western

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A few days later, from June 11 through June 15, Mercury joins Venus and Jupiter low in the western sky, creating an eye-catching lineup of three planets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Drones were downed over Belgorod, Kursk and other western regions, as well as near Moscow and over the Sea of Azov, officials added.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Torrential rain filled rivers in western and eastern Japan including in the Tokyo area, with the Japan Meteorological Agency issuing flood warnings for regions including densely populated Aichi prefecture in central Japan and Tokyo.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

A recent analysis of 285 fires in the western U.S. found that every dollar spent on landscape projects saved about $3.75 in wildfire damage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

He told them that he wanted the Sudetenland, the western portion of Czechoslovakia where another large ethnic German population lived.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti