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Russia's apparent loss of one of its new heavy Hunter drones over Ukraine could be an intelligence win for Kyiv and the West

Russia's Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B combat drones are rare sights because so few have been built, and n…

Jake Epstein   


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Hurricane Milton, now a Category 5 storm, threatens an already battered Florida

Millions in Florida have been ordered to evacuate ahead of Milton's expected strike along the state…

Geoff Weiss   


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Video shows the apparent destruction of a $10M Russian air defense system with a cheap drone worth a few hundred dollars

Ukrainian intelligence said it took out a $10 million Russian Osa system with a drone worth just a …

Sinéad Baker   


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Lithuania says it intercepted military supplies on their way to Russia, and sent them to Ukraine instead

Lithuanian customs intercepted military supplies leaving the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, bound …

Mia Jankowicz   


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The Russian arms dealer who was exchanged for Brittney Griner is trying to sell weapons to the Houthis: report

Viktor Bout, released in a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner, is trying to sell weapons to the Hou…

Joshua Nelken-Zitser   


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One year on, the Middle East is spiraling deeper into violence

The Middle East is plunging deeper into violence and conflict a year after the October 7 massacre i…

Lloyd Lee,Joshua Nelken-Zitse…   


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We got a minivan when I was pregnant with our second kid, and I'm weirdly obsessed with it. I don't care that my friends say it's dorky.

I'm a mom of two and I love my minivan even though my friends say it's dorky. The gas mileage is gr…

Bethaney Phillips   


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The Middle East is on high alert for October 7 anniversary attacks as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza and Lebanon

Israel said it is "ready with increased forces" as it marked the one-year anniversary of the terror…

Hannah Abraham   


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Pete Buttigieg says he had a call with Elon Musk to talk about Hurricane Helene because 'the best thing to do is just to pick up the phone'

Buttigieg confirmed on MSNBC that he and Musk had a chat on the phone after a tense X exchange.

Aditi Bharade   


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Hezbollah members were likely holding pagers with both hands when they exploded due to a dark feature: report

Last month's attacks, which have been blamed on Israel, targeted pagers and walkie-talkies used by …

Rebecca Rommen   


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Video shows Ukrainian 'dragon' drone appearing to destroy a Russian tank with 'molten thermite'

Equipment losses are further straining Moscow's soaring defense spending, which has fueled rampant …

Rebecca Rommen   


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I struggle to gentle parent my toddler. My traumatic childhood makes it difficult to stay calm during her temper tantrums.

When my toddler throws a temper tantrum, I struggle to stay calm. I sometimes have to step away fro…

Betsy Decillis   


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Miss America Madison Marsh says people just keep getting pageantry and the Air Force wrong

Madison Marsh has used her reign as Miss America 2024 to highlight similarities between the beauty …

Lauren Frias   


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Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.

Russia's defense industry is short tens of thousands of skilled workers, and 1970s laws on what job…

Mia Jankowicz   


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Ukraine appears to be beating Russia in the drone production race

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's defense companies can now produce 4 million dro…

Jake Epstein   


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Israel may not be able to take down Iran's nuclear sites on its own

Attacking Iran's sprawling and well-defended nuclear program would be a formidable challenge for Is…

Mikhaila Friel,Tom Porter   


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The US Navy is battling 'the best Iranian technology' in the Red Sea and changing how it fights to beat it, admiral says

US forces in the Red Sea have been intercepting missiles and drones launched by the Iran-backed Hou…

Jake Epstein   


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China wants Taiwan to make mistakes and is looking for excuses to trigger a blockade, Taiwan's navy commander says

China has ramped up its military and is trying to force Taiwan to make mistakes, as a pretext to a …

Thibault Spirlet   


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Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome

Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to learn to fly very differently from the way they flew their Soviet…

Sinéad Baker   


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Israel steps up its airstrikes on Beirut as the conflict in the Middle East escalates

The air strikes are believed to have targeted Hashem Safieddine, the rumored successor of Hezbollah…

Hannah Abraham   


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Why Iran relies on ballistic missiles to threaten its adversaries

Iran's choice of ballistic missiles to strike Israel reflects decades of investment priorities and …

Paul Iddon