A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine

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Romanian army Gepard anti-aircraft tanks
Romanian Gepard anti-aircraft tanks during a live-fire drill in Poland in November 2021.

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Ukrainian woman said her Russian captors mocked her execution and forced her to dig her own grave

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A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a basement which, according to Ukrainian authorities, was used as a torture cell during the Russian occupation, in the retaken village of Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine, Sept. 17, 2022.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a basement which, according to Ukrainian authorities, was used as a torture cell during the Russian occupation, in the retaken village of Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine, Sept.

A Ukrainian drone commander said Russian troops would sit around and get shot at the start of the war, but have learned from their mistakes

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A soldier of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion named Aidar, also known as the Aidar Battalion, trains with drones at an undetermined location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 09, 2023.
A soldier of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion named Aidar, also known as the Aidar Battalion, trains with drones at an undetermined location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 09, 2023.

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Absolut says it's going to stop exporting vodka to Russia — but it had suspended shipments before, and Russians are already drinking less vodka anyway

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Cases of vodka are readied for transport at the Absolut shipping facility in Ahus in this photo taken July 17, 2007. The Swedish government passed a law in June allowing the sale of state-owned Absolut vodka maker Vin & Spirit, a sale which analysts expect to be worth $5 billion to $6 billion. Picture taken July 17, 2007.

North Korea wants to turn around its dismal space launch record, saying its first military spy satellite is ready for liftoff

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left, and his daughter watch a sports event to mark the 111th birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Il Sung in North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left, and his daughter watch a sports event to mark the 111th birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Il Sung in North Korea.

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Leaked documents reveal China's plans to launch a supersonic spy drone that could fly 3 times the speed of sound, WaPo reports

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A military vehicle carrying a WZ-8 supersonic reconnaissance drone takes part a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.

Moscow's promise of big payments to its troops is creating a new headache for the Russian military

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Russian military conscript troops
Russian conscripts called up for military service at a railway station in Omsk in November.

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China's defense minister applauds Putin for 'promoting world peace' amid Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin smiling as he listens to China's defense minister.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 16, 2023.

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A professor was murdered after a Facebook post branded him a traitor. Was Facebook complicit in his death?

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Slain professor Meareg Amare is shown in a FB blue cross hairs. The facebook sits nearby and scenes from the Bahir Dar area are shown.

Will Varner/Insider; photo courtesy of Amare family; Goddard Photography/Getty Images; Ben Curtis/AP

Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska slams his country's 'primitive' financial system, says it is 'bondage and usury based on state banks'

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Oleg Deripaska
Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska criticised the Russian financial system.

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