Arrests of Russian generals and officials raises questions about Putin's war machine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Robert De Niro denied top broadcast award following his anti-Trump speech outside court, report says

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US actor Robert De Niro speaks in support of US President Joe Biden outside of Manhattan Criminal Court as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments in New York City, on May 28, 2024. De Niro on Tuesday spoke outside the New York court where Donald Trump is standing trial, branding him a dangerous

Video shows Ukrainian drone taking out a jet ski with 2 Russian soldiers who were attempting to cross the Dnipro River

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Russian soldiers on a jet ski taken out by Ukrainian FPV drones
Russian soldiers on a jet ski taken out by Ukrainian FPV drones.

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Houthi rebel footage appears to show a downed US Reaper drone worth $30 million. It marked the third loss in a month, a report said.

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A downed MQ-9 reaper drone
An image appears to show an MQ-9 reaper drone that Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they downed.

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Polish official claims the US told Russia it would strike Russian targets in Ukraine if Putin used nuclear weapons

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Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski attends a news conference in Warsaw August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Przemek Wierzchowski/Agencja Gazeta
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

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Bette Nash, who held the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88

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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 9: American Airlines Flight Attendant Bette Nash is in her 60th year of working in the clouds on November, 09, 2017 in Arlington, VA. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Bette Nash.

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The US gave up sending Ukraine Excalibur guided artillery shells costing $100,000 because they rarely hit their target, report says

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An M982 Excalibur round being fired by Ukrainian forces.
An M982 Excalibur round being fired by Ukrainian forces.

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Trump confronted with loud boos and heckles at the Libertarian National Convention

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 25: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Libertarian Party National Convention at the Washington Hilton on May 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Trump addressed the convention one day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate for president.

US-supplied HIMARS 'completely ineffective' against superior Russian jamming technology, report says

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M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine.
M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine.

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Trump claimed Putin would free jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich if he's reelected — but the Kremlin says that's news to them

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Donald Trump and Evan Gershkovich
Donald Trump said he would bring the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, home.

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