Europe

Baby Lasagna of Croatia performs the song Rim Tim Tagi Dim during the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Tuesday.

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests

5:36am May 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Performers representing countries across Europe and beyond took the stage in the first of two Eurovision semifinals in the Swedish city of Malmo, against a backdrop of both parties and protests.

European nations bordering Russia worry they could be targeted after Ukraine

5:18am May 08, 2024

by Philip Reeves

Haunted by the Soviet past, Estonia prepares for the possibility of a Russian invasion.

European court upholds Italy's right to seize Greek statue from U.S. museum

5:18am May 08, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to South Texas College of Law-Houston professor Derek Fincham about an ancient Greek bronze statue the J. Paul Getty Museum in California has been ordered to return to Italy.

A new plot to assassinate Ukraine's president has come to light

5:35pm May 07, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine's security services says it has exposed a network of agents working for Russia who were plotting to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials.

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The annual Eurovision song contest is underway in Sweden

4:33pm May 07, 2024

by Willem Marx

Thirty-seven nations Compete in Europe's Song Contest: Kitsch, Peace, Politics. The countries hope their entry will be named best song of 2024, though some of the greatest drama happens offstage.

Griner competes for Team USA on Aug. 8, 2021, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Griner won gold medals in both Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro.

Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

2:29pm May 07, 2024

by Terry Gross

The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing."

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Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a 5th term

5:04am May 07, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will be inaugurated to another six-year term. Most European Union countries are boycotting the ceremony.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:04am May 07, 2024

Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a fifth term. The House could vote soon to oust Speaker Johnson.

U.K.'s Liberal Democrats try to force early election with no confidence motion

5:40pm May 06, 2024

by Fatima Al-Kassab

In the U.K., there are growing calls for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a national election this summer, after his party suffered heavy losses in last week's local elections.

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Protests in Georgia over country's 'foreign influence' bill

11:53am May 06, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Tens of thousands of people in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have been protesting a Russia-style draft bill they say will hurt free speech and democracy.

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