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A crisis is shaking Brazil's Supreme Court. Here's what to know

Brazil's Supreme Court is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis. Sessions are being canceled. Justices are overruling one another's decisions. And suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members ahead of the country's presidential election in October.

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NATO jets down drone over Lithuania after alliance warns strikes will drive support for Ukraine

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, less than a day after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase its support for Kyiv.

They are paid to bring rain. When it fails -- or leads to floods -- violence can follow

The farmers who paid David Nabutsilili money to summon rain were angry when they received so much of it that their vegetable gardens were left flooded. They chased him up and down the hills, stopping when he fell upon a rock and broke a femur. That was his punishment.

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As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the U.S.

As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models even as they express their own concerns.

Houthi official says Saudi airstrikes leave 3 dead, and other Mideast developments

A Houthi spokesperson says Saudi airstrikes have left three people dead in the Yemen's southwest