South Korea said the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills with the United States will end six days early and some field training will be reduced after President Donald Trump ordered cuts. The move has raised concern in Seoul as Trump cites his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, while Republican Sen. Ashley Moody won her primary. The results set up a November race for the Senate seat Moody was appointed to fill.
Rep. Byron Donalds won Florida’s Republican primary for governor, while former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic nomination. Their November matchup will determine who succeeds term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Former television journalist Ryan Elijah defeated Trump-backed Rep. Cory Mills in Florida’s 7th District Republican primary. Mills’ campaign was burdened by ethics and financial investigations, allegations involving former girlfriends and criticism from fellow Florida Republicans.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a 60-foot-wide crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that struck the moon on Aug. 5. The uncontrolled impact was a rare artificial collision with the lunar surface.
Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s longtime drummer and a founding member of the Texas blues-rock trio, has died at 77. The band canceled two tour dates but said it plans to continue performing as Beard had wished.
The Trump administration has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protects nearly 45 million acres of national forest from road construction and logging. Officials say the change would help reduce wildfire risk, while environmental groups warn it would open intact forests to industrial development.
The Trump administration has sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye as part of a broader campaign against the court. The US says the ICC threatens sovereignty; the court says sanctions put the international legal order at risk.