Even with F-16s, Ukraine's pilots still wouldn't be 'out of the woods' against Russia's air force, US officials say

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Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons
US Air Force F-16.

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The loser of a rare submarine vs. submarine battle was found 80 years after being sunk

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An undated photo of British Royal Navy submarine HMS Torbay.

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Russian recruits are making videos directly addressed to Putin begging for more support amid 'meat assaults'

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A man dressed in a Russian military uniform puts his hand on the train window as he says goodbye to someone.
A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021.

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Ukrainians are riding tanks captured from an elite Russian unit into battle in Bakhmut, but their new gear may not last long

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The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
Ukrainian troops fire a captured Russian T-80 tank at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on November 22.

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At a key moment in the war, the US is rushing to get powerful Abrams tanks to Ukraine faster

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An M1A2 Abrams at the Army Armor School at Fort Benning in Georgia on April 29, 2022.

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Putin has 'aggressively' tried to make China his ally because Russia is running out of ammo in Ukraine, a White House official said

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as part of a nationwide charity campaign, in Moscow on January 3, 2023.

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Ukraine is betting big on a bloody battle for a ruined town, but the gamble could break its ability to drive Russia back

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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a cannon.
Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery called 2S7 Pion howitzer cannon aiming to Russian positions in the frontline nearby Bakhmut in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine .

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George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It's time to call him what he is: 'A liar.'

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George W. Bush on the phone.
George W. Bush on the day of the 9/11 attacks, which were used to publicly justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But by many accounts, the plan to invade Iraq had already started taking shape months before.

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Chinese media is claiming an Instagram post shows the US military stealing aid for earthquake victims in Syria. It's a bogus conspiracy theory.

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Twitter user posting false claim about US Army.
False claims about US soldiers stealing aid for earthquake victims reached over a million users on Twitter.

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Russia can't match the US military's hardware, but it has other ways to keep it from working properly

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a videoconference with President Joe Biden in December 2021.

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