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Protests in Israel after Netanyahu ousts defense minister opposed to judicial overhaul
Protesters in Tel Aviv on Sunday night.
crisis in israel

Protests in Israel after Netanyahu ousts defense minister opposed to judicial overhaul

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines
Hong Kong protesters march for the first time in years.
Protests Return

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines

10 things you need to know today: March 26, 2023
A view of the rubble in Mississippi following a devastating tornado.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 26, 2023

Pope Francis updates sex abuse laws for Catholic Church
Pope Francis.
Francis Fights Back

Pope Francis updates sex abuse laws for Catholic Church

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10 things you need to know today: March 25, 2023
A protester against former President Donald Trump.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 25, 2023

The Check-In: How to plan a trip to Antarctica
Penguins on an iceberg
Feature

The Check-In: How to plan a trip to Antarctica

Finland offering free happiness 'masterclass'
flag of Finland
teaching joy

Finland offering free happiness 'masterclass'

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Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?
The growing water crisis
Today's big question

Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?

The end of the line for Boris Johnson?
Boris Johnson
Talking point

The end of the line for Boris Johnson?

U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Syria after drone attack kills U.S. contractor
U.S. forces in Hasaka, Syria
Flare Up

U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Syria after drone attack kills U.S. contractor

Why are U.S. troops still in Somalia?
An illustrated collage of U.S. troops, Somalia's outline, and palm trees
In depth

Why are U.S. troops still in Somalia?

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years over Modi quip
Rahul Gandhi
Modi operandi

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years over Modi quip

In rural Madagascar, a clean water tap empowers woman to follow her dream
Honorine at her restaurant.
life changing

In rural Madagascar, a clean water tap empowers woman to follow her dream

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Scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA, 200 years after his death
Ludwig van Beethoven
Looking into Ludwig

Scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA, 200 years after his death

The ongoing controversy in Israel over judicial reforms
Protest in Isreal.
Briefing

The ongoing controversy in Israel over judicial reforms

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?
Putin and Xi
Today's big question

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report
An illustration of a wet and dry Earth with a climbing graph line in the middle
Feature

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report

U.S. housing prices fall for 1st time in 11 years
Home prices fall as sales rise
Mixed Messages

U.S. housing prices fall for 1st time in 11 years

Ukraine will get U.S. Abrams tanks, Patriot missiles sooner than expected
Abrams M1A2 tank in Poland
Armor Away

Ukraine will get U.S. Abrams tanks, Patriot missiles sooner than expected

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Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin
Awkward

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea

Global happiness has been 'remarkably resilient' over the past three years
cathedral in Finland.
it wasn't all bad

Global happiness has been 'remarkably resilient' over the past three years

Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?
Protests against Macron's pension overhaul
Today's big question

Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?

The extreme weather events of 2023
An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees
In depth

The extreme weather events of 2023

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Russia's spring Ukraine offensive may be winding down amid heavy losses
Ukrainian tank fires near Bakhmut
Attrition

Russia's spring Ukraine offensive may be winding down amid heavy losses

UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse in $3.2 billion deal
Credit Suisse's New York headquarters in Manhattan.
banking crisis averted?

UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse in $3.2 billion deal

Crucial Ukrainian grain export deal extended despite disagreement
Grain ships anchored off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey.
Extended Again

Crucial Ukrainian grain export deal extended despite disagreement

At least 15 dead, hundreds injured after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador
Damage following an earthquake in Ecuador.
Devastation

At least 15 dead, hundreds injured after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador

10 things you need to know today: March 19, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin in the city of Mariupol.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 19, 2023

North Korea claims 800,000 people volunteered to fight against the U.S.
North Korean soldiers march in a parade in 2018.
A Frightening Figure

North Korea claims 800,000 people volunteered to fight against the U.S.

10 things you need to know today: March 18, 2023
President Biden and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 18, 2023

ICC issues warrant for Putin
Vladimir Putin
WANTED

ICC issues warrant for Putin

New species of orchid discovered in Japan
Leaf cutter bee pollinating Spiranthes australis
'like they were spun from glass'

New species of orchid discovered in Japan

U.N. nuclear watchdog says 2.5 tons of uranium is missing from Libyan site
A Libyan flag flies in the city of Misrata.
Well That's Not Good

U.N. nuclear watchdog says 2.5 tons of uranium is missing from Libyan site

Japanese YouTube star ousted from parliament after not showing up
opening ceremony of an ordinary session of the Diet
No call, no show

Japanese YouTube star ousted from parliament after not showing up

Russian fighter jets crash into American drone, U.S. says
A U.S. MQ-9 drone.
Droning On

Russian fighter jets crash into American drone, U.S. says