US announces .7 billion in military aid to Ukraine
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US announces $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine

The Pentagon announced $1.7 billion in new military assistance for Ukraine on Monday, including missiles, ammunition and anti-tank weapons to counter Russia’s invasion.  The package includes $200 million in immediate assistance drawn from existing weapons and equipment stockpiles within the Department of Defense and a $1.5 billion long-term commitment from…

European nations resurrect, expand compulsory military service in face of Russian threat
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European nations resurrect, expand compulsory military service in face of Russian threat

Some European countries have resurrected or expanded their compulsory military service after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine — a once-unthinkable policy shift fueled by the notion that they’d have to respond quickly if the Russian bear trudges across their borders. Many nations ended their drafts after the Soviet Union collapsed in…

Trump warns ‘war like no other’ is brewing in RNC speech: ‘International crisis’
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Trump warns ‘war like no other’ is brewing in RNC speech: ‘International crisis’

MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump warned that the “planet” is on the brink of “World War Three” in his Republican National Convention speech Thursday.  “Then there is an international crisis the likes of which the world has seldom been part of,” the GOP nominee for president said in his…

Ukrainian soldiers freeze sperm in case they die fighting Russia
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Ukrainian soldiers freeze sperm in case they die fighting Russia

Ukrainian soldiers headed off to battle are trying to ensure the survival of their bloodlines by freezing their sperm before they leave. The practice — which several local clinics have begun offering for free — has become something of a patriotic duty, according to the New York Times. Besides being…

Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians
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Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing students and other civilians, in a violent follow-up to dueling high-level diplomatic missions aimed at bringing peace after 13 months of war. “Russia is shelling the city with bestial savagery,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in…

Ukraine’s northeastern front could decide new battle lines
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Ukraine’s northeastern front could decide new battle lines

A tank carrying Ukrainian infantry speeds toward a target position marked with a metal sheet. The soldiers climb down, hurl grenades and unleash a crackle of machine-gun fire. Then they repeat the moves, getting faster with every iteration. It’s only a drill. But with the sounds of the real war rumbling just…