With a NATO war and Ukraine's knack for shooting down planes in mind, Russia is holding back its airpower and most advanced jets

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter is in the air, with moving air visible around it and a blue sky in the background.
A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performs at an airbase in Russia's Moscow region in August 2020.

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North Korea is looking for medicine overseas to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity, spy agency says

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The state of Kim Jong Un's health has been speculated on for years.

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Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in it

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The Eiffel Tower behind the Seine River on July 30, 2024.
World Triathlon said the men's triathlon would move back a day, to July 31, 2024, to give pollution in the Seine a chance to subside.

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Harris' running mate list is narrowing after 2 top contenders ruled themselves out

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Govs. Gretchen Whitmer and Roy Cooper ruled themselves out of the veepstakes.
Govs. Gretchen Whitmer and Roy Cooper ruled themselves out of the veepstakes.

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India and China joined Russia's Navy Day celebrations as Putin tries to project anti-Western group

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President Vladimir Putin stands in front of a microphone on the deck of a small boat during Russia's Navy Day celebrations on July 28, 2024, with both a modern and wooden warship visible in the water beyond him. This is a handout image.
President Vladimir Putin used some of his speech during Russia's Navy Day parade to lambast the US for plans to locate weapons in Germany.

Elon Musk defends posting a deepfake video of Kamala Harris with a vulgar dig

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Elon Musk clasping his hands together.
Elon Musk.

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The US and Japan struck a deal to make more missiles for Patriots, which have proved crucial in Ukraine

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A launcher of a Patriot missile system of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces
A launcher of a Patriot missile system of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces

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US suggests Venezuela's president is clinging on illegitimately after a disputed vote

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Incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro shows his marked finger after casting his vote during the presidential elections
Incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro shows his marked finger after casting his vote during the presidential elections

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Joe Biden wants to rein in the Supreme Court, saying it's gone rogue after rulings on abortion and presidential immunity

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The US Supreme Court

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Ukraine developed new shields for its US-made Bradleys, which are excelling against Russia

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A Ukrainian soldier looks out from the driver's hatch of an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with a grey sky and bare trees behind it and mud underneath.
An M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.

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