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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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Ukraine Proposes Black Sea Truce for Civilian Ships as Global Food Prices Climb
Wheat has hit a two-year high after weeks of strikes on ports, terminals and merchant vessels
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Total solar eclipse darkens skies over Iceland and Spain
The first totality to reach mainland Europe since 1999 swept from the Arctic down to the Iberian coast, drawing tens of thousands of travelers
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Putin threatens to seize European ships over EU plan to sell Russian cargo
Speaking aboard a missile cruiser during Pacific Fleet drills, the Russian president called European interceptions piracy and warned Moscow would respond anywhere it chooses
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