African skulls pillaged during German colonial rule have been matched to living relatives after DNA tests

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An ancient skull is shown in a display case.
A skull from an indigenous Namibian on display at the Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany, September 30, 2011, which was later restituted to the Namibian government. This skull was likely from a Herero or Nami tribe-person who was killed in a brutal war with German colonizers.

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A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine said his helicopter crew panicked when they realised what was happening but couldn't stop him as he was the only one who could fly it

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A still from an video showing who Ukraine says is a Russian helicopter pilot who defected with his aircraft to Ukraine.
A still from an video showing a pilot Ukraine says defected with his helicopter.

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The Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine said he did it to avoid being involved in 'genocide'

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A screen grab of Maxim Kuzminov.
A man identified as Maxim Kuzminov by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, seen in a video interview published on September 3, 2023.

Defense Intelligence of Ukraine

Russian infighting may have led to Ukraine retaking a key town in its counteroffensive: report

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Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut direction, in Donetsk Oblast region, on March 20, 2023.

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Black holes mysteriously burp up fragments of stars they destroyed years earlier, and scientists have no idea why

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An artist's impression shows a jet of matter spewing from a black hole.
An artist's impression of a tidal disruption event. New research suggests that, contrary to what was previously thought, black holes can spew remnants of stars years after swallowing them.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

Video seems to show destroyed Western Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine — it would be the first time one has ever been taken out

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Side-by-side screenshots from video on social media uploaded September 4, 2023, purporting to show the burning remains of a Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine.
Side-by-side screenshots from video on social media uploaded September 4, 2023, showing what seems to be the burning remains of a Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine.

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Chinese nationals posing as tourists have accessed US military bases and other sensitive sites: report

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Kennedy Space Center,
Chinese nationals have been found scuba diving near the Kennedy Space Center rocket-launch site in Florida, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Inside the secretive world of superyachts, where the world's elite gather to relax and broker deals away from prying eyes

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A yacht glitching

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A Ukrainian-made missile that could hit targets 930 miles inside Russia is nearly ready, says top security official

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Ukraine has a new weapon in its fight against Russia — 100 Cold War-era German tanks designed by Porsche

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A tank crew stand on and beside a Leopard 1A5.
Ukraine has been gifted a number of Leopard 1A5 tanks by Germany.

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