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Yellen Warns South Africa About Breaching Russia Sanctions

The treasury secretary delivered the message as the Biden administration tries to balance its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a broader effort to deepen ties with African governments.

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Why the AI Explosion Has Huge Implications for the Metaverse

A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to the future of the Internet. You can find past issues of the newsletter here. Think of your dream house. Maybe it

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Ukrainians on Front Lines Look to Western Tanks for Breakthrough

Kyiv’s push to retake Kreminna in northeastern Ukraine has slowed as Russia brings in fresh troops and strengthens defensive lines around the city.

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Rome archaeologists search for start of Appian Way

All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A paved road of more than 500

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Gandhi’s killer a hero to India’s diehard Hindu nationalists

Hindu fundamentalist Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the deeds of an Indian “patriot”: not revered independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, but the man who shot him dead. Sharma is the custodian of a temple dedicated to Nathuram Godse,

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Instrumental in Securing Tanks for Ukraine, Scholz Emerges With Little Credit

The German chancellor orchestrated a larger-than-expected tank donation for Ukraine to counter a looming Russian offensive, but his reputation suffered in the process.

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In a first, German parliament spotlights Nazis’ LGBTQ victims

The German parliament will for the first time on Friday focus its annual Holocaust memorial commemorations on people persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity. Campaigners worked for two decades to establish an official ceremony for LGBTQ victims

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‘Loyal to the motherland’: joining Russia’s Youth Army

At the Stalingrad Battle Museum in Russia’s southern city of Volgograd, dozens of teenagers stand in a circle, waiting to take oath as they join the patriotic Youth Army movement. Dressed in beige trousers and red berets, the children stand

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We’re About to Learn How Seriously We Should Take Trump 2024

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. In the next 48 hours, we will get a better sense of whether former President Donald Trump

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