Russia just gave up on the biggest lie it tells itself

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures in a black coat beside men in camouflage
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a training center in October 2022.

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Russia accidentally took out one of its own fishing trawlers during a military exercise, killing 3, report says

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A file photo showing the Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Boikiy seen on September 2, 2014.
A file photo showing the Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Boikiy seen on September 2, 2014.

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Ukraine finally found a way to make Russia suffer. The US seems to want it to stop.

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Russian oil depot
A fisherman carries his belongings on a sleigh on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg.

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14 people were thrown in prison for cyberbullying an influencer. Her lawyer says it shows keyboard warriors can face justice.

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Magali Berdah speaks to reporters before attending a trial at a Paris courthouse on May 10, 2023.
Magali Berdah speaks to reporters before attending a trial at a Paris courthouse on May 10, 2023.

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Orcas continue to stun scientists with their cunning, flipping and slapping prey with their tails

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A picture shows a killer whale flipping over a dolphin
A dolphin soars through the air as it falls prey to a killer whale near Big Sur, California.

Josh McInnes et al. Plos ONE, 2024 (CC-BY SA 4.0)

A video from Ukraine shows how the powerful armor on a US-built Humvee saved a soldier from Russian shrapnel

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A soldier is photographed in a Humvee in Hostomel, Ukraine, in April 2022, left, and a damaged Humvee, right.

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Putin is ready to squeeze Russia's outrageously wealthy elite to fund a future war with NATO, analysts say

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A crowd waving Russian flags in front of a stage, with Vladimir Putin pictured on large TV screens.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Red Square, Moscow, to mark 10 years of Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2024.

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Most victims of deepfake porn never get justice, but Italy's prime minister is out for vengeance

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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a press briefing, following an intergovernmental summit on February 15, 2024, in Rome, Italy.
Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, at a press briefing on February 15, 2024, in Rome.

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Barack Obama says Jeff Bezos should worry about Earth before space. But Bezos says going to space is how you save Earth.

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Side-by-side images show Jeff Bezos and Barack Obama.
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos thinks in order to save Earth we need to leave it, but former president Barack Obama says otherwise.

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Ukraine's drone attacks on energy facilities have taken a bite out of Russia's oil exports, industry insider says

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Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, in the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk Region, Russia January 19, 2024.
Firefighters extinguish oil tanks in Klintsy, in Bryansk, Russia, January 19, 2024.

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