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Oleksii Kharkivskyi, the chief of the patrol police of Vovchansk, in his police car in an undisclosed location in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on May 26. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption

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Ukraine stalled a strong Russian offensive, with help from Western allies

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A group of novachky, female campers ages 6-11, stand at attention for a photograph, along with their two sestrichky, or "sisters" who serve as female counselors. Marching drills are a daily activity at camp. Andrea Wenglowskyj hide caption

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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

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Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, looks out from inside a glass defendants' cage prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg's Sverdlovsk Regional Court on June 26. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP hide caption

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Gershkovich sentencing

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Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack on May 27. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption

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Bookstores have come under attack in Ukraine. But interest in reading is only growing

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People jump into the Seine River in Paris on July 17, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river to demonstrate that it is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month. Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tourists shelter from the sun in front of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in some places. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption

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Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris in August 2023. Michel Euler/AP hide caption

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A vendor dozes off as newspapers are seen carrying front-page stories of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, at a newsstand in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday. Tatan Syuflana/AP hide caption

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International reaction to US political violence

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Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain celebrates as Spain wins the UEFA European Championship final match against England at Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday. Hesham Elsherif/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Tourists visit Nyhavn, the 17th-century waterfront, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in this 2021 file photo. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Andrii Denysenko, CEO of design and production bureau "UkrPrototyp," stands by Odyssey, an 800-kilogram (1,750-pound) ground drone prototype, at a cornfield in northern Ukraine on June 28, 2024. Facing manpower shortages and uneven international assistance, Ukraine is counting heavily on innovation at home to halt Russia’s incremental but pounding advance in the east. Anton Shtuka/AP hide caption

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Ksenia Karelina, also known by the last name of Khavana, sits in a defendant’s cage in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024. The dual Russian-U.S. citizen was arrested on treason charges in Yekaterinburg in February after returning from Los Angeles to visit relatives. The charges reportedly stem from her $51 donation to a U.S. charity that helps Ukraine. File photo/AP hide caption

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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

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This U.S. company is helping arm Ukraine against Russia — with AI drones

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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

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Russia is Top of Mind at NATO summit

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Neak, a 43-year-old Ukrainian graffiti artist, mixes green paint at a workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine. His ETC graffiti crew works to camouflage cars to be sent east to the front line of the war with Russia. Natalie Keyssar hide caption

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Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, walks away from his picture after lighting a candle at the end of a service in St. Mary's Church for the deceased Russian opposition politician Navalny on his birthday on June 4 in Berlin. Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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Emergency workers respond at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday. Alex Babenko/AP hide caption

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Participants gather during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Place de la Republique in Paris on Sunday. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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