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1. Opinion: A well-deserved statue for a hero rat

   Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.

2. The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?

   It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.

3. Gut troubles? This gastroenterologist has tips to help you achieve 'poophoria'

   In her new book You've Been Pooping All Wrong, Dr. Trisha Pasricha shares habits and practices to make your relationship with your solid waste as smooth as possible

4. India cracks down on satirists for turning its prime minister into a punch line

   India's satirists are turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a punch line — and the government is hitting back.

5. After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next

   The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.

6. In Syria, instability allowed ISIS fighters to flee camps, but many of their families still detained

   NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.

7. Peru's election: A battle for the Presidency amid political chaos and crime

   With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?

8. How AI is getting better at finding security holes

   Anthropic announced this week that its new model found security flaws in "every major operating system and web browser." Even before the news, AI models had gotten dramatically better at finding bugs.

9. Pakistan hosts U.S.-Iran peace talks after weeks of frantic diplomacy

   Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, is set to host peace talks today with leaders from Iran and the US, including Vice President J.D. Vance.

10. WATCH: Artemis II astronauts splash down on Earth

    The four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission splashed down on Earth, after a successful visit to the moon.