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A Wagner Fighter’s Escape to Norway Creates a Problem for His Host
Andrei Medvedev, who fought with Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, is seeking asylum in Norway, while providing information on Wagner’s fight in Ukraine.
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on May 2023
Live Updates: Polls Close in Turkey Election Runoff, a Key Test for Erdogan
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on May 2023
Meet the New Mayor: How a Refugee Won Over a Conservative German Town
Ryyan Alshebl, center, at the May Day festival in Ostelsheim, Germany. A Syrian refugee who arrived in of 2015, he is the town’s new mayor.
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John
on May 2023
Modi Opens India’s New Parliament Building as Opposition Stays Away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India carrying a scepter during an inauguration for a new Parliament building on Sunday in New Delhi.
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John
on May 2023
Turkey’s Presidential Runoff Election 2023: What to Know
An election poster of Mr. Erdogan in Kayseri. He has tapped the power of his office to appeal to voters and mitigate the effects of inflation.
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John
on May 2023
Sudan War Strikes a Blow to the Country’s Emerging Art Scene
Dahlia Abdelilah Baasher, a Sudanese artist, painting at her new home in Cairo. Dozens of artists and gallery owners have fled Sudan and don’t know the fate of their artworks.
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John
on May 2023
Ukraine Repels Large Russian Drone Attack on Kyiv
Damage inside a building struck by debris in Kyiv on Sunday.
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John
on May 2023
German Plan Would Ease Path to Citizenship, but Not Without a Fight
Mayor Peter Tschentscher of Hamburg, Germany, presenting a certificate at a citizenship ceremony in February at City Hall.
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John
on May 2023
Putin’s Ukraine Strategy: Ignore War in Public and Outlast Foes
Destroyed Russian military vehicles sitting at a makeshift open-air museum this month in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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John
on May 2023
Emilia-Romagna, Italy, May Face More Violent and Frequent Storms
Andrea Ricci, 26, sat exhausted last Saturday on a dinghy that he used to help deliver goods and water to people in the flooded district of Lugo, Italy.
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John
on May 2023
Some Canadian Indigenous See Hudson’s Bay Building as Hollow Gift
The Hudson’s Bay Company’s former flagship store, built in 1926, has long been an iconic fixture of downtown Winnipeg.
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John
on May 2023
For These Veterans of U.S. Military, ‘Free’ Health Care Is a 5-Hour Flight Away
Ovenny Jermeto, a veteran from the Marshall Islands, in the waiting room at the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Honolulu.
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John
on May 2023
As Covid Infections Rise, China Rejects a Return to Lockdowns
A tourist shopping street in Beijing last month.
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John
on May 2023
Official in India Drains Part of Reservoir to Retrieve Phone
A view of the district in Chhattisgarh State, India, where the Paralkot reservoir is.
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John
on May 2023
What’s in the Debt Deal
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said a deal had been reached to raise the debt limit for two years.
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John
on May 2023
Richard Revesz and His Agency Are Remaking the Pollution Fight
Richard Revesz in Washington, D.C.
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John
on May 2023
Summer’s Unofficial Start
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John
on May 2023
Canada Needs to Hurry on A.I. Oversight, Experts Warn
Geoffrey Hinton, a leading expert in artificial intelligence, photographed in 2017 at the University of Toronto.
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John
on May 2023
Ukraine’s Top Commander Signals Counteroffensive Could Be Imminent
A Ukrainian soldier from the 79th Brigade firing toward Russian positions near the town of Marinka in eastern Ukraine last week.
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John
on May 2023
Russian Missile Strike Hits Ukrainian Hospital
A Russian missile strike destroyed part of a hospital complex in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Friday.
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John
on May 2023
Berlin Police Investigate Roger Waters Over Nazi-Style Uniform
Roger Waters performing in 2012 at Yankee Stadium in New York. He wore a similar outfit at concerts in Berlin last week, for which the German authorities are investigating him.
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John
on May 2023
Evan Gershkovich Appeals Russia’s Extension of His Detention
Evan Gershkovich, 31, appearing in court in April after being arrested in late March and accused of espionage.
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John
on May 2023
Belgium Sentences Students Over Hazing Death of Sanda Dia
A photograph of Sanda Dia in his brother’s home in Oostakker, Belgium.
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John
on May 2023
For Ukraine Military, Far-Right Russian Volunteers Make for Worrisome Allies
Denis Kapustin, in black, the leader of an anti-Putin group of ethnic Russians, has been identified as a neo-Nazi by the Anti-Defamation League.
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John
on May 2023
Russian Public Appears to Be Souring on War Casualties, Analysis Shows
An abandoned Russian tank in a forest north of Kharkiv, Ukraine, in January. Russia’s battlefield casualties could threaten support for President Vladimir V. Putin if concern about them turns the public against the war.
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John
on May 2023
Iran Frees Belgian Aid Worker in Prisoner Swap
In a photo released by the Belgian government, Olivier Vandecasteele stands in a Belgian military plane transporting him back to his country, on Friday.
