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​US President Donald Trump, King Charles III, First Lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, United Kingdom, on September 17, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Trump’s UK state visit begins, Brazil court fines Bolsonaro for racist comment, Ecuadorians protest new gold mine, & More

A member of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, March 22, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Civilian killings in the DRC, Musk scraps plans for third party, Swedish church moves to altar-nate site, & More

​A woman lights a cigarette placed in a placard depicting Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary, on March 25, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Budapest Pride parade, Rwanda and DRC peace agreement, SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s executive power

Hungary’s capital will proceed with Saturday’s Pride parade celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, despite the rightwing national government’s recent ban on the event.

​Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kursk region of Russia, on May 21, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Putin celebrates in Kursk, “Death camp” discovery in Mexico, & DRC seeks US help against China

Russian President Vladimir Putin took a victory lap in Kursk, a Russian city that the Ukrainian army held for over six months. The Kremlin will look to build on this win to boost its bargaining position with Ukraine.

​A child, suffering from malnutrition, is treated at Port Sudan Paediatric Centre, during a visit by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to the country, in Sudan, on Sept. 7, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Cholera spreads in Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo turns to an unlikely source to boost tourism, Mass executions held in Iraq, Gunman hijacks bus in LA

​Jeong Bo-mi, 37, and her baby in Seoul, South Korea, April 7, 2016.
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Hard Numbers: South Korea's baby money, Cobalt and reproductive issues in the DRC, Egypt gets bailed out, Calif. braces amid storms, New Japanese words hit dictionary

Santa does his holiday shopping
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Hard Numbers: Santa sees holiday sales surge, Ukraine scores a win at sea, Catholic monasteries busy brewin’ beer, Opposition candidates cry fraud in Congo

3.1: The Christmas spirit proved stronger than inflation this December, with American retail sales rising 3.1 percent over the same period last year.

Aftermath of a Russian missile strike, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
Europe

Hard Numbers: Russia's deadly hit in central Ukraine, pandemic money vanishes, AI comes to Jesus, DRC refugee camp attacked, Russian birds on “strike”

Macron gets a boost, East Africa trade bloc welcomes DRC
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What We're Watching: Macron gets a boost, East Africa trade bloc welcomes DRC

What We're Watching: DRC's Ebola outbreak, Russia's referendum, Netanyahu's annexation push
Europe

What We're Watching: DRC's Ebola outbreak, Russia's referendum, Netanyahu's annexation push