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March 14

What the last person to see missing Pitt student told the prosecutor

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, disappeared while on spring break with friends.
March 14
A member of civil defense canine unit searches for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, March. 10, 2025.
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Pope Francis' condition remains stable on 29th day in hospital, Vatican says

The pope continued therapy, including breathing and physical movement.
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Faithful pray for Pope Francis in front of Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Thursday, March 13, 2025, where Francis is being treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb.14.
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Putin says Ukraine must surrender after Trump calls for soldiers to be spared

Ukraine pushed back against claims its troops are surrounded in Kursk.
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In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, March 14, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area in the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops.
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Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander

Hamas said it will release the bodies of four other dual nationals.
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A woman holds an image of hostage Edan Alexander in Jerusalem, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Einstein's blackboard: Why this hidden treasure is tucked away at a UK university

Part of the blackboard has remained untouched since 1930.
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Painting of Albert Einstein.
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Why an unexpected sea level rise occurred in 2024, according to NASA

Ocean water expands as it warms, researchers said.
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The Pacific Ocean is shown in this NOAA satellite image.
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Canada's new PM Mark Carney delivers 1st remarks

Mark Carney was sworn in Friday as Canada's 24th prime minister, delivering remarks on the new government and trade saying "negativity won't win a trade war."
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Mark Carney was sworn in Friday as Canada's 24th prime minister, delivering remarks on the new government and trade saying "negativity won't win a trade war."
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Hamas makes demands for hostage release

ABC News’ Marcus Moore and former CIA Field Operative Darrell Blocker discuss the impact these demands could have on ceasefire negotiations.
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VIDEO: Hamas makes demands for hostage release
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Human-elephant conflict rises in Kenya

Due to drought & dwindling resources, elephants are getting closer to villages.
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Inspirational people caring for orphaned elephants.
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Italy's Florence and Pisa on alert as heavy rains bring floods to some regions

Heavy rains has hit the northern Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for floodings
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Sandbags are placed on a street in Bologna, Italy, Friday March 14, 2025, as heavy rain battered the northern Emilia-Romagna region, where local rivers were above alert levels. (Guido Calamosca/LaPresse via AP)
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Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander

Alexander was 19 when he was taken in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports.
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VIDEO: Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
March 14

Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's new prime minister amid Trump's trade war

Former central banker Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister
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Canadian Prime Minister designate Mark Carney tours the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Dog on scooter with Holi powder on forehead shows how much Indians love their pets

A photo of a dog in India on a scooter, its forehead daubed with colored powder, is a potent symbol of how many households treat pets as family and include them in festivities, including Holi
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A dog rideS on the back of bike as people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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British man killed in Kenya after being hit by president's speeding motorcade

A British national has been killed in Kenya after being hit by a government vehicle that was part of the president’s motorcade
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UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January, in blow to Treasury chief ahead of key statement

The British economy unexpectedly shrank during January, piling pressure on Treasury chief Rachel Reeves before a key statement about the state of the public finances later this month
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves walks, during a visit to Babcock International, in Rosyth, Scotland, Friday March 14, 2025. (Mike Boyd/PA via AP)
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Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 others

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, hostages who had died in captivity
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Palestinians perform Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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Serbia's capital Belgrade on edge ahead of a major rally testing the ruling populists

Serbia’s capital Belgrade is on edge ahead of a major rally this weekend with populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic ramping up efforts to dissuade people from attending
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Protesters light flares as they gather ahead of a major rally this weekend in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar

The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls
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FILE - A Rohingya woman travels with a bag of rice that her family received through World Food Program close to Bawda Pa refugee camp, outskirts Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar, Jan. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)
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Several Ukrainian drones intercepted overnight 2 miles away from Kremlin, Russia says

It is the second Ukrainian attack on Moscow in a week.
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A law enforcement officer works to gather fragments of a downed Ukrainian drone at a building in western Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 14, 2025.
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Iran increasingly electronically surveils women looking for headscarf violations, UN report warns

Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those protesting the law
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Sara Hossain, Chair of the Iran Fact-Finding Mission, speaks during a press conference about the launch of the Iran Fact-Finding Mission's latest report, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
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Philippine ex-President Duterte appears by video link in The Hague courtroom

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared by video link before judges at the International Criminal Court
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An activist holds a slogan as they watch a broadcast of the first appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) of former President Rodrigo Duterte in Quezon city, Philippines on Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions and the restart of nuclear talks

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issue
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Millions of people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on traditional sweets prepared for the occasion
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Revelers smeared with colors dance on a street during Holi festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza

The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip
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FILE - People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
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Europe's military personnel shortfalls exposed

The Trump administration’s warning last month that Europe must now take care of security in its own backyard raises troubling questions
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FILE - Lithuanian Army soldiers take part in a Lithuanian-Polish Brave Griffin 24/II military exercise near the Suwalki Gap near the Polish border at the Dirmiskes village, in Lithuania on April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
March 13

Police arrest man in fatal knife attack on a YouTuber during livestreaming on Tokyo street

Police in Japan say they have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street
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Japanese police investigators work near the scene of a stabbing of a woman in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Guatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south

