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Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the United Nations Security Council via video link on Tuesday in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake

The Ukrainian president described the horrific scenes he saw in Bucha, calling it just one example of the destruction Russia has wrought. He urged the Security Council to hold Russia accountable.

U.S. hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Tuesday in North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP hide caption

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Asia

U.S. hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The U.S. is also proposing U.N. sanctions in response to North Korea's six ballistic missile launches since September, each of which it says "were in violation of UN Security Council resolutions."

U.N. Security Council Demands Cease-Fire In Conflict Areas, Due To COVID-19

On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council approved a 90-day cease-fire in global conflict zones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Security Council is seen here in February at U.N. headquarters in New York City. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

U.N. Security Council Demands Cease-Fire In Conflict Areas, Due To COVID-19

The Security Council has struggled for months to pass a resolution related to COVID-19 because of tussling between the U.S. and China over a reference to the World Health Organization.

U.N. Passes Resolution Urging Political Settlement In Syria

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing a peace process for Syria including a cease-fire and talks between the Damascus government and the opposition. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

U.N. Passes Resolution Urging Political Settlement In Syria

The resolution does not explicitly address the contentious issue of Syrian President Bashar Assad's future in the government. It aims for an end to fighting and a focus on defeating ISIS.

The Psychology Of Radicalization: How Terrorist Groups Attract Young Followers

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 14, 2014, shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Uncredited/AP hide caption

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Hidden Brain

The Psychology Of Radicalization: How Terrorist Groups Attract Young Followers

Why do young people join ISIS? Is it nihilism? Or, as social scientists suggest, a perverse idealism? Hidden Brain explores the psychology of terrorist groups, and why people join them.

The Psychology Of Radicalization: How Terrorist Groups Attract Young Followers

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