Joanna Kakissis
Stories
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Europe
What can President Biden do to help end the war in Ukraine as his term runs out?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington Thursday, seeking President Biden’s approval on a strategy to end the war with Russia on Ukraine’s terms.
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Europe
Top U.S. and U.K. diplomats are in Ukraine to meet with the new foreign minister
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his U.K. counterpart are in Kyiv after Russia received shipments of close-range ballistic missile systems from Iran.
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World
Ballistic missile strike kills dozens at Ukrainian military installation
Russian missile strikes on a city in central Ukraine today killed at least 51 people and wounded more than 200. Ukrainian authorities say it’s the deadliest attack of the year.
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World
Russia strikes a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine
A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 149, and destroying a large children’s hospital in Kyiv, the state emergency service said.
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World
How U.S. allies and partners see the November election
As a part of NPR's year-long series on global elections, we look at how U.S. allies and partners view the two presidential candidates ahead of next week's debate.
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World
World leaders met in Switzerland to discuss a roadmap to peace for Ukraine
Envoys and leaders of more than 90 nations participated, and most signed a statement saying Ukraine’s borders must be respected in any deal to end the war. Russia wasn't invited to the meeting.
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World
Switzerland is hosting a summit organized by Ukraine in the hope of peace talks
Dozens of leaders, including VP Kamala Harris, attend a Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland this weekend. Russia is not invited, but might this meeting still hold promise for the war's end?
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World
This Witch Hasn't Paid Taxes Since She Threatened To Hex The Collectors
Mihaela Minca has made a lot of money casting spells. And she hasn't paid taxes since the government backed down after she and fellow witches threatened to hex tax collectors.
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World
EU Member States Probe 2 High-Profile Murders Of Journalists
The rape and murder of a journalist in Bulgaria has prompted international concern about press freedom there, even though the motive for her killing is still unclear. The other murder was in Malta.
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World
German Police Arrest Suspect In Rape And Killing Of Bulgarian TV Journalist
Police in Germany have arrested a suspect in the killing of a Bulgarian journalist. The murder of the reporter, described as a fighter and truth-seeker, has shocked her hometown and unnerved the European Union.
