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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of a new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea in June, 2024.

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  • Asia

North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.

April 28, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Archibald Gracie wrote a letter from aboard the Titanic five days before it sank. It has sold at auction for the equivalent of $399,000.

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  • Europe

'Prophetic' letter written by Titanic survivor sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

The letter, written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, sold for five times its expected price at auction. It was written aboard the ship five days before it sank.

April 27, 2025
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  • Rebecca Rosman
Displaced Ukrainians weave camouflage netting for the military in Zaporizhia Youth Center on March 19.

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  • World

Ukrainian families divided by Russian occupation hang on and hope to be reunited

Ukrainians displaced by Russian occupation are helping the war effort — and longing for the homes they fled and the loved ones they left behind.

April 27, 2025
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Nino Galissa is a seventh-generation griot in Guinea-Bissau. He composed a song about the new archaeological excavation of Kansala, the legendary capital of a vanished kingdom in that part of West Africa.

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  • Science

A vanished kingdom comes alive in the songs of griots and a new archaeological dig

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.

April 27, 2025
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  • Ari Daniel
Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday.

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  • Latin America

Police say 9 people were killed when car plowed into Vancouver street festival crowd

A man was arrested after his vehicle ran into a crowd at an event celebrating Filipino culture, Vancouver police posted to social media. Police said they are confident this was "not an act of terrorism."

April 27, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), firefighters work as black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern city of Bandar Abbas, Iran on Saturday.

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  • Middle East

A massive explosion at an Iranian port kills at least 25, injures roughly 800

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.

April 27, 2025
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Middle East

משפחה אחת. תקיפה אחת. 132 שמות. תחקיר מעזה.

יותר מ-51,000 פלסטינים נהרגו במלחמה בעזה, לפי משרד הבריאות בעזה. שיחזרנו את מהלך האירועים באחת התקיפות הקטלניות ביותר של צה״ל.

April 27, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Daniel Wood,
  • and 5 more

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  • Middle East

عائلة واحدة. هجوم واحد. 132 اسمًا. تحقيق غزة

أكثر من 51 ألف فلسطيني قُتلوا في حرب إسرائيل مع حماس، بحسب مسؤولي الصحة في غزة. أعدنا بناء ما حدث في واحدة من أكثر الغارات الإسرائيلية دموية في الحرب.

April 27, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Daniel Wood,
  • and 5 more
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and President Trump talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday.

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  • Politics

Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis' funeral

It was their first face-to-face meeting since they argued in front of cameras in the Oval Office in February — and comes as efforts intensify to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

April 26, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025.

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  • World

Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest and mourned around the world

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.

April 26, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, blesses the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Saturday in Vatican City.

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  • Religion

Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral service

It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.

April 26, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
Steve Witkoff walks to an interview after meeting with Russian officials in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 18, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump has his old friend Steve Witkoff leading his toughest diplomatic talks

President Trump has put Steve Witkoff — a friend from New York's real estate world — in charge of delicate talks on the war in Ukraine, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the conflict in Gaza.

April 26, 2025
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
It's the twinnies being twins!

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  • Arts & Life

These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch

Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

April 26, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 1 more
Virginia Giuffre speaks during a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019.

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  • World

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, has died

The American-born Giuffre, who lived in Australia for years, became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a central figure in financier Jeffrey Epstein's prolonged downfall.

April 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
DigiKey is one of the world's largest marketplaces for electronic components, shipping global orders from a single warehouse in Thief River Falls, Minn.

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  • Business

A small U.S. town grew a big company. Can it weather the tariff blizzard?

A rural Minnesota town is home to the biggest tech giant you've never heard of. Now it's riding out an unprecedented kind of storm.

April 25, 2025
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