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A Ukrainian soldier hugs his comrade after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, on Saturday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption

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People and horse-drawn carriages are seen in Manchester circa 1880. Francis Frith/Getty Images hide caption

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Manchester prides itself as the birthplace of working-class values

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Students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a protest against the Trump administration's funding cuts on research, health and higher education at the University of California Los Angeles on April 8. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio before a meeting with the French foreign minister in Paris on Thursday to discuss steps toward a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. will walk away from Ukraine peace efforts if progress not made soon, Rubio says

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French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio next to special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and France's foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, before a meeting at the Élysée presidential palace in Paris on Thursday. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In the Visitor Center of the Abruzzo National Park of Civitella Alfedena you can see specimens of wolves rescued inside the park and not available for release, Italy. Paolo Picciotto/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women under equalities law

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at a press conference at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, on February 17, 2025. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Press Service, bodies of the killed residents lie on the ground following a Russian missile attack that killed at least civilia civilians in Sumy, Ukraine, Sunday, April 13, 2025. AP/Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Press Service hide caption

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Biophysicist Oleh Halaidych, 34, helps make drones at a workshop in Kyiv. "I think we are all motivated because we see that this is a cheap and accessible way to make weapons," he says. "They kill the enemy and destroy his armored vehicles." Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 6, 2025. AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service hide caption

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Hanna and Arkadii Rubin try to convince their daughter Leya, 2, to go to bed, although she doesn't want to. They live in an apartment in Kharkiv where, just over a year ago, part of the building was damaged in a missile attack. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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