Wang Guangjun, pictured left, said he had seen promotional videos on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, for a job helping Russia's injured soldiers.

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Satellite images appear to show North Korea's new frigate, the largest warship it's built

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A close-up of North Korea's new frigate at the Nampo shipyard.
A close-up of North Korea's new frigate at the Nampo shipyard earlier this month.

Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies

Ukraine is giving its US-made Patriot systems steel armor to protect them from Russian missile shrapnel

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Two F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System aginst a grey sky
Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot system at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.

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Russia is shifting military gear from Syria to Libya after the fall of Assad, Ukraine says

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An aerial view of the Syrian port city of Tartus, with the port in the foreground, as of December 18, 2024.
An aerial view of the Syrian port city of Tartus as of mid-December 2024.

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How North Korea actually works, according to a former Storm Corps military trainee

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Hyunseung Lee and his family defected from North Korea in 2014 after a series of violent executions by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un. Despite living a privileged life in the elite class of Pyongyang and serving in the North Korean special forces, he feared for his safety.

Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv shuts off Russian gas pipeline

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Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, has announced aid cuts for Ukrainian refugees after the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.
Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico.

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Driver of the Las Vegas Cybertruck identified, authorities working to establish motive

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The Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday in a screengrab taken from a social media video.
The Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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Ukraine is investigating its special French-trained brigade after reports of mass desertion and command problems

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An instructor looks over troops in a trench who are aiming their rifles at a grass field.
Ukrainian troops were trained in trench warfare in French military camps, which Macron visited in October.

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Ukraine says its unusual missile-armed sea drones have scored hits on multiple Russian helicopters in the Black Sea

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A still from video footage shows a Russian helicopter in the sky above the Black Sea.
A still from video footage shows a Russian helicopter in the sky above the Black Sea.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Screengrab via Telegram

Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says

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Three Russian solders in camouflage gear and helmets walk along a street holding firearms
Russian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

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