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Danish Minister of Education Magnus Heunicke

Danish high schoolers will have to verbally defend written assignments, in government move to combat AI cheating

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — High school students in Denmark will be required to verbally defend their written assignments as part of emergency government measures aimed at combating AI cheating. A verbal defense will be needed for all exams written at home, Denmark’s Ministry of Education announced in a statement Thursday, adding that it

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A Clouded Leopard armored vehicle is concealed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Taoyuan

Taiwan’s leader boards armored vehicle to escape mock ‘decapitation strike’

By Wayne Chang, Brad Lendon, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s president and top officials late Wednesday practiced how they would respond to an attempted “decapitation strike,” an operation to take out the island’s leadership, like the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year. An armored personnel carrier whisked President Lai Ching-te

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A satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a vital trade route linking the Red Sea

Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis

By Nic Robertson, Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is bracing for a “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias factions and Iran-backed Houthis, a Saudi official told CNN, as the broader Middle East conflict threatens to widen. The official cited “multiple intelligence reports” from Saudi Arabia, the US and regional countries indicating some Iraqi

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Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and former opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera attend the opening session of the national dialogue in Caracas

US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado

By Anabella González, Germán Padinger, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Venezuelan government met with opposition figures in Caracas on Thursday after days of delay, marking the start of US-backed talks aimed at steering the country toward a democratic transition. The United States looms large in the conversation, having brokered negotiations months after toppling Venezuelan

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US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado

By Anabella González, Germán Padinger, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The Venezuelan government met with opposition figures in Caracas on Thursday after days of delay, marking the start of US-backed talks aimed at steering the country toward a democratic transition. The United States looms large in the conversation, having brokered negotiations months after toppling Venezuelan

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Yoweri Museveni Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1944 Birth place: Ntungamo, Uganda Birth name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper Mother: Esteri Kokundeka Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (August 1973-present) Children: Muhoozi Kainerugaba and three

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International Space Station Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a station operated by a partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries. Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. Statistics The ISS includes three main modules connected by nodes: the US Laboratory Module Destiny, the European Research

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A worker packs avocados at a plant in Uruapan

US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state, potentially disrupting fruit’s export from top producing region

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US suspended government activities in Mexico’s Michoacan state on Wednesday due to an unspecified “threat against American interests,” in a move that could potentially delay avocado exports from the state to the US. The suspension will disrupt the work of US Department of Agriculture personnel that inspect avocado

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Police talk near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 5

Germany warns of ‘new threat’ after explosives-packed drone targets airport

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned that an explosives-laden drone discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport represents a “new threat scenario” for Germany, as counterterrorism investigators examine whether foreign actors could have been involved in the incident that briefly forced the suspension of flights overnight into Wednesday. Dobrindt described the

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