Ukrainian tanks playing key role in defending Avdiivka against Russian assaults after taking a backseat in fighting

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A Ukrainian tank drives along the field on December 7, 2023 in Avdiivka, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian tank drives along the field on December 7, 2023 in Avdiivka, Ukraine.

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Man found half-eaten by zoo tigers after one of the apex predators was seen with a shoe in its mouth

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A tiger behind a fence in a zoo setting - stock photo
A tiger behind a fence in a zoo setting - stock photo

Photography by Dave Bond

Russia may be losing troops on the front lines almost as fast as it can bring in new ones, war experts say

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Russian troops conscripts Omsk
A Russian serviceman adjusts the uniform of a conscript at a gathering point in Omsk on November 10, 2022.

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Ukraine is upgrading its Neptune missile, which was used to sink Russia's most powerful warship in the Black Sea

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Dark smoke billows from a ship in grey waters in a still from a video
A video that allegedly shows Russia's Mosvka warship after an attack by Ukraine in April 2022.

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Ukraine shows off its new Swedish-supplied Archer artillery system that can fire more than 8 rounds a minute

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Six soldiers of Sweden's Boden Artillery Regiment A8 and an Archer Artillery System
Sweden's Boden Artillery Regiment A8 with an Archer Artillery System during a military exercise outside Kristianstad, Sweden, on May 6, 2023.

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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole

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A picture shows a star near the region where the Sagittarius A* black hole should be. The picture looks like yellow blobs on a dark background, two circles highlight the location of the star and the black hole.
A star called S0-6 (circled in blue), was found near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, circled in green) at the center of the Milky Way.

Miyagi University of Education/ NAOJ

It turns out George Santos will say just about anything on Cameo for $500

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George Santos talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2023, in Washington, DC.
George Santos talks to reporters outside the US Capitol on November 30, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch the US military's ultra-secretive X-37B spaceplane in its longest-ever flight

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small white and black space plane on a runway
The X-37B spaceplane.

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A man accused of helping North Korea evade US sanctions using crypto once said he wanted to help create a 'paradise society'

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Alejandro Cao de Benós
Alejandro Cao de Benós.

Courtesy of Alejandro Cao de Benós

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, will almost disappear next week. Here's how to see it.

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A picture of Betelgeuse taken by the Hubble telescope shows up as a blob of orange matter on a black background
A picture of Betelgeuse taken by the Hubble telescope.

Andrea Dupree (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Ronald Gilliland (STScI),NASA and ESA

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