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After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces. The UAE later said it would withdraw its forces from Yemen.

He says the Total War games will always diverge from the "real" path of history, because the games allow players to make decisions that alter the course of events. Total War's game director Pawel Wojs agrees and says allowing players to answer their own "what if" questions is a big part of the appeal.

Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.

Alan Ritchson, who stars as Jack Reacher, will star in Netflix’s sci-fi action thriller War Machine, which is set to release on March 6, 2026.

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Anti-war protests are planned in over 100 cities after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.