NATO's Baltic Sea patrol surge and much faster reaction time are driving down undersea sabotage, Western officials say

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the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), signals a Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 helicopter from the Rotterdam-class landing platform dock HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) during exercise Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25) aboard the New York, July 6, 2025.
Western officials say undersea infrastructure sabotage is down since NATO began a security mission in the Baltic Sea.

US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.

How negotiating with hostage-takers actually works, according to an expert negotiator

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Mickey Bergman is a negotiator involved in political prisoner negotiations for Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Over the past decade, he has helped secure the release of high-profile detainees such as Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, and Danny Fenster.

A Western trainer says talk of 'golden hour' would be laughable to Ukrainian forces. It's already gone there, and the West may not see it again.

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A figure in camouflage gear kneels in a trench while holding a firearm, with smoky air and piled-up branches behind him
The UK is training thousands of soldiers under Operation Interflex, and is taking lessons from that and the war with Russia back to its own troops, too.

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Ukraine shows off new 'Sea Baby' naval drones decked out with automated machine guns and rocket launchers

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A modified Ukrainian naval drone with rocket launchers is seen in October 2025.
Ukraine's "Sea Baby" naval drones have been modified with new weapons and extended range.

Security Service of Ukraine

Fire, smoke, and anti-drone nets: Satellite images capture scenes from the fight engulfing Russia's oil industry

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Anti-drone nets at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery in October 2025.
Anti-drone netting covering three storage tanks at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery.

Satellite image ©2025 Vantor.

The Kremlin Wants Elon Musk to Build a Tunnel From Russia to the U.S.

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Elon Musk on stage before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

What to know about the Tomahawk cruise missiles Trump says he asked Putin about sending to Ukraine

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A Tomahawk cruise missile flies toward Iraq after being launched from the AEGIS guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto March 25, 2003 in the Red Sea.
President Donald Trump said he has made a decision about whether to send Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.

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Russia's missiles and drones run on Western tech. Here's how it keeps getting the parts.

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Dmytro Chubenko of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office stands beside the remains of a Russian-made, Iran-designed Shahed-136 drone, known as a Geran-2 in Russia, with a cheap decoy known as a Gerbera, to the left, as the prosecutor's office maintains a collection of Russian drones, glide bombs, missiles and rockets launched at Ukraine as evidence for eventual war crimes prosecutions against Russia, on July 30, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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US general says the Army needs drones like the Shaheds Russia is slamming into Ukrainian cities

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A large black drone sits in a field beside 2 men who are holding. large white tarp
Russia's Shahed drones were among the Russian weaponry that Ukraine said it found foreign-made parts in

Ivan SAMOILOV / AFP

North Korean soldiers are flying drones for Russia and directing strikes in Ukraine, Kyiv says

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Soldiers participate in a demonstration during the training of the Korean People's Army's air and amphibious combat units, in this picture released on March 16, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency.
North Korean soldiers training. Pyongyang has deployed forces to Russia to fight against Ukraine.

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