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JD Vance Posts Tribute to ‘True Friend’ Charlie Kirk

The vice president wrote that Mr. Kirk, the slain right-wing activist, had been instrumental in his political development.

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Vice President JD Vance earlier this month.
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Drones Over Poland Are Latest Violation of Countries Near Ukraine

Poland denounced what it has described as an incursion by more than a dozen Russian drones. It would not be the first time Russia’s war effort had spilled beyond Ukraine.

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This house in Wyryki, Poland, was struck overnight Wednesday by what was suspected to be a Russian drone.
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Social Media Goes Back Online in Nepal After 19 Are Killed in Protests

The government reversed its ban on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms, which had helped to fuel demonstrations by young people who were also angry about corruption.

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Protesters in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, on Monday.
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Trump Wants to Rename the Defense Department to the Department of War: What to Know

The president said War Department “just sounded better” than Defense Department, a name that has been in use since 1949.

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The Defense Department received its name under an amended act of Congress.
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What to Know About the Journalists Killed in Gaza

Five journalists were killed in what local officials said was an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis.

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A photo made available by the family of Mariam Dagga, a freelancer photographer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, of her father leading her funeral prayer after she was killed.
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What’s Next for Ukraine After All That Diplomacy?

After President Trump held talks with President Vladimir V. Putin, he said the Russian leader would be willing to meet with Ukraine’s president. That seems less and less likely.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump at the White House last week.
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Trump Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Hero’ and Adds: ‘I Guess I Am, Too’

President Trump praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for bombing Iranian nuclear sites, and credited himself as well.

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President Trump at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July.
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