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South Sudan’s Opposition in Crisis over Leadership Change
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Amid lingering fears of another civil war in South Sudan, the Upper Nile state’s main opposition party is now mired in its own internal conflict....
By Kate Johnston
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South Sudan’s Vice President Arrested, Country on Brink of Civil War
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Alarm bells are ringing ever more loudly in South Sudan, as Vice President Riek Machar — chief rival to Prime Minister Salva Kiir — was arrested late Wednesday in an operation...
By Kate Johnston
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Far From Giving Ground, Putin Digs In With His Demands on Ukraine
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When the Kremlin released its summary of President Vladimir V. Putin’s call Tuesday with President Trump, one thing was unmistakable: The Russian leader hadn’t retreated from ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
China and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denounci...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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If Trump Wants New Pressure on Moscow, Oil and Gas Is 'Only Thing Left'
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States can do "devastating" things to Russia's economy to put pressure on Moscow to accept a peace deal with Ukraine....
By Emily Kilcrease
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DJI Mavic Consumer Drones Are Still Russian Soldiers’ Favorite
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Three years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI. The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Europe Scrambles to Aid Ukraine After US Intelligence Cutoff
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Ukraine’s allies in Europe are rushing to fill the void left by the Trump administration’s decision to pause its intelligence sharing with Kyiv. It isn’t going to be easy....
By Jim Townsend
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In Europe’s North, Soldiers Train amid Worries over Trump’s Belief in NATO
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In a forest in Latvia, just 150 miles from the Russian border, Swedish soldiers crouch among the trees, their faces smeared in green and black paint, posing as invaders agains...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
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President Trump has never had much love for the NATO alliance, which he thinks is overdependent on American largess, and in his first term, talked about abandoning the collect...
By Jim Townsend
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House Hearing Highlights Tensions and Opportunities in U.S.-Turkey Relationship
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A House hearing on the U.S.-Turkey relationship on Wednesday underscored the myriad disputes and concerns that U.S. lawmakers have with the country and its president, Recep Ta...
By Celeste Wallander
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A New and More Deadly Drone on Russia’s Battlefields
“There’s been a huge surge in their drone numbers lately, and so many different ‘birds’ in the air, including a lot of fiber-optic drones that you can’t jam,” said Anatoliy, t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Fiery Meeting with Zelensky Upends Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal
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As reaction to the Trump-Zelensky meltdown in the Oval Office on Friday turned from astonishment to concern about what happens next, there was little consensus on whether a U....
By Celeste Wallander
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Ukraine Collapse Myth Leaves Out Tech Factor in Sea and Land Wins
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About a year ago, a media narrative that Ukraine was collapsing militarily took hold globally. That common wisdom surely played a major role in convincing US President Donald ...
By Samuel Bendett
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U.S. Defense Industry Could Struggle to Sell to New German Government: Analysts
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Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU-led government in waiting, and Europe’s urgent plan to rebuild its military capabilities through self-reliance, puts US industry and future orde...
By Jim Townsend
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Russians Lash FPVs Together To Make Frankenstein Heavy Lift Drones
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Russian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.”...
By Samuel Bendett
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German Election Winner Seeks ‘Independence’ from U.S. What Does That Mean?
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Within hours of emerging as the near-certain next chancellor of Germany after Sunday’s election, Friedrich Merz offered a grim prognosis of the transatlantic relationship....
By Jim Townsend
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Could Ukraine Keep Fighting Even Without U.S. Support?
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As Ukrainians mark the third anniversary of Russia’s horrific full-scale invasion, they have to contemplate the once unthinkable possibility that they might be abandoned by th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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See How Xi and Putin Are Ramping Up Joint Military Drills
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The militaries of China and Russia, America’s top two global adversaries, are working together as never before in their long partnership, probing the defenses of the U.S. and ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin
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At a Senate hearing soon after President Trump’s first election eight years ago, Marco Rubio had a simple question for the next U.S. secretary of state: “Is Vladimir Putin a w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Is Unmoved by Trump’s Sanctions Threats and Offers on War
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Russia doesn’t view sanctions relief as a critical factor in negotiations to end the war and isn’t expecting any significant easing of US penalties, according to a person clos...
By Edward Fishman
