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Catherine, Princess of Wales, is seen in north London on Nov. 24, 2023. The former Kate Middleton said she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of treatment.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she is undergoing treatment for cancer

3:38pm March 22, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The former Kate Middleton said she was in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy treatment in a video announcement Friday. Her health has been subject to public speculation in recent months.

Russian troops advance on towns in eastern Ukraine, where some residents remain

7:13am March 22, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Some Ukrainians are spending their days under the fire of advancing Russian troops. We meet some of the last residents of an eastern Ukrainian town.

Ukrainian emergency workers clear the debris at the site of Russia's air attack, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, March 22, 2024.

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Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, causing widespread outages

5:50am March 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Ukrainian energy minister said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were "the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times." At least three people were killed, officials said.

Vaughan Gething poses for a portrait at the Cardiff University Spark building on March 16, in Cardiff, Wales. He has taken the Welsh government's leadership post as first minister.

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Meet Europe's first Black head of government — in Wales

11:24am March 21, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

"I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country," he said upon taking office.

Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar arrives to attend a European Union summit on Feb. 1 in Brussels, Belgium.

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Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has resigned

3:49pm March 20, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Leo Varadkar announced he will step down as taoiseach, or prime minister, within weeks as soon as his Fine Gael party chooses a successor.

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How Sinn Fein has made themselves over

4:18pm March 19, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

A party with past links to IRA militants is ruling Northern Ireland, and leading polls ahead of elections in the Republic of Ireland too. How has Sinn Fein managed to transform itself?

Standardized test scores for teens in Germany are down. Teachers aren't surprised

5:15am March 19, 2024

by Rob Schmitz

Germany's public schools are struggling with a surge of students whose first language is something other than German. Test scores are falling.

On Wednesday, people looked at a Banksy mural in London which has been defaced with white paint. The artwork first appeared overnight on Sunday and was confirmed to be Banksy's work on Monday.

New Banksy tree mural in London has been defaced

4:03pm March 18, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Banksy's artwork, which was unveiled Monday, provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North. By Wednesday, the mural was partly covered in white paint.

Rahima Banu had the last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox, a deadly strain of the virus, in 1975. At left: Banu in her mother's arms as a small child. At right: Banu today, close to 50 years old, lives in a small village in Bangladesh with her husband, Rafiqul Islam, and their children.

The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024

3:33pm March 18, 2024

by Dr. Céline Gounder

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on Monday.

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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn't going anywhere

3:16pm March 18, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.

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