World News: 31 May 2023

Ukraine mothers go behind enemy lines to save stolen children
For Ukraine, the story of Kupyansk Special School is part of a growing body of evidence against Vladimir Putin as a suspected war criminal.
Russia insists that its motives are purely humanitarian, evacuating children to protect them from danger. Senior officials scorn the ICC indictment, even threatening retaliatory arrests against its representatives.

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A top soldier's defamation case rocks Australia
Ben Roberts-Smith had brought the case, suing three Australian newspapers over a series of articles in 2018 which he says defamed him. He argues they ruined his life by painting him as a callous man who had broken the moral and legal rules of war, disgracing his country in the process.
It is the first time in history any court has been tasked with assessing allegations of war crimes by Australian forces.

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Woman who accused Biden of sexual assault seeks Russian citizenship
Tara Reade, who claims that Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 has sought Russian citizenship after defecting to the country. Ex-Senate staffer Tara Reade had made the accusations in 2020 when Biden was seeking a Democratic nomination for the president's post.

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Air New Zealand weighing passengers before flying
It's normal to weigh passengers' bags when checking in for an international flight — but in Auckland, it's the passengers who are now getting onto scales before flying abroad on Air New Zealand.
The goal isn't to single out passengers who might contribute to a plane being overloaded or out of balance — instead, the airline says, the process is part of a survey to gather real-world information.

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New Yorkers seek perfect photo of Manhattanhenge
This phenomenon has been dubbed Manhattanhenge by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, referencing the alignment of the sun with the U.K.'s Stonehenge Heel Stone on the summer solstice. Unlike Stonehenge, however, Manhattanhenge was a serendipitous accident of city design.

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North Korea says spy satellite launch crashed into sea
North Korea’s attempt to launch its first military spy satellite has ended in failure after the rocket “crashed into the sea” and Seoul recovered some of the debris, state media said.
The launch, on the first day of a 12-day window it had announced to put the satellite into orbit, took place early on Wednesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced.

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