Macron calls for snap election in France after far-right wins in European Union vote

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Far-right and center-right parties dominated the European Union parliamentary vote. The rightward shift could have wide-ranging impacts, including blocking new legislation toward climate goals.

Video shows a wounded Ukrainian soldier being rescued by a US-made Bradley after a friendly drone spotted him

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Screengrab from a video of two soldiers taking a wounded soldier to a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
Screengrab from a video showing soldiers helping a wounded soldier into a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, June 9, 2024.

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Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for the military aid delay by Congress while Russia made major advances in Ukraine

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US President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) during a bilateral meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris on June 7, 2024.
US President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) during a bilateral meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris on June 7, 2024.

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Russian attack drones account for 90% of Ukrainian casualties around a key town in the last 6 months, medic says

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Ukrainian soldiers shoot at what Ukraine said Russian Lancet drones in a still image from a video released in May 2023.

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Russia's latest naval mission is a flex to cover for its embarrassing losses in the Black Sea, US official says

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The Russian Federation Navy Adm. Gorshkov frigate arriving at Havana's port
The Russian Federation Navy Adm. Gorshkov frigate arriving at Havana's port on June 24, 2019.

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A South Korean weapons company once seen as a dinosaur is now churning out howitzers twice as fast as its Western competitors

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A South Korean engineer works on a K-9 self-propelled howitzer at Hanwha Aerospace factory in Changwon on September 15, 2023.
A South Korean engineer works on a K-9 self-propelled howitzer at Hanwha Aerospace factory in Changwon on September 15, 2023.

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NATO is making plans for surging US troops into Europe in case Russia invades

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army cleaning weaponry ahead of deployment to Poland from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division cleaning weaponry ahead of deployment to Poland from Fort Bragg, on February 14, 2022.

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Video shows a Ukrainian drone finding an easy way around a Russian tank's 'turtle' defenses

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Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian drone targeting a Russian tank in the Bakhmut sector
Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian drone taking out a Russian tank, released on May 5, 2024.

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Ukraine desperately wants more F-16 trainees since it's only getting 20 pilots to fly 85 warplanes: report

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Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo stand in front of an F-16 at Melsbroek military airport, Tuesday, 28 May 2024.
Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo stand in front of an F-16 at Melsbroek military airport, Tuesday, 28 May 2024.

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2 war experts say British armor has the same production flaw that contributed to Nazi Germany's downfall

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A Ukrainian soldier with a machine gun in his hands rides along a dirt road on a Challenger-2 tank on August 3, 2023 in Ukraine.
A Challenger 2 tank in Ukraine on August 3.

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