A Cuban teenager was offered a job doing 'construction work' in Russia. Instead he was sent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine.

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The gutted remains of a destroyed Russian tank lies at the front line in Ukraine.
The gutted remains of a destroyed Russian tank lies at the front line in Ukraine.

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Elon Musk mocked Ukraine's summer counteroffensive in a stinging post on X: 'So much death for so little'

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Elon Musk.
Elon Musk.

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Russia is making a 'very costly' tactical mistake that means its second line of defense will be easier to penetrate, analysts say

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A Ukrainian soldier of 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade puts camouflage on a tank's muzzle on September 11, 2023 in Eastern Ukraine, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian soldier of 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade putting camouflage on a tank's muzzle.

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Russia hikes rates to 13% in scramble to lower inflation and prop up the sagging ruble

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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a news conference after an EU-Russia Summit in Brussels January 28, 2014. Putin said on Tuesday it would honor its obligations to lend Ukraine $15 billion and reduce its gas prices even if the opposition formed the next government.

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Ukraine is rolling out a lighter, form-fitting body armor for women after female soldiers said wearing men's clothes got in the way of their frontline fighting

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A woman demonstrates specially designed body armor for army women during a presentation in Kyiv.
A woman demonstrates specially designed body armor for army women during a presentation in Kyiv.

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The Russians painted elaborate camouflage on their warships in Crimea to try to confuse Ukraine's maritime drones, but that didn't stop Ukraine from decimating 2 vessels and setting the Sevastopol port ablaze

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Smoke rises from the shipyard that was reportedly hit by Ukrainian missile attack in Sevastopol, Crimea, in this still image from video taken September 13, 2023.
Smoke rises from the shipyard that was reportedly hit by Ukrainian missile attack in Sevastopol, Crimea, in this still image from video taken September 13, 2023.

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A major base for Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea went up in flames after a late-night Ukrainian missile attack

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A Ukrainian soldier watches a drone feed from an underground command center in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022.
A Ukrainian soldier watches a drone feed from an underground command center in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022.

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Over 2 dozen Russian soldiers were killed in friendly fire near the Donetsk airport when their chaotic retreat was mistaken for an attack, Ukrainian MP says

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Conscripts stand at a military conscription office in Grozny, Chechnya's provincial capital, Russia, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.
Russian military conscripts.

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Vladimir Putin says that inflation in Russia is making it 'practically impossible' for businesses to plan

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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon warns of recession and rate hikes, flags global dangers, and quotes Warren Buffett twice in a new interview. Here are the 8 best quotes.

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Jamie Dimon.

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