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Renu Begum, eldest sister of Shamima Begum, holds her sister's photo as she is interviewed by the media at New Scotland Yard. The U.K. revoked Shamima Begum's British citizenship two years ago, citing security concerns. Laura Lean/WPA Pool via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Torture Victims See Syrian Intelligence Official Convicted For War Crimes

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Presiding judge Anne Kerber (left) stands before handing the verdict to Syrian defendant Eyad al-Gharib (right, face hidden under a folder) Wednesday in Koblenz. Gharib, 44, a former Syrian intelligence service agent, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity in the first court case over state-sponsored torture by the Syrian government. Thomas Lohnes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Top left: An officer asks people to observe lockdown rules in Brighton, England. Bottom left: A protester at a lockdown demonstration in Brussels, Belgium last month. Top right: Malaysian health officers screen passengers with a thermal scanner at Kuala Lumpur Airport in January 2020. Bottom right: Employees eat their lunch in Wuhan, China, in March 2020. Luke Dray/Getty Images; Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images; Mohd Rasfan/AFP; Getty Images hide caption

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People wait in front of the hospital of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Feb. 21 for a COVID-19 vaccination. NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption

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Pandemic Thwarts British Couple's Plan To Relive Paris Honeymoon

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Monday

Biden Faces Decision On Gas Pipeline From Russia That Could Alienate Germany

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Another British Centenarian Walks To Raise Money For Charity

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France's Baguette Is In Contention To Receive U.N. Recognition

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi meets over the weekend with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

French Education Minister's 'Islamo-Leftism' Probe Meets Academic Backlash

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