The 30 countries that spend the most on their militaries, ranked

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In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025. U.S.

A Ukrainian drone pilot found a hidden Russian arsenal, only to discover it was filled with horses and old cars

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Three Lada off-road vehicles can be seen in front of two horses.
Cosmos' drone flew inside a warehouse to spot two horses, several Lada vehicles, and two motorbikes.

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SpaceX has a new way to block Russian Starlink access, and Ukrainians are hailing it as a 'catastrophe' for Moscow

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Ukrainian troops walk past a Starlink terminal in the forest.
Soldiers of the Ukrainian 95th Brigade walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver.

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Russia's fiercest offensive last year still moved more slowly than WWI's Battle of the Somme, analysts say

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Two Russian soldiers ride on a motorbike coverd in winter camo netting.
Military engineers from Russia's Southern Military District conduct training in early 2026.

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10 highlights from Russia's annual review of its war in Ukraine

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Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Russian Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow.
Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, attended a presentation by the country's defense minister recapping the Kremlin''s war performance this year.

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Former top Russian general said he'd give 'entire Russian intelligence community' a failing grade for Ukraine invasion

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A convoy of Russian vehicles is seen on a road in Crimea.
Russian army military vehicles are seen in Armyansk, Crimea, in February 2022.

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Ukraine says nearly 300 Russian troops died of drugs or bad food in the last 2 years

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Russian soldiers commemorate fallen special military forces.
Veterans of the Russian special forces lay flowers at a monument to Russian military special forces servicemen in October.

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A senior Russian lawmaker says Moscow just delivered new air defense systems to Venezuela

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The Pantsir-S1 (SA-22), a self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile system, is seen displayed under the Russian national flag during the annual Army defense technology exhibition.
A Russian lawmaker said an Ilyushin cargo plane recently delivered Pantsir-S1 and Buk-M2 air defense systems to Venezuela.

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The country at the heart of NATO couldn't jam and keep track of mystery drones flying over a key military base

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Flags of NATO members fly at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Belgium said on Sunday that it failed to jam drones over one of its most vital military bases and lost track of one drone that multiple vehicles were deployed to pursue.

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Russia has been hiring 20,000 Cuban mercenaries to fight against Ukraine, Kyiv's military intelligence says

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People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.
People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.

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