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A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address at the final hearing of his trial during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.

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  • Asia

Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail

The decision would allow Yoon to stand his criminal trial while not being physically detained. The court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold his impeachment or remove him from office.

March 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Ronald Reagan during a state visit to London in June 1982. Reagan laid the rhetorical foundations for the National Endowment for Democracy in a speech during that visit.

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  • Politics

Democracy-promoting organization sues the Trump administration over withheld funds

President Ronald Reagan laid the rhetorical foundations for the National Endowment for Democracy in a 1982 speech to the British Parliament. Support for its creation in Congress was bipartisan.

March 06, 2025
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  • Frank Langfitt
Ashraf Zughayer (center), a Palestinian who was released from Israeli prison during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, hugs his family in their home in Kfur Aqab, East Jerusalem, on Jan. 25.

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  • Middle East

Palestinians freed in the ceasefire say Israeli forces harass them and their families

Several Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during this ceasefire deal have been harassed by Israeli forces after their release, their homes raided or their family members arrested.

March 06, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Yonhap via AP)

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  • Asia

Fighter jets accidentally drop bombs during exercises, injuring 8 South Koreans

The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.

March 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press

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  • News

Automakers granted relief from tariffs. And, fired USDA workers return to work

President Trump announced a one-month reprieve from import tariffs for automakers after he imposed them on Canada and Mexico. And, thousands of fired USDA workers return to work today.

March 06, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
People take pictures with the Las Vegas sign in that city on July 29, 2023. Tourism industry leaders warn that recent actions by the Trump administration may be causing a drop in Canadians traveling to the U.S.

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  • Politics

As Canadians cancel trips due to Trump, the U.S. tourism industry could lose billions

The Trump administration's attacks on its northern neighbor have been met with confusion and anger by some Canadians who are now cancelling their trips to the U.S. in protest.

March 06, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
The Trump administration's plans for mass firings are sparking protests and challenges in court. Here, supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development join Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., outside USAID's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3 after Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, said he and President Trump would close the foreign assistance agency.

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  • Politics

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

President Trump's administration has fired more than 20,000 federal workers. How does the federal workforce compare with those of other countries?

March 06, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, chats with his Premier Li Qiang as leaders and delegates prepare to leave after attending the opening session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

China's parliament opens with confidence about the economy despite tariffs, headwinds

China will aim for economic growth of around 5% this year, the same as last year. This comes despite deep domestic challenges and fresh tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S.

March 05, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
Women leave the poling station after casting their vote in Thaba-Tseka district, Lesotho, on Oct. 7, 2022.

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  • Africa

What to know about Lesotho, the country Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of'

President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.

March 05, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
Fireworks go off after Argentina's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Lusail City, Qatar.

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  • Sports

In a first, the 2026 World Cup final will include a halftime show

Like the Super Bowl mid-game spectaculars, the 2026 final game slated to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will include the World Cup's very first halftime show.

March 05, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Israeli-Russian hostage Sasha Trupanov (second right) and fellow captive, Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen (second left), stand on stage next to Palestinian militants during their handover to a Red Cross team in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 15, as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. Hamas says it has held direct talks with the U.S. about hostages.

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  • Middle East

In a policy shift, U.S. and Hamas say they're in direct talks on hostages

A Hamas official tells NPR that the United States has held direct talks with the Palestinian militant group over the release of several American-Israeli dual citizens taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

March 05, 2025
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  • Abu Bakr Bashir and
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Prosecutors say 25 Canadians have been charged in connection with a multimillion dollar "grandparent scam" targeting elderly Americans nationwide.

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  • National

Dozens of Canadians are charged for scamming American grandparents out of $21 million

The 25 Canadians are accused of calling seniors in over 40 states, pretending to be their grandchildren and asking for bail money. Authorities warn such scams are getting increasingly sophisticated.

March 05, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31.

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  • Middle East

Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution

Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.

March 05, 2025
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  • Emily Feng and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky holds a smoke torch as protesters set a fire during a demonstration calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday in Tel Aviv. Israel's domestic security agency says it now had Hamas' battle plans and other warnings for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but failed to take them seriously.

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  • Middle East

What went wrong? Israel's spy agency lists failures in preventing Oct. 7 attack

Israel's domestic security agency had Hamas' battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn't take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure.

March 05, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin
Vice President Vance speaks during a meeting with President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Feb. 28.

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  • Politics

Vance's comments about European peacekeeping plan for Ukraine draw ire abroad

Vice President Vance said the best security guarantee for Ukraine is to sign a mineral deal with the United States.

March 04, 2025
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  • Franco Ordoñez
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