US set to sanction an entire IDF battalion with a history of alleged human rights abuses on the West Bank, report says

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Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion hold their weapons during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem on May 26, 2013,
Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion hold their weapons during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem on May 26, 2013.

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Vital US arms and ammo could reach Ukraine in days once Senate passes military aid bill as expected, Pentagon says

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L: Demonstrators hold Kazakhstani, US, and Ukrainian flags outside the Capitol after the House of Representatives voted on legislation providing $95 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan at Capitol Hill, April 20, 2024. R: Military aid, delivered as part of the United States' security assistance to Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, February 13, 2022.
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How cellphones can get you killed on the modern battlefield, according to a US Army officer

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A member of a police unit of FPV pilots looks at a smartphone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.
A member of a police unit of FPV pilots looks at a smartphone in Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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I quit my job as a delivery driver to be a Henry VIII impersonator. This job is my whole life, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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David Smith as a Henry VIII impersonator
David Smith in a Henry VIII outfit.

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Marjorie Taylor Green mocked by fellow lawmaker calling on her to be appointed as 'Putin's Special Envoy'

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(L → R) Jared Moskowitz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Vladimir Putin.
(L to R) Jared Moskowitz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Vladimir Putin.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signals Putin's plan to seize Kharkiv and create a 'sanitary zone'

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Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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Everything you need to know about the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane and how Ukraine said it shot one down in war first

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A Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian air forces flies over the Mediterranean after taking off from the Hemeimeem Air Base in Syria, on Feb. 19, 2022.
A Tu-22M3 bomber.

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Man 'who cared about the world' dies after setting himself on fire outside Trump trial

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A view of a pamphlet dropped by Azzarello before he set himself ablaze.
A view of a pamphlet thrown by Max Azzarello before he set himself on fire.

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Couple renovating their kitchen find treasure trove of 1,000 silver and gold coins from the 17th-century

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AN ELIZABETH I SILVER SIXPENCE — Portcullis, circa 1566; and fourteen other Elizabeth I silver sixpences, circa 1565-1567 (15)
Elizabeth I silver sixpences, circa 1565-1567

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Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands

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Female Russian soldiers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade
Female Russian soldiers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade, April 18, 2022.

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