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Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on Monday. Natatlia Kolesnikova /Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn't going anywhere

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia, early Monday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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This close-up of the Verona astrolabe shows Arabic and Hebrew markings. Federica Gigante hide caption

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This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means

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Military personnel raise the Swedish flag during Sweden's NATO accession ceremony at NATO headquarters during a flag-raising ceremony outside NATO headquarters this week. Expanding the number of NATO members is one way the military alliance is trying to strengthen itself after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Omar Havana/Getty Images hide caption

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NATO Positions Itself For War

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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the media outside Dublin castle following the referendum on March 9, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption

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Is a United Ireland on the Horizon?

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A member of a local election commission prepares a polling station with a sign that reads "Election of the President of Russia March 15-17 2024" for early voting in the village of Sennaya Guba, Republic of Karelia, on March 10. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A priest prays over the coffin of Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, a Ukrainian journalist killed while working for Fox News in March 2022. Her parents have sued Fox News alleging wrongful death, fraud and defamation. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption

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A large sign calling for a cease-fire in Gaza hangs from a building in Dublin on Feb. 12. Paulo Nunes dos Santos for NPR hide caption

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Why Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world

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Chega leader André Ventura reacts as he arrives at Marriot Hotel, CHEGA's electoral night headquarters, in Lisbon on March 10, 2024. ANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Russia's Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff for the 2018 presidential election for Alexei Navalny's campaign, looks on, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 15, 2021. Jean-Francois Badias/AP hide caption

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British U.S. former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate (center) and his brother Tristan Tate (back right) speak to journalists after having been released from detention in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she edited a photo that seemed to promise to ease concerns about her health — but only raised new questions. She's seen here greeting the public on Christmas Day, last December. Stephen Pond/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) stands with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson before presenting Sweden's NATO Instruments of Accession in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department on Thursday in Washington Jess Rapfogel/AP hide caption

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Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos, left, greets Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa as he arrives for an election campaign rally in Lisbon, March 5, 2024. Armando Franca/AP hide caption

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People take a selfie with rainbow Pride flags before the start of the Equality Parade in Warsaw, Poland, in June 2023. The Equality Parade was celebrated under the slogan "We predict equality and beauty!" Volha Shukaila/SOPA Images/Sipa USA hide caption

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After years of legal discrimination, Poland's same-sex couples await civil union law

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The front gate of San Isidoro School, in Barrio de Santa Cruz. Miguel Macias/NPR hide caption

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The Tesla Inc. Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, on Tuesday. The company halted production at its factory outside of Berlin and sent workers home after suspected arson at a nearby high-voltage pylon caused power failures throughout the region. Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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EU Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager addresses the media about Apple Music streaming services at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP hide caption

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French lawmakers applaud after National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet announced the result of the vote during a joint session of parliament in the Palace of Versailles, southwestern of Paris, on Monday, to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution. Emmanuel Dunande/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution

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Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili in the defendant's box for one of his court hearings at the city court of Tbilisi on Nov. 29, 2021. Irakli Gedenidze/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Was the Former President of Georgia Poisoned?

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