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Modi inaugrates new parliament building amid criticism

Ukraine updates: 'Massive' Russia drone attack targets Kyiv

Biden, McCarthy reach tentative debt ceiling deal

Netherlands: Police arrest 1500 climate activists at protest

Top Cannes film festival award goes to 'Anatomy of a Fall'

Germany: 'Last Generation' writes open letter to Olaf Scholz

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Africa

Fulani pastoralists collect water from a water point in Loumbel Lana, Matam region

Senegal: Life in the hottest place on Earth

The Senegalese region of Matam is being hit by extreme heat, making conditions even harder for Fulani nomads.

Asia

Mikhail Mishustin and Li Qiang (back, left and right) make agreements

China and Russia double down on bilateral relations

China has been strengthening ties with Russia, but experts say Beijing is still trying to use a "double-track approach."

Germany

Fussball Bundesliga, 34. Spieltag l Borussia Dortmund vs FSV Mainz 05 l Enttäuschung

Borussia Dortmund: Emotion isn't enough

Borussia Dortmund threw away the Bundesliga title on the final day as the emotions got the better of Edin Terzic’s side.

Europe

A still from the documentary 'White Balls on Walls': Stedelijk Museum director Rein Wolfs stands at a rounded, lozenge-shaped window set into a while wall.

Museums struggle to embrace diversity in new documentary

The film “White Balls on Walls” documents a faltering effort to diversify away from the white male-dominated art world.

Middle East

Saudi astronaut and cancer researcher Rayyanah Barnawi forming a heart with her hands

Saudi women break the glass ceiling

Accelerated by Vision 2030, Saudi businesswomen have been thriving despite the clampdown on dissent.

North America

Political visionary or warmonger? Henry Kissinger turns 100

At 100, Kissinger is both hailed for his diplomatic brilliance and condemned for his decisions that cost many lives.

Latin America

Nurses treating a patient in a hospital in Brazil

Germany recruits care aides from Latin America

Germany aims to recruit care workers and nurses when officials tour Latin America.

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Turkey elections

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On May 28, Turkey heads to a runoff presidential election pitting incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan against his main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Erdogan, who defied poll predictions in the first round, looks favorite to win.

Türkei Wahlplakat Präsidentschaftswahl Erdogan Kilicdaroglu

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Bundesliga

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The Bundesliga is Germany's top-flight professional football league. The men's 18-team league was founded in 1963, while the women's, formed in 1990, currently has 12 teams.