Pope Francis warns that the war in Ukraine is powered by competing 'empires' and 'arms industry'

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Pope Francis holds a Holy Mass on May 16, 2021.

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A dramatic helmet-cam video shows Ukrainian troops storming a Russian trench and capturing 2 prisoners of war

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The 108th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion stormed a Russian trench and captured two soldiers.
The 108th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion stormed a Russian trench and captured two soldiers.

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Saudi Arabia making peace with Iran in a deal brokered by China is a 'middle finger to Biden'

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and US President Joe Biden (R).

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Nord Stream mystery: the tanker Minerva Julie spent 7 days idling near the attack site

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In this Handout Photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on September 27, 2022 in At Sea
Gas bubbles up from a rupture in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on September 27. Nearly six months later, the identity of the saboteurs remains unknown.

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Russia can't make new missiles fast enough to keep up its attacks, so massive strikes are becoming rarer, UK intel says

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Russian servicemen from the units of the 150th Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District take part in exercises on the training grounds in the Rostov Region, Russia, on January 28, 2022.
Russian servicemen from the units of the 150th Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District take part in exercises on the training grounds in the Rostov Region, Russia, on January 28, 2022.

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World-class ships and new supersonic jets mark the quiet rise of a new defense industry powerhouse in Asia

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South Korean K2 tanks during the live-fire drill in Gyeonggi-do on February 11, 2015.

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Xi Jinping wants China's army to work closely with the country's tech giants, further blurring the lines between the military and civilian sectors

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China's President Xi Jinping swears under oath after being re-elected as president for a third term during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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A German company is offering Ukraine the benefit — and burden — of being the first military to get its brand-new tank

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A Rheinmetall Panther KF51 main battle tank at the Rheinmetall plant in Lower Saxony in July.

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Putin thinks 'Ukraine matters more to him' than to the West and that he'll eventually win his disastrous war, CIA chief warns

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before a ceremony celebrating Women's Day in Moscow on March 8, 2023.

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Ukraine sees bloody battle for Bakhmut as chance to wipe out Wagner's army of convicts

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Ukrainian soldiers near Bakhmut stand near a howitzer.
Ukrainian servicemen fire with a 105mm howitzer towards Russian positions near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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