World

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

Massive sunk relief of Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII) and her son Caesarean decorates the south wall of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt

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Briefing

The Cleopatra controversy

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On the DL

Leak: Wagner chief offered Russian troop positions for Ukrainian retreat in Bakhmut

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'sensational'

Opposition parties the big winners in Thailand's election