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Russia Says It Is Preparing Massive Strikes on Ukraine's Power Grid
The warning came as the death toll from a strike on an ammunition depot outside Kyiv rose to 38, the deadliest single attack of the year
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Iceland Votes to Keep EU Accession Talks Closed
Fishing waters decided a referendum the government had called a now or never moment
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EU Extends Firefighting Mission in Serbia as Winds Threaten to Revive Blazes
Four helicopters from the bloc's emergency reserve and a Romanian ground team will stay through Sept. 5
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Pentagon Tells NATO Allies It Wants Base Access, Not a Blank Check
Elbridge Colby briefed ambassadors in Brussels as European governments wait to learn how deep the troop cuts will go
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Nepal Flood Death Toll Climbs Past 540 as Thousands Remain Missing
Rescuers pulled survivors from a hydropower tunnel as a fresh alert forced helicopters to pause on the third day of the search
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U.S. Opens Sweeping Sanctions Campaign to Isolate Iran
Bessent said Washington will target Tehran's trading partners across digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
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One Killed in Sword Attack at Swedish High School
Police shot and arrested an 18-year-old man after the attack in Fagersta, where the school year had just begun
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More Than 200,000 Newly Displaced in Sudan as Floods Compound War
U.N. migration agency says fighting in Kordofan and seasonal rains are pushing families beyond their limits
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Indonesia Quake Death Toll Rises to 70 as 40,000 Remain Displaced
Survivors on Flores Island wait for aid as more than 1,600 aftershocks keep residents out of their homes
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Iran Deadline Expires With Strait of Hormuz Still Closed
Trump threatens Oman as Tehran says it has reached an understanding on future shipping routes
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U.S. and Canada Race to Avert 50% Tariffs by Midnight
Auto duties have emerged as the main obstacle as negotiators work against a deadline set by President Trump.
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Kushner Meets Netanyahu After Rare Talks With Hamas Chief
The U.S. envoy is pressing Israel to accept a 15-point road map that Hamas has endorsed and Netanyahu has rejected.
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Indonesia Quake Toll Rises to 53 as Rescuers Reach Villages
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Flores destroyed more than 900 homes and drove about 5,000 people into shelters.
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Iran Says It Reached a Shipping-Route Deal With Oman for the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran's spokesman said the waterway will not fully reopen until U.S. sanctions and the naval blockade end.
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 in Southern Lebanon, Deadliest Day Since June Truce
Lebanon's president called the strikes a message about stalled negotiations. Israel said it was responding to a Hezbollah attack that wounded three soldiers.
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Ukrainian Defense Firm to Build NATO-Standard Ammunition Plant in Lithuania
The project will create up to 450 jobs, with construction due to begin this autumn and production at the end of 2027
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NATO Plans a Drone, Sensor and AI Network Along Its Eastern Flank
The system would stretch from northern Finland to the Black Sea and monitor borders with Russia and Belarus
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U.S. Sends NATO Allies a Questionnaire on Support for Trump's Policies
The document asks about base restrictions and defense purchases as Washington weighs cuts to its European presence
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Taiwan's Legislature Approves Three Referendums, Including on Judicial Caning
The opposition-backed measures on caning, nuclear power and traffic fines could reach voters alongside November local elections
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UAE Accuses Iran of Attacking Two Tankers as Hormuz Traffic Stays Near Wartime Lows
Washington and Tehran continue to offer irreconcilable accounts of who controls the waterway
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