Facing a numerically superior foe, Ukraine is under pressure to replenish its ranks on the battlefield where, after three years of war, recruitment is already a challenge.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/09/ukraine-russia-recruitment-centers/
Student visa seekers are deleting posts, photos and memes, for fear of divergence from “founding principles of the United States.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/09/international-students-visas-trump-social-media-online-vetting/
The suspects are accused of stockpiling an extensive arsenal and conducting military-style training while building an anti-government militia, police said.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/09/canada-quebec-militia-armed-plot/
Trump’s renewed tariff threats hit some of the closest U.S. allies. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba described the developments as “deeply regrettable.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/09/trump-tariffs-japan-korea-brics/
The British lawmaker worked to curb labor unions and was tipped as a potential future prime minister. He and his wife were injured in a 1984 terrorist attack.https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/08/norman-tebbit-dead/
The Indian government dispatched tens of thousands of troops as pilgrims convened in the disputed territory.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/08/hindu-pilgrimage-kashmir-pahalgam-amarnath-yatra/
“I’m not happy with Putin ... because he’s killing a lot of people,” Trump said. He decided to resume weapons shipments to Ukraine days after the White House announced a halt.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/07/trump-ukraine-weapons-shipments/
The International Criminal Court charged two Taliban leaders with committing crimes against humanity by systematically persecuting girls and women.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/08/taliban-icc-warrant-afghanistan-women/
Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled the Tokyo and Seoul destinations of this week’s trip to Asia amid an Israeli visit to the White House and a renewed trade war.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/08/rubio-asia-trade-war-summit/
These are the first fatalities from a Red Sea shipping attack since June 2024. Renewed clashes between Israel and the Houthis come amid Gaza ceasefire talks.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/07/houthis-israel-red-sea-ships-gaza/
The United States’ closest security allies in Asia, along with several Southeast Asian countries, have been given another three weeks to negotiate trade deals — or face higher tariffs.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/08/trump-tariffs-japan-south-korea-asia/
Malaria caused 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with children under 5 accounting for 76 percent of all malaria deaths in the World Health Organization’s Africa region.https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07/08/malaria-coartem-drug-babies-novartis/
For years, Aaron Grzegorczyk thought his birth mother had left him at a South Korean clinic in 1988. A recent investigation has him wondering whether he’s yet another victim of adoption fraud.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07/08/south-korea-adoption-fraud-investigation-victims/
Fogbow is working with combatants to deliver food to some of the world’s most desperate and inaccessible places. Aid groups warn of unintended consequences.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/08/fogbow-aid-delivery-gaza-sudan/
The State Department revoked the terrorist designation of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a group headed by the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/07/syria-sanctions-hts-sharaa/
A free update allows players to ditch the game’s nonlinear narrative for something more direct. The chronological gameplay exposes hidden nuances about the characters' intersecting storylines.https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-now-play-the-last-of-us-part-ii-in-chronological-order/
Survivor star Parvati Shallow spoke with WIRED about her new book, social media, the politics of the show, and who from the cast apologized following her time on the beach.https://www.wired.com/story/parvati-shallow-survivor-book-black-widow/
Some daters across social media are being more open about their quest for true connections, and the dating apps are taking notice.https://www.wired.com/story/yearners-are-sick-of-playing-it-cool-on-dating-apps/
Anthem will disappear in early 2026. The move comes as consumer group Stop Killing Video Games fights to preserve similar online service games.https://www.wired.com/story/bioware-anthem-shuttered-stop-killing-games/
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.https://abcnews.go.com/US/rain-flood-camp-mystic-campers-woke-devastation-july/story?id=123601858