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Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska heads the country's mental health campaign, called "How Are You?" She says the country is still overcoming the legacy of the Soviet era, when the government sometimes said dissidents had "psychiatric problems" and locked them in mental institutions. She's shown here meeting with students in Paris last December.

With a simple question, Ukrainians probe mental health at a time of war

5:13pm August 17, 2023

by Greg Myre

Ukraine calculates the agony of war in many ways. Lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. There's also trauma that's harder to measure — the collective mental health crisis.

After Dutch government's collapse, voters will choose a new parliament

5:08am August 17, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Dutch voters will head to the polls this fall as Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest-serving prime minister, prepares to leave politics following the collapse of his coalition government.

Russia is trying to recover from currency dip by hiking interest rates

5:08am August 17, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russia has increased interest rates to try to stabilize the country's currency. But that doesn't mean it's running out of money to pay for the war in Ukraine. (Story aired on ATC on Aug. 16, 2023.)

As the war in Ukraine continues, China's defense minister visits Russia, Belarus

10:16am August 15, 2023

by Charles Maynes

China Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus this week.

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Remembering the Ukrainian musical duo the Similar Girls, killed by a Russian missile

8:29pm August 14, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

A Russian missile has killed a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.

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A woman at the scene of a building damaged after Russian missile strikes in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Aug. 9.

Latest on Ukraine: Ukraine makes some gains; China's defense minister visits Russia

8:22pm August 14, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Music & Culture

Young musical duo in Ukraine knew the risks of missiles but performed anyway

8:04am August 14, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

A Russian missile silences a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.

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When temperatures climb, an ice-cold Sicilian classic comes to the rescue in Italy

8:31am August 13, 2023

by Adam Raney

A small beach community in southern Sicily is dealing with the scorching heat this summer as Sicilians have for generations: they start their day with a sweet, refreshing, ice-cold dish.

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Russia launches its first lunar probe in nearly 50 years

5:43pm August 12, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russia has launched a lunar probe for the first time in nearly 50 years, with the goal of making the first uncrewed landing at the moon's south pole.

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Encore: Pub-goers are skeptical of U.K. government decision to cut the tax on pints

5:43pm August 12, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

With high inflation, it feels like everything in the U.K. is more expensive — except beer. The government has begun taxing alcohol by strength rather than volume. So ale and prosecco are cheaper.