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The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a federal judge's decision that declared the government mask mandate on planes, trains and buses unlawful. Here, a sign stating that masks are required at San Francisco International Airport stands in a terminal after the federal mask mandate was overturned. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine and Scotland face off on the football field on Wednesday

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Russia presses a major offensive in eastern Ukraine as other areas regain normalcy

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Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on May 20. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Michal Dyjuk/AP hide caption

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These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

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Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The devastation on Bucha's Vokzal'na Street in early April, just after the Russian troops left. The photo below shows the cleaned up street on Monday. Dmytro Larin / Ukrainska Pravda hide caption

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"This is the largest number of women who have ever served in an Australian Cabinet," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said of his leadership picks. He's seen here last week, speaking alongside (from left) Finance Minister Penny Wong, Deputy Prime Minster Richard Marles and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. David Gray/Getty Images hide caption

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Canada aims to cap the market for handguns with new legislation

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Business leader turned military commander Vsevolod Kozhemyako stands at a position in Ruska Lozova, a village retaken by the Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region, May 16. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters hide caption

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A look inside the Ukrainian 'billionaire's battalion' fighting Russian forces

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Monday