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Enlarge this image A student from an art high school in Grosseto is about to throw into the water a work created to offer octopuses a home as an alternative to illegal fishing traps. Valerio Muscella for NPR hide caption toggle caption Valerio Muscella for NPR A student from an art high school in Grosseto

Returnees cross the border from Iran on July 3 in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. More than 1.3 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan this year from Iran, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, after the Iranian government ordered undocumented Afghans to leave the country. Elise Blanchard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elise Blanchard/Getty

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing St. in London on Tuesday, the day the Cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza. Toby Melville/Pool Reuters/AP hide caption toggle caption Toby Melville/Pool Reuters/AP The United Kingdom will recognize a Palestinian state by September unless Israel commits to peace in

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A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Monday. Ali Jadallah/Andalou/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Jadallah/Andalou/Getty Images A United Nations-affiliated organization that tracks food security worldwide has issued a dire alert confirming that a "worst-case" famine scenario is unfolding