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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pauses as he makes a statement to media gathered outside the High Court in London in 2011.

The U.K. says Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges

6:30am June 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

WikiLeaks said it would appeal. The decision is a big moment in Assange's years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the U.S. — though not necessarily the end of the tale.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, colored smoke mark the launch ceremony for China's third aircraft carrier christened Fujian at a dry dock in Shanghai on Friday, June 17, 2022.

China upgrades its naval force with its first indigenous aircraft carrier

2:12am June 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The newest ship's capabilities are thought to rival those of Western carriers, as Beijing seeks to turn its navy, already the world's largest, into a multi-carrier force.

Jan. 6 hearing examined lawyer who pushed plan for Pence to overturn election results

4:43pm June 16, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

The House Jan. 6 committee presented testimony about the pressure campaign against former Vice President Mike Pence as former President Trump and his allies tried to overturn the 2020 election.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (left), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (second left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center), French President Emmanuel Macron (second right), and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meet at the Ukrainian preside

Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts European leaders, welcomes more U.S. weapons

1:16pm June 16, 2022

Ukraine says it urgently needs the heavy artillery to counter Russia on the battlefield. Also, President Zelenskyy is looking for additional support as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit.

President Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steve Dettelbach speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 11.

Committee deadlocks on Biden's pick to lead firearms agency

11:30am June 16, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Democrats can still advance the nomination of Steve Dettelbach to lead the ATF using procedural moves.

A U.S.-led military raid in Syria captures a senior IS leader

5:39am June 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

The coalition did not name the person but identified him as one of the top leaders of the extremist group's Syria branch.

Police inspect a crater caused by a Russian rocket attack in Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 15)

4:52pm June 15, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Counterterrorism researchers say they lack the data to prevent future violence

5:11am June 15, 2022

A year ago, the Biden administration launched a national plan to counter domestic terrorism. But are federal agencies hampering anti-terrorism efforts by failing to report basic data?

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 hearings again raise questions for Justice Dept. over whether to charge Trump

4:14pm June 14, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

With the House committee tasked to look into the insurrection holding public hearings this month, many are wondering about the progress on criminal prosecutions.

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The boots of a dead Russian soldier can be seen under a flowering tree in Moshchun.

Ukrainians' discovery of a dead Russian soldier left for weeks stirs anguish and anger

1:38pm June 14, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

A Russian soldier's forgotten body is discovered in a liberated village north of Kyiv, setting off a range of emotions and an inquest — as Russia refuses to acknowledge many of its war dead.

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