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Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence

Previous German leaders have refused offers of nuclear cooperation with France.

US strikes bridges in Iran, which targets a water desalination plant in Kuwait

President Donald Trump faces pressure to bring the war to a close and avoid the kind of prolonged Middle East conflict he had campaigned against.

Israeli strike on funeral kills 7 and wounds 22 in Gaza, local hospital says

The heaviest fighting has subsided but at least 1,123 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

Bitter row splits Ukraine's military leadership after defense minister ousted

Zelenskyy himself issued a plea for "unity" and said the two sides — the defense ministry and the army command — were barely on speaking terms.

‘Sounds like gender-affirming care’: Lawmakers react to Pentagon’s testosterone treatments for troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Wednesday that the military would offer testosterone testing and replacement therapy for certain service members in a push to optimize their “natural capabilities."

Germany and France seek to 'bounce back' from fighter jet failure

There are also doubts over whether Berlin shares Paris' vision of greater European sovereignty.

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