World

A building damaged by a drone attack in Moscow

Talking point

Will Moscow drones attacks turn Russians against Putin?

Protesters against Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill

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Global lens

Uganda's 'shameful' new anti-gay law

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Briefing

War under the sea

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Chinese Troubles

Xi Jinping tells national security team to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'

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Hitting close to home

Putin blames Kyiv for 'terrorist' drone attack as war comes home to Moscow

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Briefing

One step closer to net zero?

An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees

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In depth

Extreme weather events of 2023

An Air New Zealand plane takes off from Sydney, Australia.

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Step on the Scale

Air New Zealand to weigh international passengers as part of safety survey

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Blast off

China just sent its first civilian astronaut to space

A picture of a computer with code and a Chinese flag in the background

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Today's big question

Can the US stop Chinese cyberattacks?

Chinese astronauts Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu

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race to the moon

China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says

An Asiana Airlines flight that had its emergency door opened midair.

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Problems in the Sky

South Korean man facing prison time after opening airplane door in midair

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Emerging Victorious

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins reelection in Turkey

The national debt clock in midtown Manhattan.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 28, 2023

A row of shutdown e-passport scanners at London's Gatwick Airport.

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Passport Problems

UK airports facing major delays after passport scanning system fails

President Biden speaks to reporters about the debt ceiling.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 27, 2023

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Talking point

Ukraine vs. Russia vs. America?

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Briefing

The science behind nuclear weapons

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stern warning

WHO chief warns of pathogens that could be 'even deadlier' than Covid-19

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Global lens

A summer of staggering heat

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Panic at the Kremlin

Anti-Kremlin Russians fighting for Ukraine stage attack inside Russia

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Data privacy drama

EU regulators fine Meta a record-breaking $1.3B for data privacy violations

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Bakhmut or bust

Ukraine pulls out of Bakhmut, pivots to encircling Russian forces

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Greece Votes

Greek conservatives win big but fall short of parliamentary majority

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Etna Erupts

Italy's Mount Etna erupts, forcing airport closure

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Helping Ukraine

Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 21, 2023

Georgians protest the arrival of a Russian plane.

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No Fly Zone

Georgia criticized for resuming direct flights to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for the G7 in Japan.

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Zelenskyy Lands

Zelenskyy arrives in Japan as G7 ramps up pressure on Russia

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 20, 2023

Gun violence as a U.S. tourist deterrent

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Briefing

Is America too dangerous for tourists?

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Shooting Daggers

Ukraine's air defense is beating Russia's top hypersonic missiles in Kyiv duel

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Feature

The world's most powerful passports

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Briefing

Beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius

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i spy

Elderly American citizen gets life sentence in China for espionage