US intel believes Ukraine's counteroffensive will fail to reach Melitopol, one of its key goals: report

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27, 2023, amid Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia's extensive defenses have largely paralyzed Ukraine's momentum.

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A former Russian minister who fled to the US says he now makes the same working as a truck driver after the ruble crashed

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Denis Sharonov has crisscrossed 45 states as a truck driver.

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Ukraine was given 101 guns and 148,000 bullets collected by Miami police in a buyback scheme

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Ukraine was shipped a cache of 101 guns and 148,000 bullets confiscated by Miami police
Ukraine received a cache of 101 guns and 148,000 bullets confiscated by Miami police.

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Ukrainian soldiers reject criticism that their counteroffensive is too slow: 'You need to move slowly, but always'

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A Ukrainian serviceman walks in a trench at a position near the frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on May 30 2023

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Vlad the Impaler, the terrifying ruler and inspiration behind Dracula, may have cried actual tears of blood, scientists say

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Side by side images show a statue of Vlad the Impaler next to a picture of an ancient letter carrying a waxed seal, which scientists analyzed to understand possible diseases the ruler may have had.
A statue of Vlad the Impaler shown next a letter written by him in 1457.

Rudy Giuliani complained about being prosecuted with the RICO laws that he pioneered to use against mobsters

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves the U.S. District Court on May 19, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Russian-backed general admits his troops 'cannot win' against Ukraine and suggests freezing the front line where it is

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Alexander Khodakovsky, chief of the pro-Russian Vostok Battalion of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic

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9 techniques villagers used starting in the 14th century to bury people they feared were 'vampires' to keep them from coming back from the dead

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Female "vampire" with protruding tooth and a sickle across her neck.

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Ukraine is figuring out how to destroy the Ka-52 helicopters and mobile artillery holding back its offensive, expert says

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A Ukrainian tank fires toward Russian troops near the front line in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, July 6, 2023.

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A Russian general who was relieved of command in Ukraine died after 'a long illness,' official says

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Wooden crosses mark graves at the mass grave site in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on August 8, 2023

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