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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Sunday, July 19, 2026.
Alexander Shcherbak
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Pool Sputnik Kremlin via AP
Putin meets North Korean foreign minister in diplomatic push
The Associated Press
The visit by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui comes without an obvious occasion, such as a multilateral diplomatic event or state anniversary, and has raised speculation that she may be coordinating a possible visit to Russia by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Moses Sawasawa
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AP
At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak
The Associated Press
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-U.S. banner in Tehran on Sunday.
Atta Kenare
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AFP via Getty Images
U.S. and Iran launch new strikes after 3 U.S. service members are killed
Jane Arraf
Marie Noon at her home in Brighton, Mich., with her dog, Ziggy. Despite being eligible for Medicaid, Noon was denied coverage in 2025 because of an error with the state's benefits system. It took months of pushback before the state reversed its mistake. Even as a "tech-savvy" former bank manager, Noon says, she wanted to give up several times along the way.
Kate Wells for KFF Health News
Deloitte-run systems denied Medicaid to disabled people. New laws could make it worse
Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss, Kate Wells
Texas Standard
Floodwaters reached higher ground in Kerrville this year, flooding homes spared in 2025
Early Thursday morning, the waters of Town Creek flooded a row of homes along its banks in Kerrville, damaging homes that were spared the year before.
Climate scientists have predicted greater flooding in Texas for decades. It’s happening now
‘Their hearts are shattered’: Unprecedented flooding tests Uvalde area’s hard-earned resilience
Gov. Greg Abbott names Robert Howden as Texas secretary of state
Today on Texas Standard: Big Bend’s dark skies face a new threat
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