Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:

North Korea’s Glossy New Surface: Apps, Beaches and a Fake Starbucks

The New York Times obtained footage from recent visitors to North Korea, providing a rare glimpse into how Kim Jong-un's modernization plans are nurturing a new culture of consumerism in one of the world’s most isolated countries.

20 Killed, Including 5 Journalists, in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital

Twenty people were reported killed in Gaza on Monday, among them medical workers and journalists, when two Israeli strikes hit a hospital in what Israel’s prime minister later described as a “tragic mishap.”

Expecting on the Front Lines: Motherhood in Ukraine’s Military

While many militaries remove pregnant soldiers from combat zones, Ukrainian women usually serve until their seventh month. Doctors and soldiers say the military is ill-equipped to support them, but pregnant soldiers say they are fighting for the future of their country and for their children.

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