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Members of the Oath Keepers extremist group stand on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Army vet, Oath Keepers leader gets 18 years for plotting Jan. 6 attack

Lengthy jail sentences show judges will hold those responsible for deadly violence of Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner” and said his only crime is opposing those who are “destroying” the country.

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Russian private army chief says handing off Bakhmut to main army

Wagner chief Prigozhin says he lost 20,000 troops in the fight for the industrial city.

South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite

The domestically built three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off with a payload of eight satellites, including one to verify radar imaging technology.

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Austin hopes F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots will begin in weeks

F-16 jets will bolster Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of a spring counteroffensive against Russia.

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Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron place 155 mm shells on aircraft pallets ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Half of US public approves of Washington’s arms deliveries to Ukraine

A new survey finds American support for Washington's backing of Ukraine has ebbed slightly since the war began 15 months ago.

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Wagner Group boss says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut

The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 men in the drawn-out battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

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Biden shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate

Over the past three months, Biden officials shifted toward the view that it was time to provide the aircraft for Ukraine's long-term security.

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Russia fights alleged incursion from Ukraine for second day

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking a border town for a second day. Kyiv blames Russian partisans.

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Rand survey finds level of extremism among veterans same as public

The survey asked about white supremacy, black nationalism, the Proud Boys, and Antifa, as well as the QAnon and Great Replacement conspiracy theories.

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Troops with Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade firing a D-30 Howitzer toward Russian forces in Bakhmut. April 19, 2023. Tom Mutch special to Military Times

Holding the line, ahead of Ukraine’s counteroffensive

The Ukrainians used Moscow's fixation on Bakhmut to exhaust Russian troops and ammunition, buying time for their own counteroffensive.

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A billboard advertising "Contract military service" is seen beside a highway outside Krasnodar, Russia, Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Russia alleges incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs; Kyiv denies

Russian officials are claiming that Ukrainian military saboteurs have launched an attack across the border, wounding three people in a small town.

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Russia claims Bakhmut fallen, Ukraine says fighting goes on

Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut but say they continue to fire on Russian forces.

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Possible new Iran nuclear site deep underground challenges West

In central Iran, a nuclear facility so deep that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed specifically for such sites.

6 days ago

Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post

Iran’s president appointed a former Revolutionary Guard official to take over the post of secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council.

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US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea offsets China

U.S. officials said the agreement will help improve security cooperation, enhance Papua New Guinea’s defense capacity and increase regional stability.

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German Spy chief warns Russia stoking anti-government mood

German security agencies have disrupted many plots in recent years by groups accused of planning attacks on government targets and critical infrastructure.

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In this grab taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Saturday, May 20, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company shakes hands with his soldiers, in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s insistence that the city had fallen.

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U.S. fighter aircraft F-16 performs aerobatic maneuvers on the last day of Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore, India, Feb. 24, 2019.

How US support for pilot training could pave path to F-16s for Ukraine

President Joe Biden endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets at the Group of Seven Summit, according to U.S. officials.

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Lengthy jail sentences show judges will hold those responsible for deadly violence of Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner” and said his only crime is opposing those who are “destroying” the country.

Wagner chief Prigozhin says he lost 20,000 troops in the fight for the industrial city.

The domestically built three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off with a payload of eight satellites, including one to verify radar imaging technology.

F-16 jets will bolster Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of a spring counteroffensive against Russia.

A new survey finds American support for Washington's backing of Ukraine has ebbed slightly since the war began 15 months ago.

The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 men in the drawn-out battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Over the past three months, Biden officials shifted toward the view that it was time to provide the aircraft for Ukraine's long-term security.

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking a border town for a second day. Kyiv blames Russian partisans.

The survey asked about white supremacy, black nationalism, the Proud Boys, and Antifa, as well as the QAnon and Great Replacement conspiracy theories.

The Ukrainians used Moscow's fixation on Bakhmut to exhaust Russian troops and ammunition, buying time for their own counteroffensive.

Russian officials are claiming that Ukrainian military saboteurs have launched an attack across the border, wounding three people in a small town.

Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut but say they continue to fire on Russian forces.

In central Iran, a nuclear facility so deep that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed specifically for such sites.

Iran’s president appointed a former Revolutionary Guard official to take over the post of secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council.

U.S. officials said the agreement will help improve security cooperation, enhance Papua New Guinea’s defense capacity and increase regional stability.

German security agencies have disrupted many plots in recent years by groups accused of planning attacks on government targets and critical infrastructure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s insistence that the city had fallen.

President Joe Biden endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets at the Group of Seven Summit, according to U.S. officials.