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Greetings from downtown Cairo, where unpretentious cafés are part of centuries-old charm

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Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on a ceasefire

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U.S., Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins House race

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A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire shows cracks as attacks continue across the region

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One Moscow poet is making rare criticism of the Russian war on Ukraine. The Russian assault on Ukraine is now in its fifth year. For ordinary Russians, dissent against the war is dangerous. Poet Vadim Dzyuba is speaking out anyway. It's cost him his job, and he faces an ongoing threat of jail.

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Trump's Iran deadline ticks closer. Where do things stand now?

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Congressional Democrats raise alarm over Trump's comments on Iran

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Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan

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Trump's deadline for an Iran deal looms. And, Artemis II crew begins the journey home

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U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, suspending Trump's threat to annihilate Iran

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Beer cans, helium balloons and mortgages: An unexpected mix of things affected by war

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Taiwan's opposition leader arrives in China for a 'Journey of Peace'

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Trump and Netanyahu went to war together. Are they still on the same page?

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What 9,000 year old remains in Germany tell us about human development

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Trump reiterates threats to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges

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Trump threatens Iran's power plants, bridges. And, Artemis II readies for lunar flyby

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Iran rejects a U.S. ceasefire plan as Trump again threatens to bomb its infrastructure

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A music festival booked Kanye West, now known as Ye, and lost major sponsors

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In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted

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Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel

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'London Falling': A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames

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Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member

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The busiest place you've never seen

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Venezuelans are daring to hope again

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