Xi and Putin are seeking to expand the alliance of BRICS nations to challenge the global dominance of the US and the dollar

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends an informal meeting of leaders of the BRICS countries via video link in Moscow, on August 22, 2023.

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A dissident who mocked Xi Jinping online fled China on a jet ski, crossing 180 miles of sea to reach South Korea

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A photo of the jet ski with a map showing the approximate journey from China to Incheon, South Korea.
A photo of the jet ski, back, with a map showing the approximate journey from China to Incheon, South Korea.

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Russia is sinking its own ships in a desperate attempt to protect a vital bridge from sea drones, Ukraine says

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A ferry crosses the Kerch Strait in southern Russia, on October 10, 2022, with the Kerch Bridge in the background.

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Video shows huge explosion from Ukrainian drone dropping a grenade on a hidden Russian ammo cache

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A composite image of stills from the video of the 68th brigade dropping a grenade and its aftermath.
A composite image of stills from the video of the 68th brigade dropping a grenade and its aftermath.

Facebook/68 окрема єгерська бригада ім. Олекси Довбуша

Billy McFarland, a year out of prison, says the first tickets for Fyre Festival II have sold out — but there is no date or lineup

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Billy McFarland on the "Full Send" podcast.

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Russian troops are running out of equipment and feel 'at war' with their own commanders: experts

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A Russian serviceman stands guard at the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.

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Biden told Maui wildfire survivors that he can relate, citing a small fire he had in his kitchen in 2004

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President Joe Biden speaks in Hawaii
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center on August 21, 2023.

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Ukraine says it will pay people who report corruption and bribery 10% of the cash that gets recovered

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.

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A prized Russian bomber was blown up 400 miles behind enemy lines, suggesting the attack came from inside Russia: UK intel

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A view of a Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian air force seen from the cockpit of another such plane during a training flight.
A view of a Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian air force seen from the cockpit of another such plane during a training flight.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

How Russia is using US tech to build cruise missiles to devastate Ukraine, despite sanctions meant to stop it

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Smoke and flames rise due to a fire that broke out after Russian rockets hit warehouses in Sviatoshynskyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine on March 17, 2022.

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