How Putin spent 20 years rebuilding Russia's military 'and then just simply destroyed it' in Ukraine, according to an expert who watched it happen

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Vladimir Putin with Russian military officers
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets military officers in Red Square after the Victory Day parade on May 9, 2019.

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The US and its allies are stuck in a violent cycle with Iran-backed militias who want blood but don't want to 'poke the bear'

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US army soldiers stand near an armoured military vehicle on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023.
US army soldiers stand near an armoured military vehicle on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023.

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A key air defense system wasn't working right when a drone killed an American in Syria, pushing the US to retaliate with force

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An Avenger Weapon System fires at a live-fire short-range missile range near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2018
An Avenger Weapon System fires at a live-fire short-range missile range near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2018

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Turkish Airlines put 'heroic' earthquake rescue dogs in the passenger cabin on their flights home — and even let some sit in business class

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A man sits in business class with a spaniel at his feet, and a Bernese mountain dog sits on a plane seat
Turkish Airlines said it carried dogs from countries including Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, and China.

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Syria's White Helmets are famous for rescuing people from bombed buildings. When the earthquake struck, they knew what to do.

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Syrian civilians and members of the White Helmets conduct search-and-rescue operations in the rubble of a collapsed building in Harem, Syria, following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
Syrian civilians and members of the White Helmets conduct search-and-rescue operations in the rubble of a collapsed building in Harem, Syria, following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

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A senior ISIS leader is dead, but the raid went sideways when an explosion injured several US troops and a dog

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US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter gunners scan the desert while transporting troops on May 26, 2021 over northeastern Syria.
US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter gunners scan the desert while transporting troops on May 26, 2021 over northeastern Syria.

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40,000 dead: 'Disaster of the Century' as thousands are still missing in Turkey and Syria's horrific earthquake

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A woman cries as search and rescue efforts continue in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
A woman cries as search and rescue efforts continue in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

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Rescuers pull out survivors one week after earthquake in Turkey and Syria

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  • Rescuers continue to save victims from under collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.
  • At least 36,000 people have died, and 90,000 have been injured, in the earthquake.
  • Humanitarian efforts are shifting focus away from rescues

Earthquake-hit Turkey's stock exchange halts trading until February 15 as a deepening selloff knocks $35 billion off its key index

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Borsa Istanbul Turkey stock market
Traders work at their desks on the floor of the Borsa Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey October 13, 2017.

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Here's why Israel, one of the toughest militaries, isn't arming Ukraine despite a global push to do so. It's got another fight in focus.

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Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzers are positioned in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Syria border on January 2, 2023.
Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzers are positioned in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Syria border on January 2, 2023.

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