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A Russian general is believed to have been detained in connection to failed rebellion

5:34pm June 29, 2023

by Charles Maynes

A senior Russian general has been detained in Moscow in connection with the failed rebellion of Wagner head Yevgeny Progozhin over the weekend.

This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks

5:34pm June 29, 2023

Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.

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Five days since the revolt in Russia, Putin is still standing — But for how long?

4:51pm June 29, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, professor of Russian politics at King's College London, about Putin's current hold on power.

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A deep hole dug from layers of paper covered with text. The layers of paper are of alternating colors.

AI-generated text is hard to spot. It could play a big role in the 2024 campaign

4:10pm June 29, 2023

by Huo Jingnan

Recent research shows how generative AI could make effective and cost efficient propaganda. It's difficult to detect AI-generated text, raising concerns about the 2024 election.

Gen. Sergei Surovikin (left), the former commander of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, has been detained. He's seen here last December alongside Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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Gen. Surovikin, Russia's former commander in Ukraine, is detained

3:21pm June 29, 2023

by Bill Chappell

After mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's brief mutiny, news emerged that Surovikin knew in advance about the rebellion against Russia's top defense leaders.

Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences.

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Fatal police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France

4:12am June 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

The killing of a 17-year-old boy, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.

The growing concern of Japan's 'silver democracy'

4:57pm June 28, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

In Japan, there are growing concerns about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare, in a situation dubbed "silver democracy."

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Wagner Group's future in Africa is uncertain after Moscow uprising

4:28pm June 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with J. Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council about the presence of the Wagner group in sub-Saharan Africa and the future of the mercenaries there after the Moscow uprising.

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Actor Kevin Spacey's sexual offence trial begins in London

4:28pm June 28, 2023

by Willem Marx

Kevin Spacey appears in a London court, as the jury is sworn in for the beginning of the the actor's trial over sexual offences — charges the actor denies.

The role of Belarus' Lukashenko in resolving the Russia-Wagner Group conflict

4:28pm June 28, 2023

by Charles Maynes

A major player in resolving the dispute between the Wagner Group and the Russian state over the weekend was Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko.

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