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A military vehicle drives by Patriot air defense systems installed at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, a logistics hub for U.S. and European military aid to Ukraine, in southeastern Poland on March 6. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working

Enlarge this image President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended his police minister after explosive allegations of links to organized crime were made against him. Ramaphosa made the announcement in a

South Korean soldiers fire from a K1 tank during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia's largest-ever war fighting drills at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, near Rockhampton, Australia, on Monday. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, is underway and expected to attract

Bundit Pantarakon, a local businessman and city council member in Mae Sai, Thailand, looks over the Sai River. Michael Sullivan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Michael Sullivan/NPR THA TON, Thailand — The Wat Tha Ton Temple sits high above the tourist town of Tha Ton, with a magnificent view of the Kok River valley to the

President Trump's trade policy has been unpredictable, and that continues with letters he's been writing to foreign leaders informing them of the tariff rates he intends to impose on their countries' goods on Aug. 1. The letters represent a radical approach to trade policy, with the president setting sizable tariff rates on a growing list

Enlarge this image In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. uncredited/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP hide

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