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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry goes for a stroll along the shore of Lake Geneva on Sunday prior to renewed nuclear negotiations in Geneva with his Iranian counterpart.

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Iran Nuclear Talks Report Progress, While Critics Ratchet Up The Rhetoric

1:23pm February 23, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

U.S. and Iranian delegates are trying to settle on the framework for an accord on the future of Iran's nuclear program. Not everyone is impressed with this nuclear diplomacy.

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France Seizes Passports Of 6 Allegedly Planning To Join Islamists In Syria

1:03pm February 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

It's the first time the French government has used a measure that was approved in November to limit the number of French citizens joining Islamist groups in the Middle East.

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Ukraine Separatists Claim Victory In Defiant Election

11:49am February 23, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Separatists in eastern Ukraine held their own elections on Sunday. The government in Kiev calls it "an illegal farce," saying pro-Moscow militants control the process.

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Ukrainian troops ride on self-propelled artillery near Artemivsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday. A Ukrainian military spokesman says that separatist attacks are delaying Ukrainian forces' pullback of heavy weapons from the front line.

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Ukraine Says It Can't Withdraw Weapons, Citing Attacks During Truce

7:04am February 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Noting deadly attacks by Russian-backed separatists who have renewed a push near the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine says it can't withdraw heavy weapons from the front lines.

A man holds a Ukrainian flag as he cover the body of a victim of an explosion in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.

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Bomb Blast Kills 2 At Pro-Kiev Rally In Eastern Ukraine

4:02pm February 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The explosion, at the demonstration marking the one-year anniversary of the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych, occurred in the eastern city of Kharkiv.

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Britain's Cameron Calls On Schools To Help Stop Extremist Recruitment

5:46pm February 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The prime minister's remarks follow the disappearance this week of three British girls who are believed to have flown to Turkey with the intent of joining the self-declared Islamic State.

Pussy Riot Releases Its First Song In English

9:20am February 21, 2015

The Russian band Pussy Riot is well known for protesting the Russian government. Now the group has released its first song in English. NPR's Scott Simon talks to band member Nadya Tolokonnikova.

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Eurozone Ministers To Give Greece Four-Month Credit Extension

10:43pm February 20, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Eurozone finance ministers agreed to give Greece a four-month extension of credit today as long as the Greek government sticks to reforms and keeps its finances in check.

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State Department Spokeswoman's Promotion Means End To 'Psaking' In Russia

10:43pm February 20, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has just been promoted to White House Communications Director, a job with a lower public profile. It's going to be a loss for the Kremlin's idea of TV comedy.

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Ukraine: Moscow Was Behind 2014 Deaths Of Protesters In Kiev

8:00pm February 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

President Viktor Poroshenko, speaking on the one-year anniversary of a bloody day of protests leading up to his predecessor's ouster, accuses the Kremlin of organizing snipers who killed dozens.