All 18 Americans aboard an Army helicopter with the callsign “Windy 25” were killed when it crashed in a sandstorm in Afghanistan in 2005. Nearly 200 people gathered July 18 at Katterbach Kaserne, Germany, to commemorate the tragedy.

The European Union and Britain on Friday ramped up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s energy sector, shadow fleet of aging oil tankers and military intelligence service with new sanctions.

A recent robotic assault by Ukraine on Russian positions marked a watershed moment for how ground combat forces must prepare for war, a top U.S. general said.

The leaders of the U.K. and Germany announced that a German startup that makes drones for Ukraine will open a factory in England. They also agreed to jointly produce Boxer armored vehicles and Typhoon jets, and to develop a deep precision strike missile.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s new government plans to boost domestic arms production to meet half its military’s needs within six months. Currently, Ukrainian-made weapons account for 40% of its arsenal.

The eruption began around 4 a.m. Wednesday following an intense seismic swarm on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. About 100 people were evacuated from the town of Grindavik.

The House Armed Services Committee advanced a defense policy bill authorizing a 3.8% pay raise for service members, a boost in funding for Ukraine’s military and a prohibition on restoring Confederate names to military bases.

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal, two European diplomats said.

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them. The government now plans to close the program.