A video of a whale appearing to ask for humans to remove parasites went viral. An expert says tourists are hurting the creatures, not helping.

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Tourists are able to caress whales, but pulling parasites out is not a good idea

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Mine-clearing equipment given to Ukraine by the West is ineffective, noisy, and easy to strike, commander says

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A Ukrainian deminer carries unexploded material during demining works at an airport in the town of Hostomel, northwestern of Kyiv, on May 5, 2022.

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LA officials are investigating NBC Universal for trimming trees that provided shade to striking writers and actors

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A composite image showing, on the left, striking actor Tim Jo holding a sign on a sunny day outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2023, and right, trimmed ficus trees under bright sunshine outside NBC Universal site in Los Angeles, July 18 2023.
Right: Actor Tim Jo picketing Paramount Studios, LA.

Tour operators in Crimea are begging holidaymakers to stay after a bridge attack left a Russian couple dead

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People relax on a beach of the Black Sea in the resort town of Alushta on the Crimean peninsula on June 18, 2023.

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The US soldier who crossed into North Korea had been 'breaking down' over the death of his 7-year-old cousin, his uncle said

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korea DMZ Soldiers of South Korea and the U.S. stand guard during a commemorative ceremony for the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas.
South Korean and US soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, in July 2017.

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Putin wanted his own version of NATO. Instead he has a failing alliance that has only made him look weaker since the invasion of Ukraine.

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Kazakhstan’s president, Kyrgyzstan’s president, Armenia’s prime minister, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yerevan, Armenia, November 2022.

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Russia is withholding meds, including insulin, from Ukrainians in occupied territories if they refuse to get a Russian passport

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Five men in coats and hats stand in line by a humanitarian aid distribution center in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhzia, on April 28, 2023.
Men wait in line to receive bread at a humanitarian aid distribution spot in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

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A US tourist crossed the border into North Korea, UN says. South Korean media reports he's a US soldier.

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A general view shows the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.
The truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas,

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Ancient Israeli artifacts intended for an exhibition in Washington in 2019 are stuck at Mar-a-Lago, with Israel struggling to get them back

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Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, August 16, 2022.

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The UK is taking apart Russian armored vehicles captured in Ukraine to learn how to defend against future attacks

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Recruits drive an armored vehicle during a military training at a firing range in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia.

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