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Typhoon Dujuan Brings Record Rain to Japan, Killing 5 People

More than 74,000 people remained under evacuation orders in the Tokyo region as authorities warned of landslides and floods.

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A boy rides a bicycle through a flooded street as Typhoon Dujuan brings heavy rain to Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Monday.
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An Unused and Divisive Philippine Nuclear Plant Awaits Its Fate

The Filipino government is exploring nuclear power options to guard against global energy shocks. One proposal is to switch on a plant in Bataan that has been mothballed for 40 years.

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in July.
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U.S. Has Deployed Weapons in Space, Air Force Secretary Says

Troy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.

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Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs in May.
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Russian Drone Incursion Delayed Zelensky Flight to Oslo, Moldova Says

An airspace closure delayed the Ukrainian leader’s trip between Moldova and Norway, officials said. They did not confirm a claim by Norway’s prime minister that a drone had “almost hit” the plane.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, second from left, at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway in Oslo on Wednesday. His plane’s departure from Moldova on Tuesday was delayed by a Russian drone near Chisinau, officials said.
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Sinkhole Opens at Nicolas Cage’s Malibu Home, Forcing Evacuations

The expanding sinkhole formed under the driveway of a house that the actor bought in 2024. Dozens of other homes were evacuated.

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Emergency crews respond to a sinkhole that formed under the driveway of a beachfront property in Malibu, Calif., on Tuesday.
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Eiffel Tower Workers Strike, Saying Women Were Excluded From Hindu Group’s Visit

The tower was closed on Monday, after the workers’ union said female staff members had been asked to leave their stations for a visit from a group known as BAPS.

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A delegation from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha group, known as BAPS, visited the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.
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Building Housing Students Collapses in New Delhi, Killing at Least 7

Rescue crews were working to find people trapped in the wreckage of the building, which collapsed on Sunday.

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Rescuers clear debris at the site of a collapsed building in New Delhi, on Monday.
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