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  • A member of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police officers, who evacuate people from frontline towns and villages, checks an area for residents in the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, on June 22, 2026.
    Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
    Russia is still inching forward in eastern Ukraine, but experts say claims of progress are exaggerated
  • A Soviet-era anti-aircraft cannon is towed by oxen during a Cuban military drill in April.
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    What hundreds of military videos reveal about Cuba’s military capabilities
  • Service members with the Unmanned Systems Forces prepare mid-range strike drones for a launch from an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
    Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
    No fuel, no weapons: How Ukraine’s new drone strategy is mauling Russian supply lines
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    How Ukraine broke through Russia’s air defenses
  • Floodwater surrounds a neighborhood after Tropical Storm Arthur made landfall on June 17, 2026 in Freeport, Texas.
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    5 things to know for June 19: Flood threat, Iran agreement, Moscow attacks, immigration, reflecting pool
  • A Ukrainian drone attack struck Moscow's oil refinery in the southeastern Kapotnya district on Thursday June 18, 2026.
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    Ukraine launches largest attack on Moscow since start of full-scale war
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  • Gabbard rescinds Biden-era intel assessments that were skeptical about ‘Havana Syndrome’
  • World chess body suspends Russia but dispute may not be over
  • Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea
  • Poised to accelerate a pivot away from Russia, Armenian prime minister claims election win
  • China’s Xi Jinping calls for strengthened ‘strategic cooperation’ with North Korea in rare summit with Kim Jong Un
  • Armenians go to the polls under Russian pressure aimed at preventing a drift toward West
  • Putin rebuffs Zelensky’s call for face-to-face talks, saying there is ‘no point’

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  • <p>Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, according to Estonia’s head of foreign intelligence, Kaupo Rosin. In an interview with CNN in the Estonian capital, Rosin said that within the next four to five months, Putin "may not be able to negotiate from a position of a strength anymore," because "time is not in Russia's favor."</p>
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  • Goodzone shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2026.
    Maksim Kataev/CNN
    What a deserted mall in Moscow says about Russia’s economic woes
  • Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on June 4, 2023.
    Alexander Manzyuk/Reuters
    The Iran conflict is a boon for Russia’s ‘war machine.’ And it’s not just about oil
  • A view of the liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City on March 3, 2026.
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    What strikes on the world’s largest natural gas sites could do to the global economy
  • A tourist watches the MT Desert Kite oil tanker carrying Russian oil at Narara Marine National Park in the Arabian Sea, Gujarat, India, on March 11, 2026.
    Amit Dave/Reuters
    Oil prices stay high despite US temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea
  • A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, on Monday.
    Mohsen Ganji/AP
    When Russia invaded Ukraine, gas went to $5 a gallon. Is this time different?

Politics

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  • Carter Page at the One America News studios on Capitol Hill, on May 29, 2019.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File
    Supreme Court dumps Trump aide Carter Page’s wiretapping suit against James Comey
  • President Donald Trump speaks with the media as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) and special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) look on aboard Air Force One during a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026.
    Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/File
    ‘An awkward family gathering’: Trump and G7 leaders convene in France amid geopolitical divergences
  • Tulsi Gabbard during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May 27.
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    Gabbard rescinds Biden-era intel assessments that were skeptical about ‘Havana Syndrome’
  • Firefighters work at a car dealership damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026.
    Thomas Peter/Reuters
    House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders
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