Putin's macabre tour of occupied Ukraine: Russian leader visits besieged regions of Crimea and Mariupol

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018.

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North Korea claims that in 1 day, 800,000 youths just up and decided to voluntarily join its army and fight the US

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North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021, the 10th anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il. Statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il can be seen in the background.
North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021.

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Is Putin using a body double? Listen here: Skeptics say spotting a decoy is all in the ears.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech on November 9, 2022.

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Unarmed Russian soldiers run into Ukrainian fire for the sole purpose of digging trenches or carrying ammunition. Those who refuse could be killed or imprisoned, report says.

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at the frontline near Bakhmut on March 18, 2023.

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Putin's tour of Mariupol is like a murderer returning to the scene of a crime, Ukrainian official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is wearing a black puffer jacket and pants and is accompanied by another man in a black puffer jacket and pants. They are both standing on a playground with a green slide and yellow swings.

How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'

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US soldiers exit an LCVP and head ashore at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.

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Israel's 'Handmaids' become a defining image of the mass protests against Netanyahu's judicial reforms

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Israeli women's rights activists dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Saturday, March 11, 2023.

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Trump supporters in China are up in arms and raging about a possible indictment: 'Trump, America needs you'

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A US veteran joined Ukraine's International Legion, then made a shock defection to Russia. Ex-comrades say he was incompetent and left behind a trail of chaos.

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An American man is the first known International Legionnaire to defect to Russia
An American man is the first known International Legionnaire to defect to Russia

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The war in Ukraine has created more refugees than the world has seen since WWII, according to a new UN report

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Ukraine flag over rubble.
Ukraine flag over rubble.

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