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Romanian authorities investigate accusation of human trafficking against Andrew Tate

5:07am January 04, 2023

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Ikran Dahir of Buzzfeed about self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, who is in custody in Romania, accused of human trafficking and organized crime.

Ukrainian civilian killed by Russia was a celebrated children's author

8:20am January 03, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

The killing of children's author Volodymyr Vakylenko has become a symbol of Russia's war on Ukrainian culture. His last work was a diary of life under Russian occupation.

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Moscow and Ukraine dispute the number of Russian soldiers killed in blast

7:17am January 03, 2023

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Ukraine carrying out a strike on Russian troops. Ukraine says the death toll is in the hundreds.

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Tens of thousands visit the Vatican to pay respects to former Pope Benedict XVI

4:39pm January 02, 2023

by Sylvia Poggioli

The body of the former Pope Benedict XVI, who died at the age of 95 on Saturday - lay in state on Monday for the first of three days before his funeral on Thursday.

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This activist fights for migrants' lives in murky international waters

4:26pm January 02, 2023

by Miguel Macias

Helena Maleno helps save the lives of people who try to cross the border into Europe from Africa. Her story highlights the fraught international relationships when it comes to migration.

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Russian air attacks continue to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure

4:26pm January 02, 2023

by Tim Mak

Russia and Ukraine are both claiming Russian casualties following a missile attack on the occupied Donetsk region. The attack came as Russian forces targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Croatia's Minister of Interior Davor Bozinovic, left, pushes a button to lift the barrier at the Bregana border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia, accompnanied by Slovenian counterpart Sanja Ajanovic Hovnik, early on Sunday.

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Croatia rings in the New Year as a fully integrated EU member

2:19am January 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

It marked a fresh start for the small Balkan nation of 4 million that captured international attention three decades ago as the site of a brutal war that left nearly a quarter of its economy in ruins.

People gather at the bottom of a hotel, which has been partially destroyed by a Russian strike in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Saturday.

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Russia launches a wave of missiles at Ukraine in a massive New Year's Eve air attack

1:50pm December 31, 2022

At least one person was killed and several injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a new wave of missiles against the capital and other cities across Ukraine.

Pope Benedict XVI greets a crowd in Venice's St. Mark's Square in 2011.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

1:44pm December 31, 2022

by Sylvia Poggioli

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century.

Sgt. Mykhailo (Misha) Varvarych, 28, and his fiance, Iryna (Ira) Botvynska, 19, take part in a therapeutic swimming activity at Moldova pool in Truskavets, Ukraine.

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He lost his legs fighting for Ukraine. But this story is about love through adversity

12:24pm December 31, 2022

by Carol Guzy

Sgt. Mykhailo Varvarych, a commander in Ukraine's 80th Airborne Assault Brigade, lost both legs while fighting in Luhansk. He and his fiancée Iryna Botvynska, maintain an unflinching romance.