Ukraine's Kursk counteroffensive defied NATO predictions and shows Kyiv has its eye on the US election, experts say

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Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6.

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Switzerland offers $60K cash prize for ideas to rid its iconic alpine lakes of military ammunition

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Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.
Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Alain Delon, icon of French cinema's golden era, dead at 88

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French actor Alain Delon in a still from the film 'Purple Noon,' based on the Patricia Highsmith novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and directed by Rene Clement, 1960
Alain Delon.

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4 flight attendants plead guilty to smuggling drug money out of US after prosecutors say they used crewmember lanes to get through security

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JFK Airport.
Prosecutors previously said the flight attendants had transported about $8 million in cash to the Dominican Republic.

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One of Putin's closest allies showed off a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun and suggested it could be used in Ukraine

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The Cybertruck
A screenshot from a video shared by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechnya region, on Telegram.

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Reporter from resurfaced Blake Lively interview says the actor's 'little bump' comment 'was like a bullet' as she was struggling with infertility

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Blake Lively faced fresh backlash this week after a clip of her acting hostile towards a journalist during a 2016 promotional interview went viral.
Blake Lively faced fresh backlash this week after a clip of the interview resurfaced.

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Russian troops likely facing water shortages in Ukraine, with some now drinking from 'stagnant puddles': UK intel

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A puddle in Orikhiv, Ukraine.
A puddle in Orikhiv, Ukraine.

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A Southwest Airlines employee was charged with theft after police say he printed $79,000 in flight vouchers at a Missouri airport

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-76N sits on the runway readying for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport.
A Southwest Airlines plane.

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US small drone production likely insufficient for potential wartime needs: report

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A Skydio quadcopter drone of the US military.
A US military drone.

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US gymnast forced to give back Olympic bronze after top court intervenes to void an appeal it says came 4 seconds late

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Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Jordan Chiles take a selfie together at the end of the Women's Floor Exercise Final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Jordan Chiles with their medals.

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