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JUST IN: The New York Times reports the IRS is set to lay off 6,000 employees tomorrow

BREAKING: UK PM Starmer expresses support for Ukraine president Zelensky, says he has been democratically-elected.

JUST IN: KFC is moving its US headquarters from Kentucky to Texas

BREAKING: President Trump seeking to ban China from purchasing American farmland

JUST IN: NASA says there is a 3.1% chance an asteroid will hit Earth in 2032, making it the highest risk of an asteroid strike ever assessed by the agency.

Are you satisfied with President Trump's performance so far?

JUST IN: Reuters reports that European officials have been left 'shocked and flat-footed' by the Trump administrationโ€™s moves on Ukraine, Russia and European defense

JUST IN: Ukraine's president Zelensky rejected a US bid to take ownership of around 50% of the rights to Ukrainian rare earth minerals

BREAKING: The New York Times reports the IRS is preparing to layoff thousands of employees as soon as next week

BREAKING: Trump says he wants the Department of Education to be closed immediately

BREAKING: China says 'Gaza belongs to the Palestinians' and that it is opposed to 'forced displacement'

JUST IN: Indonesia places order for Turkey-made Bayraktar drones

BREAKING: President Trump signs executive order to 'go back to plastic straws'

BREAKING: President Trump signs order for 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum

BREAKING: President Trump says DOGE will review Pentagon spending

BREAKING: US is preparing $1 billion in new arms sales to Israel

BREAKING: The NY Times reports that the FAA says that control tower staffing was 'not normal' during deadly crash in Washington DC

World's most powerful militaries, 2024.

1. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States

2. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia

3. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China

4. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

5. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea

6. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

7. ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan

8. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey

9. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan

10. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy

11. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France

12. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil

13. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia

14. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran

15. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt

16. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

17. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel

18. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine

19. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany

20. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain

21. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland

22. ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

23. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia

24. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan

25. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand

26. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria

27. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

28. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina

29. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden

30. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore

31. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico

32. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

33. ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa

34. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines

35. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar

36. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea

37. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh

38. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal

39. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria

40. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands

41. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway

42. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia

43. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland

44. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia

45. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq

46. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia

47. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania

48. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark

49. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia

50. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland

(Source: Global Firepower)

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