Europe

Finland clears the final hurdle and will join NATO over Russia's objection

5:10am March 31, 2023

Finland has been approved as a member of NATO after Turkey voted on its membership Thursday. Finland could become a member of the alliance in the coming days.

Turkish lawmakers vote in favor of Finland's bid to join NATO late Thursday at the parliament in Ankara.

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Turkey's parliament clears the way for Finland to join NATO

6:04pm March 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland's application. The action lifted the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

Doctors Without Borders in Ukraine reports on what Russia left in its wake

4:52pm March 30, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Christopher Stokes, who leads the Doctors Without Borders operation in Ukraine. A recent report by the organization says the medical situation in frontline areas is dire.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by Russian officers from the Lefortovsky court to a bus, in Moscow, Thursday. Russia's Federal Security Service said its agents detained Gershkovich in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, accusing him of trying to obtain classified information.

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The U.S. condemns Russia's arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter

4:45pm March 30, 2023

by NPR Staff

Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was on a reporting assignment in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained by agents from Russia's Federal Security Service.

Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23. Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.

All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

10:09am March 30, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.

Soldiers spend time swimming in the pool during the course.

A rehab center revives traumatized Ukrainian troops before their return to battle

5:01am March 30, 2023

Built largely with Western donations, the spa-like retreat provides soldiers with counseling, aromatherapy and more. But most soldiers are there for no more than a week.

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The 'Ukrainian Banksy' has remained in Kharkiv despite Russian attacks

5:14am March 29, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

Thousands of residents fled when Russia attacked Kharkiv, but a street artist called the Ukrainian Banksy remained and kept working. (Story aired on Weekend All Things Considered on 3/25/23.)

Protesters march with flares during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France, on Tuesday. France's government is unfurling massively ramped-up security measures for a fresh blast of marches and strikes against unpopular pension reforms.

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A new wave of pension protest breaks out in France as police brace for violence

9:47am March 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

Fears that violence could mar the demonstrations against President Macron's unpopular pension reforms has led to deployment of 13,000 officers, nearly half of them concentrated in the French capital.

How Scotland's incoming prime minister is making history

6:06am March 28, 2023

Humza Yousaf is the new leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party. As head of the governing party, he is set to become Scotland's first minister.

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Relief workers are trying to help people leave a ruined city in Ukraine

5:11am March 28, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

There are still some 10,000 civilians in the Ukrainian frontline city of Bakhmut. Many have left and some live in a shelter in a nearby town where they share stories of survival and loss.