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A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone slammed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no casualties or major damage, but the June 25 attack set off a chain of hostilities that would put the two countries on a path back toward all-out war less than a month after they agreed to stop fighting. Each…

Katz warned Monday that the hundreds of thousands of people who have evacuated their homes south of the Litani River won’t be able to return until the “safety of residents” in northern Israel was “guaranteed.” That raised fears about how long a wider ground offensive — or potential occupation of the area — might last. “It will become bigger,” said Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Tel…

World Athletics has scrapped controversial plans to introduce a take-off zone for the long jump rather than the traditional board because of widespread hostility from athletes, the Guardian can reveal. Jon Ridgeon, World Athletics’ chief executive, said that while the proposals had trialled well, “ultimately you do not want to go to war with your most important group of people”. The idea of…

Will Jacks will make his third Test appearance, and his first for nearly three years, as England attempt to level the Ashes at the Gabba after replacing the injured Mark Wood in the only change to the team that lost the series opener in Perth. The move sees the tourists abandon the all-out pace attack that bundled Australia out for 132 in their first innings of the opening Test – and was then…

A new plan is letting Ukrainian defense companies manufacture in NATO ally Denmark. It means Ukrainian companies can manufacture away from the threat of Russian attacks. Denmark also says it will help its own industry, as it can learn from Ukrainian expertise. Ukraine’s defense industry is setting up shop in Denmark, offering Kyiv’s arms makers protection from Russian missiles and bringing…