As the United States government works to effectively extend its border security objectives south into Central America, countries like Guatemala have come under renewed scrutiny and pressure to step up their own border enforcement
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Guatemalan soldiers, right, hold up a national flag alongside Mexican soldiers, at the shared border as part of Guatemala's Ring of Fire operation, aiming to strengthen border control, at the Suchiate River in Ocos, Guatemala, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia

An American influencer has left Australia after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother
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A wombat walks at a wildlife sanctuary in Bendalong on the South Coast, of Australia, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
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Albert Einstein’s signed blackboard from Nottingham University

The blackboard is the only one of its kind to be known worldwide with both Einstein’s scientific notations and signature.
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The blackboard is the only one of its kind to be known worldwide with both Einstein’s scientific notations and signature.
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Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria's deal with Kurdish-led group

Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus
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In this photo provided by the Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presents the "Benevolence and Kindness" award to former Syrian Army fighter pilot Ragheed al-Tatari, right, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
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6 American prisoners, including veterans, released from Kuwait

They were convicted on drug charges, a representative for their families said.
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Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States.
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Portugal is to hold an early election in May after minority government’s fall

Portugal's president has announced that the country will hold an early general election on May 18
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Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro speaks to journalists at the Belem presidential palace in Lisbon, Thursday, March 13, 2025, when arriving for a meeting of the council of state called by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa after Montenegro's government saw its motion of confidence defeated in parliament. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
March 13

President Trump doubles down on tariffs: 'Canada only works as a state'

President Trump reiterates his desire for Canada to become the 51st state amid the ongoing trade battle, saying he’s not “going to bend” on tariffs.
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 President Trump reiterates his desire for Canada to become the 51st state amid the ongoing trade battle, saying he’s not “going to bend” on tariffs.
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He can pull a train by the strength of his teeth. An Egyptian wrestler sets 3 world records

Pulling a train by the strength of your teeth is no easy task
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Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous, better known as Kabonga, pulls a train for nearly 10 meters, 33 feet, at Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt, as he is watched by Guinness World Record observers, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ID:
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Putin says Russia in favor of ceasefire proposal, but 'there is a nuance'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Putin's comments "manipulative."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following their talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025.
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Pope spends 12th anniversary as head of Catholic Church in hospital recovering

Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital.
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Candles are laid at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 12, 2025. Pope Francis is in a stable condition in hospital, where the 88-year-old has been treated for almost a month with pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said on March 12, 2025.
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Trump says he wants Russia to agree to ceasefire, final details being discussed

President Donald Trump, meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, was asked what kind of agreement he hopes special envoy Steve Witkoff secures while in Russia.
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President Donald Trump, meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, was asked what kind of agreement he hopes special envoy Steve Witkoff secures while in Russia.
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Dozens of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school, scientists say

It is one of the most densely concentrated dinosaur tracks found in the country.
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A boulder at a school in Queensland, Australia, contains dozens of dinosaur footprints.
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Peru's detained ex-President Castillo transferred to a hospital days after starting hunger strike

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been taken from prison to a hospital days after beginning a hunger strike in protest of his ongoing rebellion trial
March 13
Jailed, former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, attends his trial on charges of rebellion at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
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UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery

A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe forced the Ugandan woman to work as her maid and provide childcare for free
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Putin responds to US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal, says he's 'for it' but has concerns

President Vladimir Putin raised questions regarding a 30-day ceasefire during a press briefing in Moscow on Thursday. ABC News' Marcus Moore reports.
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VIDEO: Putin responds to US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal, says he's 'for it' but has concerns
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5 children killed and 2 others are missing after a dam collapses in Zimbabwe dam

Officials in Zimbabwe say five children were killed after a dam collapsed in eastern Zimbabwe
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Kosovo's war crime-charged ex-president briefly released to visit his ill father

Kosovo’s ex-President Hashim Thaci, who is facing war crime charges, has been briefly released from a European Union-backed court to visit his ill father
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South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year
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FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as the bodies of two South African soldiers are repatriated to South Africa Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
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Why are tensions running high in Serbia ahead of a major student-led rally?

Students and other opponents of Serbia's populist president are gearing up for a major rally in the capital, Belgrade, over the weekend as momentum builds in favor of their demands for major changes in the Balkan country
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Students and former paramilitary fighters, loyal to President Aleksandar Vucic, are camping outside the presidency building in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, March 13, 2025, fueling fears of violent incidents during a major anti-corruption rally this weekend. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Measles cases in Europe, Central Asia doubled last year to highest level since 1997

There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization
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FILE - A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)
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Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase
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Syria's interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa, center, prepares to sign a temporary constitution for the country in Damascus, Syria, Thursday March 13, 2025. At left foreign minister Asaad Hassan al-Shiban.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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UN secretary-general arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps and push for aid

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Bangladesh on a four-day visit to review the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees amid the fear of aid cuts that could seriously affect them
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Rohingya refugees collect food stuff distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) at their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)
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Keir Starmer plans to reshape the Britain's ‘flabby’ state. But don’t compare him to Elon Musk

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won praise for his efforts to marshal international support for Ukraine as President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policies roil the world
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gestures during a Q&A session after delivering a speech on plans to reform the civil service, during a visit to Reckitt Benckiser Health Care UK Ltd in Kingston upon Hull, England, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Oli Scarff/Pool Photo via AP)