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Bring the Kids and Grab Some Barbecue: A Day at the Ukrainian Drone Races

Competitions that give soldiers a brief break from the front have a festival-like atmosphere, a mix of potentially deadly weapons and frolicking children.

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An audience watched the Wild Drones military drone-flying competition in Truskavets, Ukraine, last month.
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Drones Flown Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Plot by Former South Korean President

A court ruled that Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached former president, had sought to stir up instability to justify his bid for authoritarian rule in 2024.

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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, center, arriving for a hearing to review his arrest warrant in Seoul in 2025.
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The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I

Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare.

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A Ukrainian soldier in Kostiantynivka, a city ravaged by drone warfare, in January.
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A Twist in Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is ‘Really Hurting the Russians’

Midrange attacks, using upgraded drones that Ukraine produces in huge numbers, are causing fuel shortages and complicating troop rotations.

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Soldiers preparing to launch drones at targets in Russia from an undisclosed location in Ukraine last month.
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Ukraine’s Neighbors Seek Shelter as More and More Drones Fly Overhead

Drones launched by both Russia and Ukraine are veering off course, menacing countries that are not at war.

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Ligita Visockiene, the principal of a primary school in Vilnius, Lithuania, in a room the school uses as a shelter. The school has detailed plans for what to do in the event of attack but, she added, “We never thought we would have to actually use the plan.”
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