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    People who consider their detained family members to be political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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    Venezuela approves amnesty that could release hundreds detained for political reasons8m ago
    In this image released by Thailand’s Metropolitan Police Bureau, Thai police disguised as lion dance performers catch a burglary suspect at a temple fair in Nonthaburi province, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (The Metropolitan Police Bureau via AP)
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    Thai police go undercover as lion dancers to nab a serial burglar11m ago
    Protesters rally during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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    Milei's overhaul of Argentina labor law advances in Congress as unions strike in protest36m ago
    FILE - Eric Dane arrives at a promotional event for the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles, April 20, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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    This photo provided on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ruling Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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    FILE - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool, File)
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    Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law in 20241h ago
    Primary candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during a campaign event in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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    This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)
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    Drugs seized by El Salvador's Navy are displayed during a press conference in Puerto la Union, El Salvador, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
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    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seventh left, poses for photographs with chief executive officers of various AI groups during the AI Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP)
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    Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., vice chair of the National Governors Association, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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    Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United States displays her medal after competing in the women's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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    FILE - The Metropolitan Opera house at Lincoln Center appears on Aug. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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    Rory McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, hits from the ninth tee during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman )
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    Police officers guard the entrance to the Sandringham Royal Estate in Sandringham, England, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by British police on suspicion of misconduct in public office. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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