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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
Burned industrial vehicles and equipment sit in the foreground as thick black smoke rises into the sky, with damaged buildings and hills visible in the background.

With war in Iran, experts predict higher gas prices and inflation

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by Cyrus Moulton
Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran.

Could a congressional war powers resolution stop Trump’s war in Iran?

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by Tanner Stening
An aerial view of Zurich on a sunny day.

Why a Swiss population cap baffles experts

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by Cyrus Moulton
Smoke stacks, set against a sunset, send plumes of gas into the air.

How the walkback of a greenhouse gas finding hurts public health.

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by Cyrus Moulton
Armed personnel in tactical gear surround a police pickup truck on a tree-lined street outside a white fence, photographed from inside a vehicle with the window frame visible in the foreground.

Mexico kills El Mencho — how does this affect drug trafficking?

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by Erin Kayata
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

‘A vintage pep rally.’ Trump delivers longest State of the Union

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by Tanner Stening
Ukrainian servicemen walk through a charred forest along the front line.

Russia-Ukraine war at four years: A snapshot in numbers

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by Tanner Stening
Multiple overlays of a white PlayStation 5 controller on a red background.

Extremists are using video games as recruitment tools. The UN fights back

by Cody Mello-Klein