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John
on May 2023
The Counteroffensive Is Coming
The 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired a barrage of 122mm Grad rockets in the direction of Bakhmut during a night operation in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
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John
on May 2023
Passenger Arrested on Suspicion of Forcing Open Plane Door Mid-Flight
An Asiana Airlines plane sitting on the tarmac after an emergency landing at Daegu International Airport in South Korea on Friday.
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John
on May 2023
How Turkey’s Erdogan Rose to Power
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey greeting supporters in Ankara, Turkey, this month.
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John
on May 2023
Colombia’s Peace-Whisperer Makes Plenty of Enemies
Leyner Palacios served on the Truth Commission, which spent four years examining Colombia’s internecine conflict, fought between 1958 and 2016.
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John
on May 2023
Ukraine NATO Bid Mirrors West Germany’s During Cold War
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, delivering a video message at a Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik in May.
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John
on May 2023
Vietnam Activist Jailed for Mocking Official’s Salt Bae Meal
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John
on May 2023
Burhan Sönmez on the Tensions Between Politics and Art in Turkey
Burhan Sönmezm, a writer who is part of Turkey’s ethnic Kurdish minority, sees the upheavals of the Erdogan years as only the latest chapter in an ongoing struggle of Turkish power and Turkish art.
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John
on May 2023
Turkey’s Erdogan Woos Voters in Re-Election Campaign
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey campaigning in the capital Ankara in April.
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John
on May 2023
Gasoline Prices, a Source of Pain Last Year, Have Come Way Down
A gas station in Alexandria, Va., this week. Because gas prices are posted on big colorful signs, they can have a powerful psychological impact on consumers.
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John
on May 2023
Restaurant Chain Franchises Face Scrutiny From the FTC
Franchises are ubiquitous in the American business landscape but concern is rising about the poor disclosure of business risks.
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John
on May 2023
‘Different Standards’: The Struggle of Indigenous Journalists in Australia
Stan Grant announced that he would step back from his television hosting duties after receiving “relentless” racial abuse.
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John
on May 2023
Russia’s Wagner Mercenaries Say They'll Pull Out of Bakhmut
An image released by Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s press service that it says shows him with Wagner fighters in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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John
on May 2023
Here’s Why So Many People Are Moving to the U.K.
Ukrainian and British flags hanging outside a bar in Liverpool, England, in May. A large influx of refugees from Ukraine is one factor driving up immigration.
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John
on May 2023
The Search for Madeleine McCann in Portugal Is Over, Police Say
Madeleine McCann went missing shortly before her fourth birthday.
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John
on May 2023
Arctic Squirrels Have a Climate Change Problem
An Arctic ground squirrel on the lookout. Researchers have found that females are emerging from hibernation up to 10 days earlier.
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John
on May 2023
Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Is Arrested After Being on the Run for 30 Years
The Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2019.
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John
on May 2023
Man Arrested in Downing Street Car Crash in London
Police officers stand guard near where a car crashed into front gates on Downing Street in London on Thursday.
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John
on May 2023
Inside Tina Turner’s Quiet Life in Switzerland
Outside Tina Turner’s house in Switzerland on Wednesday. In Küsnacht, she did her own shopping and stood in line at the post office.
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John
on May 2023
Four Killed In Shooting and Stabbing Attack in Japan
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John
on May 2023
U.S. Condemns Deal Allowing Russia to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Belarus
A photo released by the Russian government shows Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, left, with his Belarusian counterpart, Victor Khrenin, in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday.
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John
on May 2023
Australia Remembers Tina Turner With the Nutbush
Tina Turner performing in Sydney in 1993. Her ties to Australia extend beyond the Nutbush.
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John
on May 2023
How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who is running for re-election on Sunday, has used culture as a lever of power during his two-decade rule.
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John
on May 2023
Ron DeSantis and the ‘Scaffle’ Vote
Photo illustration shows the live Twitter talk with Elon Musk with a background of Ron DeSantis as he announces his 2024 presidential run on his Twitter page, May 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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John
on May 2023
Bou Samnang Lost Southeast Asian Games Race, but Won Praise
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John
on May 2023
UK Net Migration Record Poses Sharp Dilemma for Sunak
Sutton High Street in southwest London is now home to a number of Hong Kong families.
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John
on May 2023
What to Know About Russia’s Capture of Bakhmut in Ukraine
Ukrainian troops firing toward Russian positions near Bakhmut in March.
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John
on May 2023
How Geena Davis Continues to Tackle Gender Bias in Hollywood
Next year will mark two decades since the Academy-Award winning actor created the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
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John
on May 2023
Russia is Modifying Soviet-Era Bombs to Use Against Ukraine
Emergency workers inspecting a FAB-500 bomb in Preobrazhenka, Ukraine, last month. The Russian military is also modifying bombs similar to these to become glide bombs.
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John
on May 2023
Airports With the Worst Records for Cancellations and Delays
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John
on May 2023
Your Thursday Briefing
Tina Turner in concert in Los Angeles in 1984.
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John
on May 2023
Fresh From Attack on Russian Soil, Raiders Taunt the Kremlin
Fighters held a news conference in northern Ukraine on Wednesday after staging attacks in Russia.
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John
on May 2023
USS Mannert L. Abele, Navy Ship Sunk in World War II, Is Found
The U.S.S. Mannert L. Abele was sunk in 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa.
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John
on May 2023