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Graft in Ukraine Military Spending Becomes a Headache

The removal of the defense minister highlights the enduring challenge of corruption in Ukraine, which has emerged as a rare area of criticism of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.

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West Coast Ports Face Hurdles Winning Back Importers

A new labor agreement signals peace on the docks, but broader shifts in supply chains are roiling trade.

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How Worried Should We Be About AI’s Threat to Humanity? Tech Leaders Can’t Agree.

Artificial-intelligence experts debate whether to focus on averting an AI apocalypse or on problems such as bias and disinformation.

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Gen Zers ‘have no clue’ why we celebrate Labor Day: ‘Something to do with America?’ – New York Post

Gen Zers ‘have no clue’ why we celebrate Labor Day: ‘Something to do with America?’  New York Post What’s open and closed on Labor Day  FOX 2 St. Louis Julie Su: Why I’m spending Labor Day in Pittsburgh  TribLIVE Editorial: Labor Day is

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China’s Xi Decides Not to Attend G-20 Summit in India

Beijing is sending its No. 2 official instead in a rare move amid tense relations with New Delhi in what is likely to be seen as a snub of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Meeting between Putin and Erdoğan begins in Sochi, Russia

The negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on reviving the Black Sea grain deal have begun. Putin received his guest outside his residence in Sochi on Monday afternoon, television images showed. Erdoğan travelled

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Whatever happened to this cartoonist’s grandmother in Wuhan? She’s 16 going on 83!

In 2020, Laura Gao hoped to visit her birthplace, Wuhan, to see her grandparents. COVID caused her to cancel. How have have grandpa and grandma fared? She says she’s “walking backward” toward the sun. (Image credit: Laura Gao for NPR)

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IAEA ‘regrets’ lack of Iranian cooperation; stockpile of 60% enriched uranium grows

Nuclear watchdog says ‘no progress’ has been made by Tehran on outstanding issues, including installing more cameras to monitor nuclear program

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Pope wraps up Mongolia trip, says Church not bent on conversion

By Philip Pullella ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up a historic trip to Mongolia whose main purpose was to visit the miniscule Catholic community but which took on international connotations because of his overtures to China over

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to replace wartime defence minister

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he had decided to replace his defence minister, setting the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s defence establishment since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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