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Kursk invasion intended to create Russo-Ukrainian 'buffer zone,' Zelenskyy says

The surprise Ukrainian invasion of Russia’s Kursk region is intended to create a “buffer zone” between the two countries and further complicate Moscow’s cross-border offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday. “It is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions,”...

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Military experts suggest Iran may declare itself a nuclear power by year's end

Military experts have suggested to Fox News Digital that it remains a distinct possibility Iran could declare itself a nuclear power this year with the United States’ political future uncertain amid a tightly contested presidential election. “I think that’s a real option,” said James Carafano, vice president of foreign and defense policy studies for The...

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Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew cease-fire negotiations in Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv in Israel on Sunday as he begins a Middle East tour with hopes of intensifying diplomatic pressure for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza this week. The trip marks Blinken’s 10th time visiting the region since October, when the war between the terrorist...

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Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway

Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta but whose construction has lagged behind schedule. Hundreds of officials and invited guests wearing the traditional clothes of Indonesian tribes gathered on a stretch of grass amid the ongoing...

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Experts explain how Ukraine launched its own invasion of Russia

In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss. At midnight at the start of Aug. 6, the Russian defense ministry posted good news: more than 2,500 members of the regiment responsible for the capture of a town in eastern Ukraine would receive...

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Minority groups in Bangladesh detail violence, mistreatment following government's collapse: 'scapegoats'

Members of minority groups in Bangladesh spoke to Fox News Digital about the violence and mistreatment they have faced following the government’s collapse earlier this month, all using false names for fear of reprisal. Violence, even murder and the burning down of minority-owned businesses, places of worship and residences have been a major problem since...