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Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana speaks during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 15, 2022.

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The naming of an interim president puts an end to a political dynasty in Sri Lanka

4:57am July 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests forced him from office.

Firefighters remove rubble following a Russian airstrike in the central city of Vinnytsia on Thursday that Ukrainian officials said killed more than 20 people and injured dozens more.

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A Russian strike on a humanitarian hub is part of a pattern, Ukrainian officials say

5:58pm July 14, 2022

More than 20 people were killed when Russian missiles hit several buildings in Vinnytsia, a central city that has become a major logistical hub for humanitarian aid and military operations.

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A look at a major part of China's aggressive 'zero-COVID' strategy: Testing

5:31pm July 14, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Testing is the cornerstone of China's aggressive efforts to eradicate Covid-19, and it's become ubiquitous. People are more afraid of being carted off to quarantine than getting sick from the virus.

Many soldiers in Ukraine will long be left with the mental toll of trench warfare

5:16pm July 14, 2022

by Nathan Rott

The brutal trench warfare-style fighting happening in eastern Ukraine is traumatizing soldiers. There are concerns in Ukraine about the psychological legacy it will leave behind.

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In Jerusalem, President Biden reassured Israel that he's a trustworthy partner

4:42pm July 14, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden spent the day trying to reassure Israel that his administration is invested in its security. On Friday, he faces a politically fraught face-to-face meeting with Saudi leaders.

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The significance of President Biden's plan to visit a Palestinian hospital tomorrow

4:42pm July 14, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

At the Palestinian hospital where President Joe Biden plans to visit Friday, medical care is complicated by the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Brittney Griner's Russian teammates testified at her drug trial Thursday

4:42pm July 14, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Brittney Griner's defense argued her case and defended her character in a Russian court on Thursday, one week after the WNBA star pleaded guilty to drug charges.

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Brittney Griner is escorted to a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on Thursday for a third hearing in her trial on drug charges.

Members of Brittney Griner's Russian team defend her character, on and off the court

3:43pm July 14, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Griner appeared moved by the testimony of her friends, tearing up repeatedly during Thursday's proceedings. Her longtime team doctor added that Griner has never failed a drug test.

Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to resign after losing the support of a populist coalition ally.

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Italy's president rejects Prime Minister Mario Draghi's offer to resign

3:30pm July 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

The premier offered to quit after a coalition ally refused to support a key bill, but the nation's president asked Draghi to see if he can still find a majority in Parliament willing to back him.

An elephant is hoisted into a transport vehicle at the Liwonde National Park in southern Malawi on Sunday.

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How do you move 250 elephants to their new home? Very carefully

2:47pm July 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

One by one, the elephants are being sedated and moved from Malawi's overcrowded Liwonde National Park to the much larger Kasungu park 236 miles away in the country's north.