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State of the World from NPR

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China's courts side with AI-displaced workers but job anxiety persists

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Vladimir Putin's first visit to disputed Pacific islands draws Tokyo protest

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Ukraine invasion — explained

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Russia maintained an iron grip on Crimea since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014. Many Russian civilians go there to enjoy the beaches. But now Ukraine is hitting Crimea hard, upending daily life.

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Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill

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Up First Newsletter

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Inflation eased slightly in July. And, ICE plans to give officers electric shock gloves

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U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror'

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Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century

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The Picture Show

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Photos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse

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Pacific marine monuments lose environmental protections

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U.S. vs. China: Inside a great power rivalry

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Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China?

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Greetings from a surreal expanse of sand dunes dotted with freshwater lagoons in Brazil

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Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97

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Takeaways from Tuesday primaries. And, Iran threat prompted Trump's secret plane swap

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Andrew Tate's extradition fight tests his influence with Trump's America

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How a road could change West Africa's urban future

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Former U.S. Marine held in Russia on disputed charges has been released

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Colombia's new government and rescuers race against the clock to find survivors

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Count Binface runs against Reform Party's Farage in UK election

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1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia

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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

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Turkey's parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

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Syria's archaeological riches face threat of looting

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