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Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced his resignation on Wednesday as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s cabinet reshuffle, stepping down after overseeing a rapid expansion of drone warfare capabilities and military reforms during Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a new strikes on military targets. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut until the US ended its “acts of aggression”. It also threatened to close off other regional oil and gas export…

Hispanolistic/Getty Images For 15-year-old Charles Ansevin, in Gates Mills, Ohio, ChatGPT is like a friend. “We’ve been able to have very meaningful, you know, intelligent discussions.” But Dorian Prado, 16, of Forth Worth, Texas, says he’s “very against AI.” “It makes it to where thinking is optional, and that should never be the case,” says…

Lindsey Graham, who has died aged 71, was a political survivor. His career as a Republican senator served as a telling barometer for the dramatically changing climate in his political party – and America – in the Donald Trump era. While there were certain issues central to Graham’s political identity – including a hawkish foreign…

Pythons have several unusual traits that scientists are studying for potential clues for treating human disease. Ari Daniel for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ari Daniel for NPR For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR’s Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she…