Europe

The Loch Ness Center in Scotland plans a new search for its elusive monster

5:50am August 07, 2023

Volunteers will keep their eyes on the surface, drones with infra-red cameras will search for the monster's heat signature and sound technicians will monitor sensitive underwater audio.

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Nations meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss how the war in Ukraine might end

5:44am August 07, 2023

Saudi Arabia hosted talks with dozens of nations over the weekend as Ukrainian leaders push for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends an event for marking Statehood Day in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, Friday, July 28, 2023.

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Zelenskyy says bomb hit blood transfusion center, while shelling kills 3 overnight

7:03am August 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

Three people have died during a night of air strikes and intense shelling across Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as Kyiv's military exchanged fire with Russian occupation forces.

Dead trees in the forests of the Harz Region.

Climate change threatens Germany's fairy tale forests

8:01am August 05, 2023

by Esme Nicholson

Germany's dense green spruce forests are being decimated by parasites and climate change. It's unclear if planting different kinds of trees would help stop the decline.

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London subway passengers were surprised when they stopped at an abandoned station

5:25am August 04, 2023

The London Underground's Jubilee line hasn't used the Charing Cross station in nearly 25 years. A spokesman for Transport for London said the incident was the result of a "miscommunication."

Morning news brief

5:25am August 04, 2023

Ex-President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to four felony counts. The Labor Department will release its monthly jobs report. New charges are expected against an imprisoned Russian opposition leader.

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New charges are expected against an imprisoned Russian opposition leader

5:01am August 04, 2023

A verdict is expected involving new charges against imprisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Navalny isn't hopeful and says he expects his sentence to be extended by nearly two decades

UN Security Council talks global food supply as Russia attacks Ukraine agriculture

6:35pm August 03, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken used a meeting at the security council to call out Russia's attacks on Ukraine's agriculture sector, warning that the rest of the world is paying the price.

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Paris honors the handwritten word by setting up 1,700 desks for a public dictée

6:34pm August 03, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

In France, the time-honored tradition of the dictee — or dictation — is alive and well. Recently, 1,700 desks were set up on the Champs Elysees in Paris for the world's largest dictee session.

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Women's World Cup update: Morocco in, Germany out

5:16pm August 03, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Alicia DelGallo, a senior editor at USA Today Sports, about the surprise elimination of Germany from the Women's World Cup as Morocco's dream run continues.