Russia's army took just 6.8 square miles of Ukrainian territory in April, less than a 0.02% increase, US think tank says, as military losses mount

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Ukrainian service members from a 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fire a howitzer D30 at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine April 23, 2023.
Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer D30 at the front line, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 23, 2023.

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Biden is trying to lure Saudi Arabia's crown prince away from China with lucrative promises, despite once threatening to make him a 'pariah'

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Biden and Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) fist bumping.
US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Video shows Russian soldiers fleeing Bakhmut outskirts, handing 3 square miles back to Ukrainian forces, Ukraine says

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A screenshot from aerial footage posted by Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade on May 9, 2023. Nine soldiers identified as Russian are seen running across a shell-pocked field.
A screenshot from aerial footage posted by Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade on May 9, 2023.

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A mysterious object has been spotted that is 10 million times brighter than the sun. Scientists can't work out why it hasn't exploded

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A superimposed picture shows the location of the M 82 X-2 ultraluminous X-ray source inside the Messier 2 galaxy.
A ULX called M82 X-2 is shown here inside the Messier 82 galaxy in this pseudo colored and visible light picture.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is bringing Japan closer to NATO, in yet another own goal for Putin

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi address a media conference on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, April 4, 2023.

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Orcas keep attacking sailboats, sometimes sinking them. Scientists are looking for answers.

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Stock photo of a pod of orcas.
A pod of orcas swim near a boat.

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Photos show how Putin massively scaled back his Victory Day celebrations compared to the ostentatious military displays of previous years

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A composite image shows tanks at the 2020 Victory Day parade in Moscow compared to a military vehicle at the 2023 parade.
A composite image shows tanks at the 2020 Victory Day parade in Moscow, compared to the 2023 parade.

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Putin’s Victory Day parade only featured a handful of leaders, and most seemed reluctant to be there, report claims

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Putin Victory Day - Central Asian leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) President of Kazakhstan Kasim Comert Tokayev (R), President of Tajikistan Imamali Rahman (2nd R), President of Uzbekistan Sevket Mirziyoyev (3rd R) in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2023.

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Russia's version of NATO is crumbling, with even some of its closest allies frustrated by Putin's failing war in Ukraine

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yrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev enter the hall during the Summit of Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Grand Kremlin Palace, May, 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russia

Ukraine says it offered to return 3,000 dead Russian soldiers for burial, but Russia refused because it wouldn't admit the death toll

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A screenshot from Ukrainian documentary
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in Ukrainian documentary "The Year: Off-screen" by Dmytro Komarov.

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