Marine recruit collapses, dies at Camp Pendleton

Pfc. Javier Pong “became unconscious and unresponsive” while “conducting scheduled training” on Sept. 27, the Marines said in a statement late Saturday. He was pronounced dead at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.

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Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack ‘a terrorist act’ by Kyiv

What Russian authorities are calling a truck bomb on Saturday hit the huge bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed eight years ago from Ukraine.

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White House says North Korea nuclear talks offer still on table

The U.S. remains ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, while ensuring “that we have also the capabilities in the region and ready to go in case we need them,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

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Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to grid after line was cut

The International Atomic Energy Agency said the 750-kilovolt line was reconnected to the plant on Sunday evening following repair work by Ukrainian engineers.

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8 years of combat hardened Ukraine’s army into a fighting force

The military tactics of Ukraine and Russia are rooted in their different post-Soviet experiences, and Kyiv is prevailing.

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Kyrgyzstan cancels Russian-led military drill on its land

The Kyrgyz defense ministry did not specify the reason for cancelling the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2022" command and staff exercises, which were set to be held in the country's windswept eastern highlands Monday to Friday.

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'A time bomb': Anger rising in a hot spot of Iran protests

After three weeks of protests, triggered by the death of a young woman in the custody of the feared morality police, anger at the authorities is only rising, despite a bloody crackdown that has left dozens dead and hundreds in detention.

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Russian analyst set to face trial on charges of lying to FBI

Igor Danchenko is the third person to be prosecuted by Special Counsel John Durham, who was appointed to investigate the origins of "Crossfire Hurricane" — the designation given to the FBI's 2016 probe into former president Trump's Russia connections.

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