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Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud proposed a ceasefire for Yemen on Monday, speaking from Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A paramilitary police officer talks next to a screen showing frontier soldiers of the People's Liberation Army during an event at a primary school in Wuzhishan, Hainan province, China, on Feb. 22. On the screen are (L-R) Qi Fabao, who was seriously wounded in the border clash with Indian troops in June last year, and four who were killed: Chen Hongjun, Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran. China Daily/via Reuters hide caption

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A landscape view seen in the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, taken two years ago. A massive fire has swept through the camp, destroying hundreds of dwellings. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Some of the 220 Chinese vessels are seen moored in early March at the Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea. Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP hide caption

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addresses a press briefing this month. Mayorkas has tried to discourage migrants from coming north and blamed the Trump administration for dismantling the system that processes and cares for them. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Despite 'Ample Warning,' U.S. Was Unprepared For Latest Surge Of Migrant Children

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Policemen wearing face masks patrol at the compound of No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing on Monday, as Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in a closed courtroom for espionage. Andy Wong/AP hide caption

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Results from late-stage testing show the Oxford- AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be 79% effective at preventing symptoms of COVID-19. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images hide caption

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Researchers say they may have found a reason for a rare blood clotting condition that has occurred in some people who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Amin Nasser, president and chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco, speaks during the fourth edition of the Future Investment Initiative conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel on Jan. 27, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Lloyd Austin, U.S. secretary of defense, visits the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. On his Asia tour, the defense chief made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Fatima Roshanian, a journalist, scaled back her movements after she found her name on three different lists circulating on Afghan social media, claiming to be of people the Taliban want to kill. Kiana Hayeri for NPR hide caption

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Amid A Wave Of Targeted Killings In Afghanistan, She's No. 11 On A Murder List

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reviews an honor guard with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi, India on March 20, 2021. Austin arrived Sunday, in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country. Manish Swarup/AP hide caption

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Travelers waited to flee Paris at the Montparnasse Train Station on Friday ahead of a new lockdown announced by the government in response to a surge in cases of the coronavirus. Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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A couple takes pictures with the Olympic rings monument near the National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Feb. 4. Organizers have decided that overseas spectators won't be allowed to attend the Games this summer. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Lava flows Saturday from the Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. The long-dormant volcano erupted Friday evening. Icelandic Coast Guard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A researcher with Franceville International Medical Research Centre collects bats in a net on November 25, 2020 inside a cave in Gabon. Scientists are looking for potential sources for a possible next coronavirus pandemic. Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Next Pandemic: Scientists Fear Another Coronavirus Could Jump From Animals To Humans

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"There are not yet enough vaccine doses in Europe to stop the third wave by vaccination alone," German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday. Here, a health care worker displays a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Stuttgart, Germany. Marijan Murat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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