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Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief: ‘They All Died, and I Lived’

A visit near the border with Tibet laid bare the effects of a swollen river’s furious speed. Miles of devastation were left behind in a flash flood that killed more than 300.

Residents waiting to be airlifted by helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal.
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Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon

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Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.

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A lawsuit filed on Thursday argues that new Pentagon policies severely limit the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes, which started publishing during the Civil War.
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U.S. to Withdraw 200 Troops Sent to Nigeria Under Trump

Officials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.

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Nigerian soldiers took part in a search-and-rescue exercise at the Maiduguri Air Force Base earlier this month. Nigerian forces worked with the American military to kill one of the Islamic State’s highest-ranking leaders.
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Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse

Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quarters.

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Ukrainian soldiers of the Bratstvo Battalion unloading their equipment after making their way out of the Kahkovka reservoir basin, completing their weeks-long mission, in July.
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Democrats to Force Senate Vote on Israel’s Human Rights Practices

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is leading a group of Democrats seeking answers about violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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A handcuffed Palestinian man being detained by Israeli border police officers during an army operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank on Tuesday.
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As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal

A year into a government review of the purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, one premier says buying American warplanes makes no sense in the face of President Trump’s latest tariffs.

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The F-35 Lightning, made by American defense contractor Lockheed-Martin, costs between $82.5 million and $109 million per plane, depending on the variant.
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West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’

Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.

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Cadets walking near Pershing Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2014. A West Point climate professor says he was fired for refusing to “defy science.”
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Trump’s Top Gaza Official Says Israel Is Jeopardizing the Cease-Fire

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, criticized Israel for its ongoing strikes on what it says are Hamas targets, after it rejected a plan to disarm the group.

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An Israeli airstrike targeted a car in Gaza City earlier this month.
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Ukraine’s Most Potent Weapon: The Software Orchestrating Its Drone Army

The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.

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Officers from Ukraine’s First Separate Assault Regiment looking at live battlefield footage from drones, displayed through the Delta system, at a command bunker in eastern Ukraine in 2025.
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Israeli Lawmaker Smashes Palestinian Monument in West Bank

Videos showed Israeli troops standing by as Zvi Sukkot attacked the monument with a sledgehammer. The military said soldiers had stopped the demolition.

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The damaged Palestinian monument in the West Bank village of Madama on Tuesday.
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A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.

An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

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U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea, Citing Iran War Demands

The move to call off the high-profile event was communicated in June, South Korea said. President Trump shortened another joint military exercise earlier this month.

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South Korean marines participate in the Ssangyong, or “Twin Dragons,” exercise in Pohang, South Korea, in 2024.
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At 77, She Walked 9 Miles Under Drone-Filled Skies to Escape From ‘Hell’

Rescue teams no longer enter the city of Lyman, in eastern Ukraine, because it is deemed too dangerous. The only way out is a terrifying journey on foot.

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Nina Ivanova at an evacuation center in Sloviansk, Ukraine. She and her daughters took their chances on the road, as countless Ukrainians have done before them all along the front line.
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Missile Barrage Shows Russia’s Doubt That Ukraine Can Defend Itself

Moscow is taking advantage of Ukraine’s depleted stock of interceptors and is intensifying attacks, worsening the civilian death toll.

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Evacuating a resident from a damaged apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say

President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

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American and South Korean troops participating in the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises last year.
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North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outreach.

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South Korean soldiers took part in a drill at a hotel in Seoul on Wednesday on the sidelines of a major joint military exercise with the United States named Ulchi Freedom Shield.
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Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers

Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country’s conduct in Gaza were transferred to the military police. Such investigations have rarely led to convictions.

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A car where the bodies of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl, and her family were found in Gaza City after an Israeli strike in 2024.
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Ukraine’s Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky

Mykhailo Fedorov, a popular young leader who was fired last month, said Russia should not be allowed to dictate when Ukrainians can choose their next government.

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Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, last month. He did not immediately put himself forward as a candidate to succeed President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan

A day after President Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, visited Israel to advance a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders.

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Palestinians mourned loved ones at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday after a cafe near the Gaza port was attacked.
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