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Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press briefing at the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Read the transcript here.

Ancient footprints were found in New Mexico, and it’s the oldest sign of human life in the Americas. Read the transcript here.

Concern is growing of a possible catastrophic disaster as both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of planning attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Read the transcript here.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at Moscow’s Red Square Victory Day parade that the world was at a “turning point” and claimed a “war” had been unleashed against Russia. Read the transcript here.

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a 5,000-mile-long belt of seaweed weighing more than 11 million tons, is threatening to wreak havoc in the coastal waters and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. Read the transcript here.

Charles, Prince of Whales, spoke about climate action at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on November 1, 2021. Read the transcript of the speech here.

Sir David Attenborough spoke about climate action at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on November 1, 2021. Read the transcript of the speech here.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg gave a Ted Talk speech titled “School strike for climate – save the world by changing the rules” on December 12, 2018. Read the transcript of her speech here.

Kim Nam-joon, the leader of the K-pop band BTS, gave a speech at the United Nations on September 24, 2018. Read the transcript of the speech remarks here.