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Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.
by Fatma Tanis

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Russia is firing hypersonic missiles into Ukraine that are nearly impossible to stop

Russia is firing hypersonic missiles into Ukraine that are nearly impossible to stop

A Russian barrage on Ukrainian targets Thursday included the use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile — a weapon that can travel four times the speed of sound and is thought to be nuclear-capable.
by Scott Neuman

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Ukraine Defiant: A Russian art museum grapples with a Russian war 

Ukraine Defiant: A Russian art museum grapples with a Russian war 

The Museum of Russian Art offers a pair of exhibits responding to the war in Ukraine, one by Ukrainian-American artist Elena Kalman, the other from a Soviet-era Russian artist who foresaw an apocalyptic future for his country.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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2 surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S.

2 surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S.

The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, are back on U.S. soil. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S.
by Rachel Treisman, Eyder Peralta and Vanessa Romo

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What to know about the new U.N. high seas treaty — and the next steps for the accord

What to know about the new U.N. high seas treaty — and the next steps for the accord

Right now, two-thirds of the ocean are regulated by a fragmented patchwork of agreements and organizations. This treaty plans to unite countries to improve the health of the ocean.
by Juliana Kim and Rachel Treisman

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A massive fire tore through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A massive fire tore through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

The blaze hit Sunday morning and has left thousands homeless. Some 740,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since 2017, when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown.
by The Associated Press

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Meet the volunteers bringing relief to the residents of embattled Bakhmut, Ukraine

Meet the volunteers bringing relief to the residents of embattled Bakhmut, Ukraine

Photographer Natalie Keyssar recounts the work of The Angels of Salvation, a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing aid to and helping to evacuate civilians in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
by Natalie Keyssar and Grace Widyatmadja

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