I took a cruise around the Mediterranean. Here are 5 things that surprised me — from the coffee to the navigation.

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The AIDAblu cruise ship.
The AIDAblu cruise ship.

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How Indonesia is using diplomacy to call for the end of Russia's war in Ukraine

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Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda

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Ren Xiaorong debuted on Weibo on Sunday and so far only works with preset questions and responses.
Ren Xiaorong debuted on Weibo on Sunday and so far only works with preset questions and responses.

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The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world

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A hippo swimming close to the Magdalena River in Doradal, Colombia.
Hippos are considered one of the deadliest land animals on the planet.

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Artist's discovery of an 'execution wall' sheds light on the brutal history of Nazi concentration camps on British soil

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Lager Sylt 2023 German gunpowder ink on paper.
Lager Sylt 2023 German gunpowder ink on paper.

Piers Secunda

DeSantis flip-flopped on aid to Ukraine after previously offering full-throated support for arming Kyiv

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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis.

Executive Office of the Governor, State of Florida

Japan is ditching its attack helicopters in another sign that one of the most important modern military weapons is losing its luster

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A Japanese AH-64D Apache helicopter firing a Hellfire missile
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D fires a Hellfire missile during an exercise in Washington state in December 2021.

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After Ron Desantis got testy over a reporter’s question about Ukraine, he told Tucker Carlson the war should not be a US priority, moving closer to Trump’s position

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Ron DeSantis.
Ron DeSantis.

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All 500 original members of a Ukrainian battalion were killed or wounded in fighting with Russia, commander says

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soldiers carrying caskets draped in Ukrainian blue and yellow flags
Soldiers hold Ukrainian flags over the coffins with Ukrainian servicemen Oleh Khomiuk and his son, Mykyta Khomiuk, who were killed in Bakhmut, during their funeral service at Independence Square on March 10, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Ukrainian pilots are calling the US Air Force for tips on using US-made missiles and bombs

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Air National Guard Ukraine Su-27
A US Air National Guard pilot in the back seat of a Ukrainian Su-27 during exercise Safe Skies in July 2011.

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