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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives as he visited headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

Putin attempts to show he's not isolated with visits to Russian troops

1:23pm April 19, 2023

by Michel Martin

Russia's president Vladimir Putin hoped to send a positive image to counteract the images of Ukraine's present Volodymyr Zelenskyy by visiting Kherson and Luhansk.

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U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his arrest at the Moscow City Court on Tuesday.

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A Moscow court has rejected WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention appeal

4:08pm April 18, 2023

by Charles Maynes

The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he and The Wall Street Journal deny. They and the U.S. government insist Evan Gershkovich is "wrongfully detained."

King Charles chooses the food for his coronation lunch and it includes quiche

5:56am April 18, 2023

The quiche was chosen by the king and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in the hope it will be a centerpiece to many coronation street parties and community events on May 6, the Guardian reports.

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NPR's Frank Langfitt reflects on covering a tumultuous seven years in the U.K.

5:38pm April 17, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

The past seven years have been the most tumultuous in the United Kingdom since the end of World War II. After five prime ministers and two monarchs, Frank Langfitt reflects on his tenure in the U.K.

People save icons as they clear rubble after a Russian rocket ruined an Orthodox church in an Easter attack, in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, early hours Sunday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia's prisoners, Brazil's diplomacy, the fight for Bakhmut

2:07pm April 17, 2023

by NPR Staff

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

Beatriz Flamini leaves a cave in Los Gauchos, near the Spanish town of Motril on Friday.

A Spanish athlete spent 500 days alone in a cave — for science

11:15am April 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Beatriz Flamini was 48 when she entered the Granada cave in November 2021, and 50 when she emerged on Friday. Her experiment aims to shed light on the physical and mental effects of isolation.

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is escorted to a hearing in a court in Moscow, Feb. 8. He has been imprisoned in Moscow since April 2022 for speaking out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia sentences opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison

8:44am April 17, 2023

by NPR Staff

Kara-Murza's sentence is the harshest prison term delivered yet to a government opponent since the Kremlin launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022.

Irish man captures Guinness World Record for his massive 'Deadpool' collection

6:42am April 17, 2023

Gareth Peter Pahliney really likes Marvel's Deadpool. He has over 2,200 pieces of merch of the "Merc with a Mouth," and he says the collection is still growing.

USAID will invest millions to boost the oversight of Ukraine's management of aid

5:52am April 17, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine relies on billions of dollars in aid from the U.S. to keep services running during the war. The way Ukraine spends the money is strictly monitored. The U.S. wants to bolster that transparency.

How the war in Ukraine broke up a kindergarten class

5:38pm April 16, 2023

The war in Ukraine has forever changed the young students of one kindergarten classroom, who are now scattered all around the world.

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