Transportation officials in Spain resign over botched new train order
The officers were buying new trains for old tracks. Despite warnings they chose the wrong size, — they ordered rail cars too big to pass through some tunnels.
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Russia will stop its participation in a nuclear arms control treaty. U.S. jury convicts Mexico's ex-public security head of taking cartel bribes. Poll shows President Biden's approval rating is up.
The man behind the Wagner Group mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Yevgeny Prigozhin is the man behind a mercenary force fighting for Russia in Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maynes offers a portrait from Prigozhin's home town Saint Petersburg.
Why one U.K. company is continuing with four-day work weeks after six-month trial
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Simon Ursell, managing director of Tyler Grange, about the company's 4-day workweek experiment and the decision to continue with a shortened week for its employees.
Metal detectorist discovers 'Exquisite' Tudor necklace linked to King Henry VIII
In 2019, a metal detectorist from Birmingham, England, found buried treasure: a 500-year-old gold necklace inscribed with the initials of King Henry-the-Eighth and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.
Biden marks anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a speech in Warsaw
Biden spoke near this same site 11 months ago at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As the war drags on, he's back -to boost the morale of NATO and make a plea for the fight to continue.
Putin says Russia will stop participating in its last nuclear treaty with the U.S.
President Vladimir Putin delivered his remarks to a joint session of Russia's parliament. The annual address was canceled last year when the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine began to falter.
Putin addresses his nation as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears the 1-year mark
Russian President Putin addresses his nation three days before the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the day after President Biden's unannounced visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
Dissidence is dangerous in Russia. Can we measure true reaction to Putin's speech?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko about how Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech will be received by Russian citizens.
Russia is launching a mission to give stranded space station crew members a ride home
The Russian spacecraft that brought the three crew members to the ISS in the fall later experienced a leak in its radiator cooling loop. A replacement ship is set to be launched on Friday.