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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to military commanders as he visits the eastern Donetsk region, an area of heavy fighting, on Tuesday. Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials say a major military offensive is likely to start soon.

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  • Europe

What are realistic expectations for Ukraine's military offensive?

Most major military operations are shrouded in secrecy. Ukraine's planned offensive against Russia has been under public debate for months. This has created expectations. Some realistic, some not.

May 25, 2023
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  • Greg Myre
In this image made from video, Clare Nowland reacts following her skydive in Canberra, Australia April 6, 2008.

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  • World

A 95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with a stun gun

The woman, who had dementia, had been hospitalized in Cooma in New South Wales state since her skull was fractured when she fell on May 17 after a police officer socked her with a stun gun.

May 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Popocatépetl volcano spews incandescent material on Tuesday. The second highest volcano in the Mexico increased its activity, and authorities raised the alert to the second-highest level.

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  • Latin America

Popocatépetl volcano spews smoke and ash, putting millions of Mexicans on alert

Mexico has deployed some 7,000 soldiers to the area of the volcano, which is near Mexico City, in case an evacuation becomes necessary. More than 25 million people live within 60 miles of the peak.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
Yazmin Lopez, here at home in Madison, Wis., first learned about credit scores from a personal finance book she picked up at Goodwill a few years after coming to the U.S. as a teenager.

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  • Business

Welcome to America! Now learn to be in debt

The U.S. economy counts on you to borrow money and stay in debt for a credit score. But what if you were taught to never owe anybody anything?

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Tirzah Christopher
The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea.

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  • Asia

Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

The tensions are a test of the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity, when South Korea is looking to immigration to bolster its aging and shrinking workforce.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Se Eun Gong
Evan Gershkovich at a court hearing in April to consider an appeal on his arrest.

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  • World

A Russian court has extended Evan Gershkovich's detention until the end of August

A Russian court extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for another three months on Tuesday. The American journalist faces unsubstantiated charges of espionage.

May 23, 2023
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  • Charles Maynes
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Meta is fined a record $1.3 billion over alleged EU law violations

Meta faces a record fine from the EU for allegedly breaking Europe's privacy standards.

May 22, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
A freshly poured pint of Guinness is pictured in Dublin, on June 7, 2021.

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  • Health

Ireland will require cancer warnings and calorie counts on alcoholic beverage labels

Under the new rules taking effect in three years, labels will also have to warn drinkers of the risks to pregnancy, the beverage's calorie content and the number of grams of alcohol it contains.

May 22, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
A commercial for the Temu app run by production services company The Lift in Mexico City. This ad aired during the 2023 Super Bowl.

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  • Latin America

The next show you watch could be filmed in Mexico City

American and European companies are increasingly having their commercials, shows and films shot in Mexico, taking advantage of lower costs and experienced Mexican crews.

May 22, 2023
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  • James Fredrick
President Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a working session on Ukraine during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday. In a win for the Ukrainian leader, Biden supported training Ukraine's pilots to fly F-16s.

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  • World

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy scores F-16 training, as Russia claims to take Bakhmut

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 22, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Meta has been fined $1.3 billion in the EU for breaching privacy standards

Tech giant Meta has been ordered to pay a nearly $1.3 billion dollar privacy fine in the European Union

May 22, 2023
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  • Leila Fadel
Greece's Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, addresses supporters at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Greece, Sunday, May 21, 2023.

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  • Europe

Greece's ruling center-right party wins elections but still seeks a majority

Greece's center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected Monday to seek a second national election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone.

May 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A Fighter from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carries out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, on Sunday.

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  • Middle East

As tensions mount with Israel, Hezbollah stages a massive show of force in Lebanon

A massive military display by Hezbollah on Sunday was the largest in at least a decade for the Iranian-backed militia, and comes at a moment of heightened tension with Israel.

May 22, 2023
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
A smoky haze shrouds the high-rise buildings in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 20.

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  • Weather

Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality warnings in the western U.S.

Thick plumes of smoke from blazes in the Canadian province of Alberta crossed into nearby states including Montana, Colorado, Idaho and Utah.

May 21, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, following the conclusion of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 21, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 summit will be held in Hiroshima from 19-22 May.

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  • World

Ukraine secured military aid, including advanced fighter jets, at the G-7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a rare and brief trip to Hiroshima, Japan this weekend to re-energize support for the war from key Western allies.

May 21, 2023
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