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Anti-war protests are planned in over 100 cities after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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.
A retired war correspondent says removing the Venezuelan leader may be the easiest part as rival factions and armed militias compete for control.
The United States is expanding "air corridors" that will deliver combat power to China's doorstep in a future conflict.
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says several key issues remain unresolved in negotiations with the United States over a framework to end Russia’s war.
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.
A podcast by two Israelis re-examines the war in Gaza and its impact on Israeli society. Two Israelis are doing some soul-searching about the war in Gaza, and they're doing it through a weekly English-language podcast. NPR's Michele Kelemen met them in Jerusalem.
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.
While I won’t say no to another rendezvous with Kratos, the certified sicko in me yearns for something completely different from Santa Monica Studio. Forget God of War: It is time to revive Kinetica.