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![This photograph shows empty refrigerators in a Delhaize supermarket in Boortmeerbeek on November 2, 2026, following an IT incident. (Source: Getty Images)]( "This photograph shows empty refrigerators in a Delhaize supermarket in Boortmeerbeek on November 2, 2026, following an IT incident. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Racks of servers at a data center inside the VK Company Ltd. office in Moscow, Russia, on January 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Racks of servers at a data center inside the VK Company Ltd. office in Moscow, Russia, on January 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A boy holds a Ukrainian flag in the frontline village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Slovakia Joins International Coalition to Bring Stolen Ukrainian Children Home")
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![Black smoke rises from the refinery where a fire broke out following a strike as firefighting efforts continue in Moscow, Russia, on June 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Black smoke rises from the refinery where a fire broke out following a strike as firefighting efforts continue in Moscow, Russia, on June 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin visits a cancer centre in Kaliningrad on January 25, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin visits a cancer centre in Kaliningrad on January 25, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The Russian Navy intelligence ship Viktor Leonov (CCB-175) sails past Havana’s iconic Malecón waterfront as it departs Cuba. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Russian Navy intelligence ship Viktor Leonov (CCB-175) sails past Havana’s iconic Malecón waterfront as it departs Cuba. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The oil tanker LOUISE 1, formerly known as AEGEAN ANGEL, pictured before its renaming. (Photo: Ivan Meshkov/MarineTraffic)]( "The oil tanker LOUISE 1, formerly known as AEGEAN ANGEL, pictured before its renaming. (Photo: Ivan Meshkov/MarineTraffic)")
![A Ukrainian soldier who was previously held captive by Russian forces shows a picture of himself prior to captivity, while undergoing rehabilitation on June 6, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian soldier who was previously held captive by Russian forces shows a picture of himself prior to captivity, while undergoing rehabilitation on June 6, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Gas pipes at the Comprehensive Gas Treatment Unit No.3 at the Gazprom PJSC Chayandinskoye oil, gas and condensate field, in the Lensk district of the Sakha Republic, Russia, on October 11, 2021. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Gas pipes at the Comprehensive Gas Treatment Unit No.3 at the Gazprom PJSC Chayandinskoye oil, gas and condensate field, in the Lensk district of the Sakha Republic, Russia, on October 11, 2021. (Source: Getty Images)")
![President of Bulgaria Iliyana Yotova attends the first session of Bulgaria's 52nd Parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 30, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "President of Bulgaria Iliyana Yotova attends the first session of Bulgaria's 52nd Parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 30, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own Starlink]( "Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own Starlink")
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Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own StarlinkRacing to build a next-generation arsenal, Russia is mass-producing AI-driven attack drones and developing an independent satellite-based weapons control system, all while relying on a critical lifeline of foreign parts.![A Swedish Air Force Patriot anti-aircraft missile is launched from a launcher during the military exercise "Spartan Arrow 2026". (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Swedish Air Force Patriot anti-aircraft missile is launched from a launcher during the military exercise \"Spartan Arrow 2026\". (Source: Getty Images)")
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-9b44d994e93dd6cb98ab53c09d89f589.jpg "A Ukrainian soldier who was previously held captive by Russian forces shows a picture of himself prior to captivity, while undergoing rehabilitation on June 6, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
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