The West is slow-rolling the process of giving Ukraine F-16s because it is scared of antagonizing Putin, former NATO commander says

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An F-16. Ukraine says these fighter jets are crucial for its counteroffensive against Russia to succeed.

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Ukraine says it busted an all-female spy ring who fed crucial military intelligence to Russia and the Wagner Group

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A composite image of three photos, released by Ukraine's security services, of dark-haired women, their faces pixelated, who are accused by Ukraine of forming a spy ring aiding Russia.
The Security Service of Ukraine released these pixelated images of the accused women on August 8, 2023.

Security Service of Ukraine

A rift is growing between Xi and Putin after Russia mocked a Ukraine peace plan backed by China

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin sitting at a conference table with Russian flags in the background.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping deliver a joint statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow in March.

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An arms dealer says he sold 49 secondhand Leopard 1 tanks to an undisclosed EU country to send to Ukraine

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Two Ukrainian soldiers inspecting the gun barrel of a Leopard 1 A5 tank that is parked in a field while another Ukrainian soldier is standing on the top of the tank.
Ukrainian soldiers work on the gun of a Leopard 1 A5 tank at a Bundeswehr site in Klietz, Germany on May 5, 2023.

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Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter — and scientists aren't sure why

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side by side images show a picture of Mars and an artist's impression of the Insight Lander picking up seismic signals on Mars.
NASA's Insight lander sent back data from Mars that shows the planet is slowly accelerating, making its days fractionally shorter every year.

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The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions

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The moon is pictured with a large neon 'open' sign hovering on top of it.
The moon is open for business.

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Grimes says Elon Musk is 'very strong' ahead of his cage fight with Zuck, and that the match will be a good outlet for his masculinity

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk (L) and Canadian musician Grimes (Claire Boucher) attend the 2018 Space X Hyperloop Pod Competition, in Hawthorne, California on July 22, 2018.

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A Virgin Galactic passenger joked that he will have to wear diapers on Thursday's mission because the spaceship doesn't have toilets

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A shot of the outside of Galactic 01 during its first commercial spaceflight.

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Passengers flying from Italy to the UK took a detour to northern Africa because the airline had to deliver a part for another plane

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A Tui 737 MAX 8 plane lands.
A TUI 737 MAX 8 plane lands.

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Grimes says her 3-year-old son with Elon Musk no longer plays with toy rockets because he gets upset if they're not 'anatomically correct'

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Elon Musk and son X Æ A-12 on stage at the TIME Person of the Year Awards in in New York City, on December 13, 2021.

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