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The agreement excludes the populist politician Geert Wilders from becoming prime minister.

Families of some soldiers say they have spent months trying to get official confirmation of their loved ones’ deaths, adding to their anguish.

Consumer technologies are altering the course of the battle in Myanmar, and rebel drone units are taking notes on Ukraine and other conflicts.

Ukraine accused Russia of using a cluster weapon in a civilian area on Monday, killing five people. A strike on Wednesday killed three others, an official said.

The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused warming, a team of scientists has concluded.

Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.

As explosive drones gain battlefield prominence, even the mighty U.S. Abrams tank is increasingly vulnerable.

Iranian officials said that an attack Friday used small drones possibly launched from inside Iran, and that radar systems had not detected unidentified aircraft entering Iranian airspace.

Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.

The heavy rains also flooded parts of Dubai International Airport, causing scores of flight delays and cancellations, and brought other cities in the U.A.E. to a standstill.