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Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, leader of center-right New Democracy party poses for the media with his daughter Dafni Mitsotakis, left, and son Konstantinos Mitsotakis at a polling station in Athens, Greece, on Sunday.

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The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greek elections

3:10pm June 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in the country's second election in five weeks, with partial results showing it gaining a comfortable parliamentary majority.

Wagner chief aborts march on Moscow

5:39pm June 24, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Wagner mercenaries have halted their march on Moscow and agreed to return to their bases in Ukraine, to avoid what the Wagner chief described as "inevitable bloodshed."

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Former U.S. ambassador to Russia says aborted Moscow march signals Putin's weakness

5:39pm June 24, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, to get his reading on Saturday's events in Moscow.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation on Saturday after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.

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The mutiny in Russia may be over. But it still damages Putin

5:11pm June 24, 2023

The rebellious leader of the Wagner mercenary group said he had ordered his troops back to base, but analysts say the serious challenge to the Russian president will diminish his authority.

Members of Wagner Group inspect a car in a street of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday.

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Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow

4:58pm June 24, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Yevgeny Prigozhin posted a message on social media claiming Wagner troops have agreed to stand down and return to bases. The Kremlin said the criminal case against Prigozhin will be dropped.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, seen on a laptop screen, makes a statement in Moscow on Saturday as Wagner Group forces stage a rebellion.

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Putin accuses Wagner Group of a treasonous 'military uprising' in Russia

2:29pm June 24, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russia's Defense Ministry says Wagner mercenaries are marching on Moscow. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has been formally charged with "inciting an armed revolt" by Russia's Federal Security Bureau.

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Ukrainians are responding to Russia's inner turmoil with the Wagner group

8:02am June 24, 2023

Reaction from Ukraine to tensions in Russia over the prominent head of a Russian mercenary group.

Apple vs. apples: The tech giant is fighting to trademark the fruit

5:13pm June 23, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Gabriela Galindo about the tech company Apple seeking to trademark the image of apples, the fruit, in Swiss court.

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Patrons at a club in Kharkiv hold sparklers in the darkened room in eastern Ukraine. Despite the ongoing war, people are still finding a way release tension in nightclubs in the the battered city.

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Up past curfew, the party lasts all night at a basement dance club in Ukraine

5:00am June 23, 2023

by Claire Harbage

Despite more than a year of war in Ukraine, regular missile strikes and power outages, the party goes all night long at a basement club in Kharkiv.

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Migrant boat disaster has Greece and European authorities facing criticism

4:40pm June 22, 2023

by Lydia Emmanouilidou

Last week a boat full of migrants seeking a better life in Europe sank in Greek waters. With hundreds missing and dozens confirmed dead, Greek and European authorities are facing criticism.