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Pope Leo XIV, dressed in gold and white papal vestments and mitre, carries a ceremonial staff while walking in a procession flanked by two priests in matching robes.

Do the papacy and politics mix?

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by Cyrus Moulton
Donald Trump stands on the South lawn, speaking and gesturing with both hands out to his sides.

Are more and more politicians embracing profanity?

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by Tanner Stening
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaking at a podium during a pre-election rally in Budapest, Hungary, with his supporters seated behind him lit in a dark blue light.

Viktor Orbán’s defeat ‘a defining moment’ in Europe. What comes next?

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by Tanner Stening
Donald Trump walks away during a press conference.

What would happen if the United States pulled out of NATO?

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by Tanner Stening
People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.

The Iran War is causing market swings. Can it bounce back?

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by Tanner Stening
The Dubai skyline seen at sunset over the water, with a boat traveling by.

The Iran War may dull Dubai’s glittering image

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by Cyrus Moulton
Someone stands in a pond, pulling on a fishing rod. The sun is bright and just above them. The moon is in the top corner of the sky. The silhouettes of trees line the edge of the water.

Nature report links wildlife trends to human well-being

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A missile launches from the deck of a U.S. Navy warship, leaving a thick trail of white smoke across a hazy sky.

As US-Israeli war on Iran enters fourth week, costs come into focus

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by Tanner Stening
Two ships sailing in the distance of the Strait of Hormuz on a grey, cloudy day.

What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why does it matter?

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by Cyrus Moulton
Rows of members of the House of Lords seated in a chamber at the Palace of Westminster in London.

Nobles go, bishops stay. Changes in Parliament’s House of Lords

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A black bear peers out from behind a tree

Black bear, brown bear: bears are everywhere now. Why?

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by Erin Kayata
A person filling a plastic jug of water at a desalination plant.

In Mideast, attacks on desalination plants are an existential threat

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert