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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 substances in system when he died, authorities say

Fans who expected to see the band play at Bogotá's Festival Estéreo Picnic gathered outside the hotel where Hawkins died Friday to mourn the drummer.
2021 Shaky Knees Festival
2021 Shaky Knees Festival

Russian forces damage Holocaust memorial site, Ukraine says

The damage to Drobitsky Yar marked the second such incident in a war that has heavily featured inflammatory rhetoric about Nazis.
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In Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-nominated ‘Belfast,’ displaced people see their own stories

“I just saw that and I thought, ‘Oh, my goodness, this is me when I was a child,’” Aida Silvestri, an Eritrean artist who experienced war in her native country, said.
Caitriona Balfe stars as "Ma" and Jamie Dornan stars as "Pa" in "Belfast."
Caitriona Balfe stars as "Ma" and Jamie Dornan stars as "Pa" in "Belfast."
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Pakistan’s leader faces political crisis amid inflation troubles

The opposition plans a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan, whom they accuse of mismanagement as the country grapples with double-digit inflation.
Image: FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad
Image: FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad
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Oscar-nominated short captures stories of men abducting women for marriage in Kyrgyzstan

“There are so many real moments, real stories, real faces in this film,” said director and writer Maria Brendle.
Ala Kachuu - Take and Run (2020).
Ala Kachuu - Take and Run (2020).
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Ukraine-Russia war: 300 people said to have died in theater bombing

President Joe Biden will receive updates on the humanitarian response to the Ukraine war on his trip to Poland, where more than 2 million have fled.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard near a burning warehouse hit by a Russian shell in the suburbs of the capital Kyiv on Thursday.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard near a burning warehouse hit by a Russian shell in the suburbs of the capital Kyiv on Thursday.

U.S. man detained by Russians forces while fleeing Ukrainian city is released

Tyler Jacob, a Minnesota man who was living in Ukraine, was held for 10 days in Russia while trying to leave Kherson, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.
Tyler Jacob.
Tyler Jacob.

Russian forces finish 'first stage' of war, shift to Ukraine's east, general says

The Russian military would now focus on the "complete liberation" of the Donbas region, an official said.
Image: Service members of pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armoured vehicle in Dokuchaievsk
Image: Service members of pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armoured vehicle in Dokuchaievsk
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Rio pop star Anitta becomes first Brazilian to top Spotify’s global chart

The song "Envolver" rose to No. 1 on the daily global top 50 chart after an online campaign by the singer and other Brazilian celebrities.
Palmeiras x Flamengo Final Libertadores
Palmeiras x Flamengo Final Libertadores

J.K. Rowling, who’s drawn backlash for her anti-trans beliefs, hits back at Putin for citing her in ‘cancel culture’ comments

Putin compared the recent treatment of Russian cultural figures and events with that Rowling after she sparked controversy by repeatedly sharing her anti-transgender views.
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling

Rumors of 'filtration camps' and mass deportation in Ukraine raise old USSR fears

Russia has cited “evacuations” of more than 380,000 people to its territory. 
Service members of pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armoured vehicle
Service members of pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armoured vehicle