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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan Fighting?

The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.

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Taliban security personnel handling an antiaircraft gun in Afghanistan’s Khost Province on Friday.
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In a New War, Would Israel Run Out of Missile Interceptors?

The June 2025 conflict with Iran depleted Israeli and U.S. stocks of antiballistic missiles. If there is another war, the pressure will be on to destroy Iranian missiles before they can be launched.

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Israeli air defense systems were activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in June.
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Hungary Plays the Spoiler in Europe, as Orban Seeks Votes at Home

Facing a serious election challenge, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is holding up a big E.U. loan for Ukraine. Analysts say the timing is no coincidence.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in Budapest last month.
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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, has been leading the Trump administration’s foreign policy.
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Trump’s Shields Are Down

Personnel once meant policy; now it means flattery.

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Pentagon Fires Another Laser at Drone, Prompting New Air Closure

After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Fort Hancock, Texas.

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A police officer walked with a police dog at El Paso International Airport, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso earlier this month.
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Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer

The result marks the first time the Greens have won a British parliamentary by-election and signals the frustration of left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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Hannah Spencer, who won a historic victory for the Green Party on Thursday, outside a polling station in the Gorton and Denton district near Manchester, northwestern England.
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