A French politician posed for a Playboy magazine cover. Her colleagues are criticizing the decision amid political upheaval in the country.

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Marlène Schiappa arrives to the 48th Cesar Film Awards at L'Olympia on February 24, 2023 in Paris, France.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts Russia's chairmanship of the UN Security Council as 'absurd' and says it shows 'the complete bankruptcy of such institutions'

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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The Taliban has detained a British influencer who says he travels to 'dark' and 'extreme' places for fun

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Taliban fighters stand guard as female students arrive for entrance exams at Kabul University in Kabul on October 13, 2022.

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Russian troops are dying in Ukraine due to heavy alcohol consumption, poor weapons handling, and hypothermia, UK intel says

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Russia ordered troops to cross into rebel-held Ukrainian territory on Monday.

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Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich is the first time the country has accused an American journalist of spying since the Cold War. The Wall Street Journal calls the targeting of their reporter 'a vicious affront to a free press.'

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TOPSHOT - A picture taken on July 24, 2021 shows journalist Evan Gershkovich. - A US reporter for The Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, citing the FSB security services.

Russia is again the president of the UN Security Council. Last time Russia held the position it invaded Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin waves in a village outside of Pskov, Russia, on September 11, 2021.

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A video shows Ukrainian marines destroying a column of Russian tanks with US-made Javelin missiles

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A Russian armored vehicle on fire after being struck by a Javelin missile.

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How the US Army's Best Ranger competition uses days of grueling challenges to find the military's best 2-man team

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A US Army Ranger completes a rope crawl during the Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning in Georgia in April 2022.

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People on Chinese social media say Trump's indictment embarrassed the US and made China look so good, he should just join the Chinese Communist Party

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A Weibo montage of AI-generated images shows what life would be like if "comrade" Trump retires and "returns home" to China.

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The killing of Americans in a Mexican border city highlights a sinister trend that US policies are making worse

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Mexican soldiers on patrol before the transfer of the bodies of two Americans kidnapped in Matamoros on March 9.

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