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Pedro Castillo, Peru's president, center, leaves for an impeachment hearing at the Congress of the Republic in Lima, Peru, on Monday.

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Peru's president survives 2nd impeachment effort in 8 months

10:33am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Pedro Castillo avoided joining the South American nation's list of impeached leaders as opposition lawmakers failed to get enough votes to remove him from office only eight months into his term

Activists hold posters against the execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, outside the Singapore High Commision in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2022.

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A man with a mental disability loses his appeal and will be hanged in Singapore

7:54am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Malaysian man recognized as having an intellectual disability has been on death row since 2010 for trying to smuggle less than 1.5 ounces of heroin into Singapore.

Vladimir Putin speaks with Russian oligarch Igor Sechin (center right) in 2009.

How Putin Conquered Russia's Oligarchy

6:30am March 29, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

In 2000, Vladimir Putin began targeting oligarchs who did not bend to his authority. The loyalists who remained — and new ones who subsequently got rich — became like ATM machines for the president.

Military guard a custody center in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday.

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El Salvador grabs 1,000 gang suspects in response to weekend killings

4:06am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The government declared a state of emergency and locked down prisons after more than 80 murders were committed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Press members are seen during peace talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine at Dolmabahce office in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday.

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A new round of talks aims to stop the fighting in Ukraine

3:37am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Another round of talks aimed at stopping the war in Ukraine are starting in Istanbul on Tuesday as fighting appears stalemated on the ground.

A view of some of the damage after shelling in pro-Russian, separatist-controlled Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, on Monday. Several houses and garages were damaged, and some homes were completely burned down.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 28)

10:20pm March 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Will Smith slaps actor and comedian Chris Rock onstage during the Oscars.

Read Will Smith's apology to Chris Rock

8:35pm March 28, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Smith slapped Rock on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

President Biden takes questions from the media alongside Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, after he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.

Biden says he was expressing 'moral outrage' when saying Putin shouldn't stay in power

6:04pm March 28, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

President Biden defended controversial remarks in which he appeared to call for regime change in Russia. "I was expressing the moral outrage that I feel, and I make no apologies for it," he said.

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Belarusian activists on digital rights, Belarus in the world, and the way forward

5:36pm March 28, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Russian troops are using Belarus as a staging ground to invade Ukraine from the north, but Belarusians are against it. At a D.C. area bar, two activists talked about their home country of Belarus.

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Ukraine is willing to become a neutral country as part of a peace deal with Russia

4:52pm March 28, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia arrived in Turkey in hopes of reaching an agreement to put an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukraine is "ready" to discuss becoming a neutral country.