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Suspects in the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, among them Haitian-American citizens James Solages, left, and Joseph Vincent, second left, are shown in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in July 2021. U.S. officials say four key suspects have been transferred to the U.S. for prosecution. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption

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Pope Francis delivers a speech in the garden of the Palace of the Nation during the meeting of the authorities, the civil society and the diplomatic corps in Kinshasa. ARSENE MPIANA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In this photo provided by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, its members search for a radioactive capsule believed to have fallen off a truck being transported on a freight route on the outskirts of Perth, Australia, on Saturday. AP hide caption

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Encore: Seagulls near Beirut's airport lured by uncollected trash

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Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Jan. 20. Michael Probst/AP hide caption

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Ukraine's defense minister pushes for fighter jets, even as training begins on tanks

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Bystanders look on as Pope Francis travels by popemobile as he departs the airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pope Francis is in Democratic Republic of Congo, its first papal visit since 1985

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The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, right, sits on a military transport plane as it prepares to depart from Mogadishu, Somalia. Cara Anna/AP hide caption

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Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield says Somalia needs urgent care to avoid another famine

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Monday

Scientists hope to curb the deadly Nipah virus that terrorizes Bangladesh villages

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New BBC podcast explores this 'golden age of gurus'

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Ukraine's defense minister hopes allies will supply his country with fighter jets

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Encore: Examining the state of global shipping and what it might mean

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U.S. defense secretary visits ally South Korea as it faces growing North Korea threat

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Blinken urges calm amid escalating Israel-Palestinian conflict

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Taliban offshoot claims responsibility Pakistan mosque bombing that killed 59 people

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