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Cargo of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine waiting on a tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware

Today's big question

Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?

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In depth

France aspires to work by working less. Is it working?

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In depth

How Ukraine's looming counteroffensive could reshape Russia's war

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'extinct protein'

A company made a meatball from lab-grown woolly mammoth, and you can't try it

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The Force is With Him

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill lends voice to Ukrainian air raid app

Rescuers work to take the injured and the corpses of the victims out of the premises after a fire at an immigration detention center in Northern Mexico

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tragedy at the border

Blaze kills 39 at migrant detention center in Mexico

A CBP agent at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro, California.

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Stopping the Flow

U.S. to crack down on guns going south, Mexico works to stop fentanyl heading north

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really, what time is it?

Lebanon to reverse daylight savings decision

An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees

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In depth

The extreme weather events of 2023

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Fire Sale

Most of Silicon Valley Bank bought by First Citizens, FDIC says

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Briefing

Is Israel on the verge of 'societal collapse'?

Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Xi Jinping

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Nuclear fallout

Putin's plan to move nukes to Belarus irritated the West, 'humiliated' China

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crisis in israel

Protests in Israel after Netanyahu ousts defense minister against judicial plan

Hong Kong protesters march for the first time in years.

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Protests Return

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines

A view of the rubble in Mississippi following a devastating tornado.

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Daily briefing

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

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Francis Fights Back

Pope Francis updates sex abuse laws for Catholic Church

A protester against former President Donald Trump.

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Daily briefing

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

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Feature

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

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teaching joy

Finland offering free happiness 'masterclass'

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Today's big question

Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?

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Talking point

The end of the line for Boris Johnson?

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Flare Up

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

An illustrated collage of U.S. troops, Somalia's outline, and palm trees

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In depth

Why are U.S. troops still in Somalia?

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Modi operandi

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

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life changing

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

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Looking into Ludwig

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

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Today's big question

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?

An illustration of a wet and dry Earth with a climbing graph line in the middle

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Feature

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report

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Mixed Messages

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

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Armor Away

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

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin

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Awkward

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea

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it wasn't all bad

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

Protests against Macron's pension overhaul

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Today's big question

Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?

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Attrition

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

Credit Suisse's New York headquarters in Manhattan.

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banking crisis averted?

UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse in $3.2 billion deal