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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about his decade in office and the challenges faced by the North Atlantic alliance.

TikTok offers a glimpse into how it hopes to overturn a law that could have the app banned in the U.S. More schools move to ban smartphones. There are quality issues with some carbon offset programs.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jean-Yves Camus of the French think-tank IRIS, about the rise of the far right in the country, and what's at stake in legislative elections.

After a tumultuous few years in British politics, with Brexit and multiple prime ministers, one lasting less than two months, U.K. voters will go to the polls on July 4th. Many in Britain say their country feels broken. Our correspondent in London takes a look at what the U.K.'s next prime minister will inherit.

Thousands across Israel have been protesting daily this week demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire deal to bring back the remaining hostages inside Gaza.

In Thailand, lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to legalize same-sex marriage. If the measure goes into effect, Thailand’s government would become only the third in Asia to permit same-sex marriage.

The White House said it’s fast-tracking the delivery of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. That sense of urgency fits the state of the battlefield, as a new Russian advance tests Ukraine.

A growing number of children in the U.S. are being targeted in sextortion schemes— a scam in which a cybercriminal obtains and then threatens to release nude or sexually compromising photos, blackmailing victims for a ransom. And sadly dozens of young victims have died by suicide in the last few years. Cybercriminals are often based abroad and it is a particular problem in Nigeria. Our correspondent in Lagos, Nigeria tells us about the issue, about the tragic case of one 17 year-old victim who took his own life, and about what the FBI is doing to combat the problem.

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, please get support. In the U.S. you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a treaty upgrading their relationship and pledging military assistance if either one is attacked, drawing criticism from NATO, South Korea and other countries.