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Ilya Ponomarev is the founder of February Morning, an opposition Russian-language online newscast aimed at viewers in Russia. Behind him is a flag symbolizing the "free Russia of the future," created following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ponomarev calls it the "Russian tricolor without the blood." Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption

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A scrappy newscast in Kyiv aimed at Russians counters Putin's propaganda machine

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Crosses honoring fallen Marines stand at the top of Horno Ridge at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Graham Smith/NPR hide caption

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A howitzer is fired at a training area in the Volyn region. Ukraine is using this region, quiet for the moment, to train troops for the front line in the east. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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On the border with Belarus, Ukrainian troops prep for a long war — and the front line

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Xavier "Chabelo" Lopez sticks out his tongue during a telethon event in 2015. Lopez, a Mexican children's comic better known by his stage name "Chabelo," died at the age of 88, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote Saturday. Saul Lopez/AP hide caption

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BTS swag is raffled off at an in-person event hosted by the Titas of BTS on March 10. Some 40 women gathered at a bar in Quezon City to celebrate the March birthdays of BTS members Suga and J-Hope. Ashley Westerman/NPR hide caption

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Ibrahim Muslimani, 30, speaks to a class about a piece of music blending different eras and languages at the Nefes Foundation for Arts and Culture, which he founded in 2016, in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Nov. 22, 2022. Nicole Tung for NPR hide caption

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This month, President Joe Biden announced a "historic project to strengthen Australian submarine capacity and our own." Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images hide caption

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Paul Rusesabagina looks on as he sits with some of his co-accused at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, on Feb. 17, 2021, where he denied charges of being associated with an armed group. On Friday, the Rwandan government said it commuted his sentence. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, released from prison

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Supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, shout slogans during a protest in Karachi on March 19, demanding release of arrested party workers in recent police clashes. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In a polarized Pakistan, Imran Khan accuses opponents of conspiracies

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An officer speaks to migrants as they arrive at the Roxham Road border crossing in Quebec, Canada, earlier this month. Sebastien St-Jean/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A Passport Processing employee uses a stack of blank passports to print a new one at the Miami Passport Agency June 22, 2007 in Miami, Fla. Passport processing times are high due to increased demand. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a meeting of his party workers in Ahmedabad, India, on Sept. 5, 2022. Gandhi has lost his parliamentary seat after he was disqualified following a court decision that found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption

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A protester holds a placard that reads, "destitution of the cursed poet " during a rally in Paris on Thursday. French unions held their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption

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Lake Saimaa in Puumala, Finland, which is near the resort where 10 lucky participants will stay for a happiness masterclass in June. Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Protesters run amid the tear gas during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Thursday, March 23, 2023. French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption

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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was initially approved by Chinese officials to screen at more than 30 cinemas in Hong Kong and Macau on Thursday. But days ahead of the screening, the film's distribution company was told it was no longer allowed to show the slasher film starring a murderous Winnie the Pooh. Chen Cici/AP hide caption

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