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Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shooting on Friday, is escorted by police and FSB officers in the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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ISIS-K claimed responsibility for an attack on the city of Kerman, Iran, southeast of the capital Tehran in 2024 that killed more than 90 people. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption

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What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?

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A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on Saturday, a day after a gun attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, killed at least 133 people. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A Ukrainian policeman (R) walks next to 84-year-old resident Mykola (L) pushing his bicycle on a street in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donetsk region on October 11, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Explosions are near-constant in the small town, whose buildings are scored with holes from shelling. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A Visit to a Town Under Fire in Eastern Ukraine

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Vehicles of Russian emergency services are parked near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue, following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow on Friday. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters hide caption

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, is seen in north London on Nov. 24, 2023. The former Kate Middleton said she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of treatment. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption

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Ukrainian emergency workers clear the debris at the site of Russia's air attack, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, March 22, 2024. Andriy Andriyenko/AP hide caption

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow. What will another six years of Putin mean for Russia's war with Ukraine? Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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What Another Putin Term Means For Ukraine

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On Wednesday, people looked at a Banksy mural in London which has been defaced with white paint. The artwork first appeared overnight on Sunday and was confirmed to be Banksy's work on Monday. Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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Rahima Banu had the last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox, a deadly strain of the virus, in 1975. At left: Banu in her mother's arms as a small child. At right: Banu today, close to 50 years old, lives in a small village in Bangladesh with her husband, Rafiqul Islam, and their children. Michael Schwartz/CDC, Céline Gounder/KFF Health News hide caption

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Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on Monday. Natatlia Kolesnikova /Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn't going anywhere

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia, early Monday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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This close-up of the Verona astrolabe shows Arabic and Hebrew markings. Federica Gigante hide caption

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This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means

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Military personnel raise the Swedish flag during Sweden's NATO accession ceremony at NATO headquarters during a flag-raising ceremony outside NATO headquarters this week. Expanding the number of NATO members is one way the military alliance is trying to strengthen itself after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Omar Havana/Getty Images hide caption

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NATO Positions Itself For War

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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the media outside Dublin castle following the referendum on March 9, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption

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Is a United Ireland on the Horizon?

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A member of a local election commission prepares a polling station with a sign that reads "Election of the President of Russia March 15-17 2024" for early voting in the village of Sennaya Guba, Republic of Karelia, on March 10. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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