Russia says the US is pushing its companies out of Venezuela's energy sector

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin faces uncertainty over its ties with Venezuela following the US military operation in January.

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Ukraine showed a British unit that it needs to 3D-print drone parts and be able to do it close to the fight

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Multiple arms hold the grey shape of a drone body, with one person wearing camouflage clothing visible
Ukrainian soldiers are 3D printing drone bodies, parts, and bombs, and the UK is paying attention.

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Ukraine's interceptor drones are being upgraded all the time to keep pace with Russia's changing tactics

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The view of a Russian attack drone as seen from a camera on a Ukrainian interceptor drone.
A Ukrainian interceptor drone hunts down a Russian attack drone.

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Ukrainian soldiers battling a brutal winter are wrapping drone batteries in heated shoe insoles to keep them warm in flight

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Soldiers from a UAS crew of the Striletskyi special forces police battalion of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region assemble a Ukrainian GARA drone before a combat mission in the Pokrovsky direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026.
Ukrainian forces are wrapping drone batteries in heated shoe insoles to keep them warm.

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Snowmobiles, skis, and laser tag: How NATO soldiers train for Arctic assaults

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A Finnish soldier walks on her skis in northern Finland in January 2026.
A small group of NATO soldiers are in the middle of an Arctic warfare training course in northern Finland.

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Ukrainian troops were 'stunned' to learn their British trainers don't use anti-drone nets, UK officer says

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Two men in camoflage outfits and beanies attatch pale-colored netting to a pole
Ukrainian soldiers cover positions and weaponry as a low-cost way to snag and stop Russian drones.

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Inside a Ukrainian drone operator's battle kit, from anti-drone net guns to 'tactical Crocs'

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A man in khaki gear stands in an underground position wearing body equipment that has pockets and pouches, with gear like scissors and a GoPro visable
Dimko Zhluktenko broke down what he carried as a drone operator, picking everything of use and quality so it didn't get too heavy.

Dimko Zhluktenko

Ukrainian drone schools say there's little the West can teach them about fighting a drone war

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Three men stand holding a drone and a phone under trees
Ukraine's drone schools, like Dronarium, are training drone operators for the war and trying to stay on top of fast-changing tech and tactics.

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The US has an Arctic warfare problem: not enough of the right kinds of weapons and tools

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A fighter jet takes off from a snowy landscape with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski

Just 15 minutes to launch: Inside the sprint for the front-line NATO fighter pilots on scramble alert

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A McDonnell Douglas EF-18B Hornet of the Spanish Air Force flies over the Torrejon de Ardoz military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.
Spain deployed EF-18 fighter jets to Lithuania last month to support NATO air policing operations.

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