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WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of agonizing, the U.S has agreed to send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a spring offensive to retake territory Russia captured last year, U.S. officials said Thursday, confirming that the new weapons will have roughly double the range of any other offensive weapon provided by America.

U.S. To Send Ukraine Longer-Range Bombs in Latest Turnaround

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian director who was arrested last summer, weeks before his latest film was released to widespread acclaim, has gone on hunger strike to protest his continued detention amid more than four months of anti-government protests.

Iranian Film Director Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison

This 8-year-old boy was sneak attacked by a small reef shark while fishing for trout with his dad off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

WATCH: Boy Gets Bitten By Shark While Fishing in Australia

8 hunters competed in a “stag calling” competition in Germany.

WATCH: Hunters Participate in “Stag Calling” Competition

London (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters he must win over to avert electoral defeat.

Sunak Marks 100 Days As UK Prime Minister As Problems Mount

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines announced an expansion of America’s military presence in the Southeast Asian country on Thursday, with U.S. forces granted access to four more military camps, effectively giving Washington new ground to ramp up deterrence against China.

U.S. To Widen Military Presence in Philippines Amid China Fear

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes.

Australia Is Removing British Monarchy From Its Bank Notes

Mysterious patterns have appeared on the bed of a dried-up lake in Yueyang, China.

WATCH: Dry Lakebed in China Reveals Mysterious Patterns 🤔

A radioactive capsule that was missing for several days in Western Australia has been safely located on the side of the highway.

WATCH: Missing Radioactive Capsule Found on Remote Road in Australia

NEW YORK (AP) — For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead in the search for eternal life.

How To Make a Mummy: Ancient Egyptian Workshop Has New Clues

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence” against them, celebrating a Mass for 1 million people and then hearing first hand of the atrocities some of them have endured: a teen-age girl “raped like an animal” for months; a young man who watched as his father was decapitated; a former sex slave who was forced into cannibalism.

Pope Consoles Congolese Victims: “Your Pain Is My Pain”

BANGKOK (AP) — The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say.

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U.S. To Send Ukraine Longer-Range Bombs in Latest Turnaround

The U.S. will provide ground-launched small diameter bombs as part of a $2.17 billion aid package it is expected to announce Friday, several U.S. officials said.

Iranian Film Director Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison

Jafar Panahi issued a statement saying he would refuse food or medicine starting Wednesday “in protest against the extra-legal and inhumane behavior of the judicial and security apparatus.”

WATCH: Boy Gets Bitten By Shark While Fishing in Australia

This 8-year-old boy was sneak attacked by a small reef shark while fishing for trout with his dad off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

WATCH: Hunters Participate in “Stag Calling” Competition

8 hunters competed in a “stag calling” competition in Germany.

Sunak Marks 100 Days As UK Prime Minister As Problems Mount

It’s a daunting situation for Sunak, who on Thursday marks 100 days in office, more than twice the number of his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss.

U.S. To Widen Military Presence in Philippines Amid China Fear

The allies also said that “substantial” progress has been made in projects at five Philippine military bases, where U.S. military personnel were earlier granted access by Filipino officials.

Australia Is Removing British Monarchy From Its Bank Notes

The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.

WATCH: Dry Lakebed in China Reveals Mysterious Patterns 🤔

Mysterious patterns have appeared on the bed of a dried-up lake in Yueyang, China.

WATCH: Missing Radioactive Capsule Found on Remote Road in Australia

A radioactive capsule that was missing for several days in Western Australia has been safely located on the side of the highway.

How To Make a Mummy: Ancient Egyptian Workshop Has New Clues

Researchers have used chemistry and an unusual collection of jars to figure out Egyptians mummified the dead.

Pope Consoles Congolese Victims: “Your Pain Is My Pain”

Francis sat in silence as victim after victim came forward to tell their stories.

Myanmar Resistance Steadfast Against Army Rule 2 Years Later

On Wednesday, legions of opponents of military rule heeded a call by protest organizers to stay home in what they termed a “silent strike” to show their strength and solidarity.