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Conservative member of Parliament Neil Parish speaks at a business breakfast on June 1, 2016. He says he will resign after admitting that he watched porn in the House of Commons. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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A woman representing a rape victim leads protesters in Berlin demonstrating in an April 16 march against Russian military aggression in the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Syria. Adam Berry/Getty Images hide caption

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May Day demonstrators march through downtown Los Angeles last year. Thousands of people took to the streets across the nation that May 1 in rallies calling for immigration reform, workers' rights and police accountability. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption

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A police officer watches over residents lining up for COVID tests Shanghai. Chen Si/AP hide caption

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When this Shanghai building went into COVID lockdown, my WeChat message group blew up

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Norwegian coast guard cutters are used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general patrols in Norwegian waters. Nora Lorek for NPR hide caption

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A new Iron Curtain is eroding Norway's hard-won ties with Russia on Arctic issues

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Friday

Willy Cancel in a photo from his Facebook profile. When a military contracting company was searching for individuals willing travel to Ukraine, he stepped up to take on the fight. Facebook/Willy Cancel hide caption

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Satellite imagery from Friday appears to show dolphin pens at the entrance to Sevastopol's harbor. The naval base there is important to the Russian military because of its proximity to the Crimean Peninsula. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies hide caption

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In this image taken from footage provided by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with U.S. Javelin missiles during military exercises in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, on Jan. 12. The U.S. and NATO allies have been ramping up military aid to help Ukraine fend off Russian forces. Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP hide caption

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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres walks with security personnel as his visits Borodyanka, a town outside Kyiv, Ukraine, that was devastated by a Russian attack and occupation on Thursday. Russia sent a deadly attack into Kyiv as Guterres visited. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why Russia's rocket attack on Kyiv is seen as an insult to the U.N.

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How can small countries have a global impact?

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