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    The Russian president's long-held plans could be "hampered" by his ongoing land grab in Ukraine.

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    China’s fleet of warships is eclipsing the U.S. As tensions between the two global powers grow, the U.S. is looking to South Korea, one of its biggest allies in Asia, to help increase its battleship supply.

  • Ukraine war analyst says Russia keeps surprising him with just how bad its soldiers are: 'The bar is very, very low'

    Russia's soldiers are getting worse and worse as the war goes on, but Russia fights with mass, not quality, a conflict expert explained.

  • Ukrainian drones strike a large military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of some local residents, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday.

  • US sends soldiers to Alaska amid Russian military activity increase in the area

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. military has moved more than 100 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American territory.

  • Ukraine isn't flying the most dangerous missions with its F-16s because the pilots are still new to the fighter, US general says

    Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat for the first time at the end of August when they helped repel a Russian missile and drone attack.

  • Exclusive-US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment

    The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict, sources with knowledge of the matter said. The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year, both countries said at the time, but has remained there. The Southeast Asian archipelago, Taiwan's neighbour to the South, is an important part of U.S. strategy in Asia and would be an indispensable staging point for the military to aid Taipei in the event of a Chinese attack.

  • Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine's Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China.

  • US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, the United States military acknowledged Wednesday, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war.

  • Navy announces new strategy to counter China

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  • US moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity increase in the area

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American territory.

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  • Japan’s defense ministry says North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s military said Wednesday it detected North Korea test-firing at least one ballistic missile, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate.

  • North Korea's Kim supervises tests of 2 types of missiles and calls for stronger military

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead" and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up his country’s military capabilities to repel U.S.-led threats.

  • Exclusive-South Korea's Yoon confident Czech nuclear plant deal will be completed despite legal concerns

    South Korea is confident it can overcome any obstacles to a multi-billion dollar project to build a nuclear plant in the Czech Republic, despite appeals against the deal launched by EDF and Westinghouse, President Yoon Suk Yeol told Reuters. Yoon, in a written response to questions ahead of his Sept. 19-22 visit to the Czech Republic, said the trip was partly aimed at ensuring the final contract was concluded seamlessly, adding that the project's success was of "paramount importance". The Czech Republic in July picked Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to build two new nuclear power units, and possibly more, in its largest-ever energy investment initiative.

  • Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian aerial attacks

    In Kharkiv, ballistic missiles were launched around midnight, and bombs were dropped in the morning, local reports say.

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  • US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons

    The Biden administration still is not convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia, and U.S. officials say they are seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and how they fit into the broader strategy for the war. U.S. officials said they have asked Ukraine to spell out more clearly its combat objectives, as President Joe Biden prepares to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week. Administration officials are concerned that loosening restrictions on the use of the weapons would have limited impact and come with great risk.

  • Germany Vows to Scrutinize Weapon Exports to Israel More Closely

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  • Firm making drones for Ukraine plans more jobs

    The company hopes to generate 200 jobs in the UK over the next three years across its two sites.