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At Least 20 Killed in Stampede Outside a Gaza Aid Site

There were conflicting accounts from Palestinian and aid officials over what happened at the food distribution hub run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

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Casualties are brought into Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday after a stampede at a food distribution site.

Ukraine Will Get U.S. Weapons in a New Way. Here’s What We Know.

NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said.

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President Trump with Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, left, at the White House on Monday.

Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine

If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia’s heaviest assaults of the war.

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Ukrainian soldiers firing American-made munitions, last year.

In a Win for Trump, NATO Agrees to a Big Increase in Military Spending

President Trump has long pushed the European allies to be more self-sufficient on defense, relying less on American protection. NATO committed to a major increase over the next decade.

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President Trump, together with Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, and Marco Rubio, secretary of state, during a new conference during the NATO summit in The Hague, on Wednesday.

NATO Agrees to Boost Military Spending as Trump Praises Allies, but Criticizes Spain

President Trump has pressed allies to spend more on defense. Leaders agreed that “allies” — but not “all allies” — would meet the objective.

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President Trump with the NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, in The Hague on Wednesday.
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