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Police officers patrol around the residence of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday. Pakistani police kept up their siege around the home of Khan as a 24-hour deadline given to the former premier to hand over suspects allegedly sheltered inside was about to expire on Thursday.

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  • World

Pakistani forces surround Imran Khan's home as political crisis escalates

The security forces' action came after authorities demanded that Khan hand over dozens of protesters believed to have been among those who smashed and set fire to army installations last week.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Abdul Sattar

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  • Asia

Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd about President Biden deciding not to meet with leaders of Australia, India and Japan because of U.S. debt ceiling negotiations.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Destinee Adams
While food prices have risen in many parts of the world, a dramatic jump in one of Italy's staple foods has prompted the government to take action.

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  • Food

Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the U.S. learn from it?

Italian officials convened crisis talks last week to address the price of pasta, which was up a whopping 17.5% year-over-year in March. But it's far from the only country seeing a rise in food prices.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
President Biden boards Air Force One on May 17 to head to Hiroshima, Japan to attend the G-7. He canceled plans to carry on to Papua New Guinea and Australia because of debt ceiling talks.

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  • Politics

Biden canceled a trip to Papua New Guinea. The White House is on the defensive

President Biden was supposed to go to Australia and stop in Papua New Guinea along the way. Debt ceiling talks scuttled those plans. But the White House says criticism is overdone.

May 17, 2023
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at United Nations headquarters in July 2022.

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  • National

Harry and Meghan were chased by paparazzi in New York, their spokesperson says

"This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers," the spokesperson said.

May 17, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Workers load grain at a port in Izmail, Ukraine, on April 26. A United Nations-backed deal has been extended allowing shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.

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  • World

The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.

May 17, 2023
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By:
  • Charles Maynes and
  • Joanna Kakissis
Cambodia's Bou Samnang runs in the women's 5,000-meter final despite heavy rain, during the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh. A video of her finish, minutes after the race was decided, has won over fans around the sporting world.

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  • Sports

She finished last, but this runner won fans for not giving up in a pounding rain

"I wanted to show people that in life, even though we go a bit slow or fast, we will reach our destination all the same," Cambodia's Bou Samnang said of her rain-soaked, Southeast Asian Games run.

May 17, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Two judiciary vans, each carrying defendants, drive in a courtyard before the start of the trial against members of the "United Patriots" grouping at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

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  • Europe

5 go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to topple the government

The four men, aged 44 to 56, and a 75-year-old woman are accused of founding or being members of a terrorist organization and treason.

May 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The EU plans to tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them.

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  • Climate

How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution

The European Union will tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Experts say the move could lead other major economies to do the same.

May 17, 2023
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  • Michael Copley
Newly installed solar panels face the sky at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind last month near Prenzlau, Germany.

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  • Energy

China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

Germany was a pioneer in the solar power industry, but succumbed to competition from China. Now, Germany — and the European Union — are trying to revitalize the industry once again.

May 17, 2023
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  • Rob Schmitz
GPB News NPR

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  • Africa

Gunmen attacked a U.S. convoy in Nigeria, killing 2 consulate staff and 2 policemen

No U.S. citizen was on the trip, but two locals who worked for the U.S. consulate and two policemen were killed, police said.

May 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
People wave rainbow flags during a mass wedding banquet for gay couples in front of the Presidential Palace in Taipei in 2019. Taiwan legalized gay marriage in 2019. But until now, those married couples could only adopt children related to one of the partners.

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  • Asia

Same-sex couples will now have full adoption rights in Taiwan

Taiwan legalized gay marriage in 2019, becoming the only place in Asia that allows it. But until now, those married couples could only adopt children related to one of the partners.

May 16, 2023
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  • Emily Feng
An election representative shows a ballot depicting a vote for Kemal Kilicdaroglu at a polling station in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday.

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  • Europe

What Turkey's presidential election could mean for the U.S. and Europe

Turkey's presidential election is headed to a runoff on May 28. The outcome, in this key NATO nation, has implications for the West. President Biden has said he hopes "whoever wins wins."

May 16, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
In this image made from video, firetrucks stage outside a hostel in central Wellington, New Zealand, early Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Several people were killed after a fire broke out overnight at the four-story building.

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  • World

A fire at a New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, the prime minister says

A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand's capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas.

May 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Ukraine's Tvorchi performs "Heart of Steel" on stage during the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Liverpool, England. They finished in sixth place, behind Sweden, Finland, Israel, Italy and Norway.

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  • Europe

Russia attacked the hometown of Ukraine's Eurovision band just before its performance

Ukrainian band Tvorchi competed in the Eurovision grand final in Liverpool on Saturday, minutes after Russian missiles struck their hometown of Ternopil. Two people were injured in the attack.

May 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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