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Many in France's Kurdish community don't think killings were a lone-wolf attack

6:26pm January 06, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Kurdish community in France is reeling from a triple killing, just as they prepare to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of another deadly shooting. Few believe it was a lone-wolf attack.

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Meet some of the European Elvis impersonators competing to be crowned "King"

5:39pm January 06, 2023

The world's top Elvis impersonators will compete to be crowned "King" this weekend in Birmingham, England, at the European Elvis Championships and Convention.

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Russian President Putin orders a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine

8:27am January 06, 2023

Putin instructed his defense minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to buy time to replenish its stocks along the front lines.

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NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2023.

Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

8:27am January 06, 2023

by H.J. Mai

In an exclusive interview at the White House, Jake Sullivan spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep. They discussed China-Taiwan tensions, the war in Ukraine, and his upcoming trip to Israel.

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Morning news brief

5:02am January 06, 2023

The House heads into a fourth day without a speaker. Russia's president orders a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. Injured Buffalo Bills player shows substantial improvement.

Former Pope Benedict XVI's funeral was held at the Vatican

7:06pm January 05, 2023

by Sylvia Poggioli

Former Pope Benedict XVI was buried at the Vatican Thursday after his funeral, bringing an end to an unprecedented decade in which a reigning pope lived side by side with his predecessor.

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Andryi Pleshan checks destruction around his shelter in the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine on Jan. 2.

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Putin orders a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine

3:31pm January 05, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to observe the cease-fire for 36 hours starting Jan. 6. A Ukrainian official dismissed the move as "a cynical trap."

Archbishop Georg Ganswein kneels by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is brought to St. Peter's Square for a funeral mass at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Religion

Thousands mourn Benedict XVI at funeral celebrated by pope

5:28am January 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square.

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Climate activists are turning up the heat in their protests against fossil fuels

6:40pm January 04, 2023

by Esme Nicholson

Climate protesters are becoming increasingly disruptive in Germany as the country turns to coal to replace Russian natural gas.

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You can recycle almost anything these days. In Belgium, you can recycle your hair

5:48am January 04, 2023

Hair has many impressive properties — it's strong, durable and good at absorbing pollutants. A Belgian nonprofit is taking hair from salons and recycling them into mats that act like giant sponges.