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Russia is touting a rare military victory, but Ukraine disputes that claim

1:37pm January 13, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

Control of Soledar could allow Russia to cut off Ukrainian supply lines to nearby Bakhmut, another fiercely contested city seen as central to Russia's struggling efforts to control eastern Ukraine.

Armored vehicle pledge to Ukraine marks a change in the war with Russia

8:12am January 13, 2023

The U.S., France and Germany have recently announced plans to send armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The Western-designed weapons are an upgrade, but they're not the tanks that Ukraine wants.

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Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in combined arms tactics in Germany

5:14am January 13, 2023

The U.S. and allies are scaling up training of Ukrainian troops in Germany. NPR's Dwane Brown talks to Dr. Raphael Cohen of the RAND Corporation about what this means for the war against Russia.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - pictured here at a reception of the American Academy in Berlin - has called for "urgency" in sending weapons and financial aid to Ukraine.

Condoleezza Rice calls for 'urgency' in sending weapons and money to Ukraine

4:44pm January 12, 2023

by Mallory Yu

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thinks the way forward for the war in Ukraine is: more. More weapons and more money to Ukraine's forces trying to kick Russia out of their country.

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The debate over sending tanks to Ukraine

3:57pm January 12, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

NATO countries have sent sophisticated, Western-made weapons to Ukraine. As the war with Russia approaches the one-year mark, some are pushing to send advanced, main battle tanks.

Russia makes a tactical advance in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine

10:35am January 11, 2023

Intense fighting continues in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Russia and a Kremlin-aligned mercenary force have made small advances in nearby villages in recent days.

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A soldier patrols at the Gare du Nord train station on Wednesday after an attacker stabbed 6 people before being shot by police.

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A man stabs 6 people at a central Paris train station before police shoot him

9:11am January 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The unnamed assailant is seriously injured after being shot in the chest. He used "a bladed weapon" during the attack at the French capital's busy Gare du Nord train station Wednesday morning.

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Morning news brief

6:50am January 11, 2023

Analyzing the media coverage of allegations that President Biden mishandled classified documents. California prepares for more storms. And, Russian mercenaries declare a rare victory in Ukraine.

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Andrew Tate (center) and his brother Tristan leave after appearing at the Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday.

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A Romanian court upholds Andrew Tate's arrest on human-trafficking charges

4:11pm January 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

A court in Bucharest upheld the 30-day arrest of self-described misogynist Andrew Tate on charges of organized crime, human trafficking and rape, an official said late Tuesday.

A gravedigger prepares to bury the coffin of a baby who died of COVID-19, at a cemetery in Bandung, Indonesia. Rates of childhood mortality are notably high in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, but it is a worldwide concern.

A child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021. That number could get worse

2:46pm January 10, 2023

by Susan Brink

A new U.N. report shows that child mortality rates are declining, but the yearly improvements have slowed. And the drop-off in childhood vaccinations during the pandemic causes concern for the future.