Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry Board at the National Defense Control Center in Moscow on Wednesday. Vadim Savitsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on December 20, 2022 in Culver City, Calif. Congress passed legislation to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app from most government devices. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill Monday. Al Drago/AP hide caption
Friday
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft during a live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, on May 28. The annual live-fire drill took place as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to boost defense spending after a summit with U.S. President Biden and other "Quad" leaders. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., early Dec. 14, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Americans are sick of lawmakers bickering. They don't have much hope that will change
New research tackles the central question about "buy now, pay later": Does it encourage people to overspend? Peter Dazeley/Getty Images hide caption
In a year marked by inflation, 'buy now, pay later' is the hottest holiday trend
Wednesday
Elon Musk while attending a conference in Norway earlier this year. The billionaire new owner of Twitter is releasing information about the company's high-profile moderation decisions. Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Elon Musk is using the Twitter Files to discredit foes and push conspiracy theories
Tuesday
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (right) meet with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AP hide caption
The U.S. welcomes leaders from Africa, where China and Russia are making inroads
The facility uses powerful lasers to compress fuel pellets. The result is nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun and the world's largest nuclear weapons. Don Jedlovec/LLNL/NNSA hide caption
U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk through the Cross Hall of the White House lit with rainbow colors following an event commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the East Room last year. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo march at the Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru on Thursday. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, Dina Boluarte, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption
From president to prisoner: The rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo
A police officer observes participants in the demonstration of right-wing extremists and Reichsburger on March 20, 2021 in Berlin. German right-wing extremists and "Reich citizens" are growing in number and present a "high level of danger," according to German officials. Paul Zinken/Picture Alliance via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
China's leader Xi Jinping (center) walks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (right), following an official welcoming ceremony at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption