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In this photo taken from video released by Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, smoke rises over an area which Azerbaijan says hosts Armenian forces' positions in the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan via AP hide caption

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Rescued migrants sit in a boat of the Italian Finance Police on Monday before disembarking at the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy. The Italian Cabinet met Monday to adopt new measures to crack down on migration after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by a wave of arrivals from Tunisia. Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP hide caption

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A woman stands in front of an blank canvas hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark, in 2021. Danish artist Jens Haaning sent the museum blank canvasses under the title Take the Money and Run. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The former president of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, passes a police van as he leaves a court appearance in Madrid on Friday. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption

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A wounded Ukrainian soldier who goes by the call sign Flame awaits evacuation after being injured in fighting near the eastern town of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Sept. 4. Ukraine has been waging an offensive against Russian forces since June, but so far has made only limited gains. Libkos/AP hide caption

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In Ukraine, the focus is the fighting, but are negotiations possible?

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In this pool photo distributed by Sputnik agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on Wednesday. Mikhail Metzel /Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Kim Jong Un vows full support for Russia as Putin pledges space tech for North Korea

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Vladimir Smirnov/AP hide caption

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A "river of wine" cascaded down the streets of a small town in Portugal, after two large tanks ruptured at a nearby distillery. _o_cabra_da_peste via X / Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks in Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. The two leaders are due to meet again in Vladivostok this week. Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Police patrolled in the Chiswick area of London as the hunt for Daniel Khalife entered its fourth day on Saturday. Khalife, a British soldier awaiting trial on terrorism charges escaped from a prison in South West London on Wednesday. Jamie Lashmar/AP hide caption

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"The freedom and democracy that my generation fought for can also be yours if you fight, too," Donald Tusk, candidate for Poland's Civic Coalition, tells university students at a campaign event ahead of the Oct. 15 election. "Without your vigilance, democracy will not survive. And this is not just about Poland." Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption

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Poland's democracy is at risk in next month's elections, say opposition leaders

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Germany's Andreas Obst drives to the basket against Team USA in the FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals Friday. Germany upset the U.S. 113-111, and will take on Serbia this Sunday in its first-ever championship game. Yong Teck Lim/AP hide caption

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Technicians at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant demonstrate the process for reactivating one of the facility's Soviet-era reactors. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption

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Ukraine strains to safely operate nuclear power plants while under Russian invasion

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Jorge Vilda stands during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Sweden and Spain in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 15. Spain's soccer federation announced Vilda's dismissal as coach of the women's national team on Tuesday. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday. Sergei Guneyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption

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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

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Soldiers of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade shout slogans as they stand in line near Bakhmut, the site of fierce battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday. Libkos/AP hide caption

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