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A wash

Ukraine says Kahkovka dam destruction won't derail counteroffensive

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Today's big question

Why does India have so many train crashes?

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Iranian Weaponry

Iran claims to have built its first hypersonic missile

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Cui bono?

Ukraine blames Russia for destroying major Dnipro River dam 'in panic'

An illustrated image of oil rigs and oil barrels

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Today's big question

Why is Riyadh going it alone on oil cuts?

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awful

Officials suspect dozens of girls in Afghanistan were poisoned at school

U.S. spy Robert Hanssen being arrested in 2001.

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A Spy Passes Away

Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent who became Russian spy, dies at 79

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a leopard can change its spots

Saving Spots initiative protects wildcats and cultural traditions in Zambia

Protesters march in Poland against the government.

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A Polish Protest

Thousands march for democracy in Poland

The aftermath of a deadly train crash in India.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 4, 2023

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Rest in Peace

More than 260 killed and 900 injured in Indian train crash

President Joe Biden during an Oval Office address on the debt ceiling.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 3, 2023

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Feature

The Check-In: Mindful travel in Hawaii

A building damaged by a drone attack in Moscow

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Talking point

Will Moscow drone 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