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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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U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe

The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.

© Louiza Vradi/Reuters

An American F-16 jet at Andravida air base, Greece, last year.
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