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US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, stands inside a glass defendants' cage during the verdict announcement at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Palmer Luckey, 31, founder of Anduril Industries, stands in front of the Dive-LD, an autonomous underwater drone at company headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif. Anduril recently won a U.S. Navy contract to build 200 of them annually. Philip Cheung for NPR/NPR hide caption
This U.S. company is helping arm Ukraine against Russia — with AI drones
Heads of state pose for a group photo during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C. (July 9, 2024) Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Elections are happening all over the world. Aurelien Morissard/ Pool via AP; Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images; Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
President of the 'Rassemblement National' (RN) group Marine Le Pen (L), flanked by Steeve Briois (R), mayor of Henin Beaumont, casts her ballot for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, north of France on June 9, 2024. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A London double decker bus goes past the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London, on June 14, 2024. Fourteen years of Conservative party rule in the UK have seen Brexit, Covid, and political scandals leaving many Britons worse off and disenchanted. During that time, the Tories have gone through five prime ministers and look unlikely to secure a fifth term. Benjamin Cremel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on Sep. 13, 2023. Vladimir Smirnov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, July 10, 2023. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Could the U.K. election mean an off-ramp from personality politics?
A man waves to a taxi as he leaves the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow last summer. The EU approved a plan this week to use interest from hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of seized Russian assets to help fund Ukraine's military. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Editions of Peremoha sit on a table near the archives. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday. Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel's ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same. Erik Flaaris Johansen/AP hide caption
Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures as he presents his book "El camino del libertario" in Madrid, Spain, on Friday. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a bilateral meeting on Thursday in Beijing, China. Contributor/Getty Images hide caption
Children from Cork, Ireland sing "The Spark," in a music video. Creative Ireland/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Rescue workers take Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica, in central Slovakia, on Wednesday. Jan Kroslák/AP hide caption
Masked residents watch an activist in Nouméa on Wednesday. Delphine Mayeur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rescue workers wheel Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, on Wednesday. Jan Kroslak/TASR via AP hide caption
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Independence Square during his visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Blinken tells Ukraine U.S. aid will make a difference against Russia's offensive
Protesters rally against the controversial "foreign influence" bill on Tuesday in Tbilisi, Georgia's capital. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A local resident looks at a neighbour's house on fire after a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption
Socialist candidate Salvador Illa makes a toast with members of his team and party colleagues after the announcement of the results of elections to the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Sunday. Emilio Morenatti/AP hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption