Europe

U.K. prime minister fires finance chief amid economic turmoil

10:44am October 14, 2022

The U.K. finance minister has been fired by Prime Minister Liz Truss, following financial and political turmoil over the announcement of new economic policies and massive tax cuts.

Queue Listen Now

Andriy and Iryna Grycenko (center) mourn the death of their 11-year-old daughter, Anastasiya, at her funeral in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 20. Anastasiya was killed on Sept. 17 when a Russian S-300 missile obliterated her home in Chuhuiv. At right is Iryna's sister, Anastasiya's aunt, Rimma Leiba.

World News

Ukrainians grieve for an 11-year-old girl killed by a Russian missile

8:28am October 14, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

A neighbor recalls the girl saying in her final moments, "Why did this happen to me? I didn't do anything bad to them."

Queue Listen Now

The British military is giving Ukrainian civilians a crash course in soldiering

7:29am October 14, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

The United Kingdom has provided more military instruction than nearly any other country — putting nearly 6,000 Ukrainian civilians through basic training in recent months.

Queue Listen Now

Politics & Government

Morning news brief: Jan. 6 probe, Ukraine's civilian soldiers, Mexico's data leak

6:55am October 14, 2022

The Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Donald Trump. The U.K. is training Ukrainian civilians to fight against Russia. Mexico is dealing with a massive data leak that uncovered some closely-kept secrets.

Queue Listen Now

Robot makes history by testifying before the upper chamber of U.K.'s Parliament

5:54am October 14, 2022

The humanoid robot named Ai-Da spoke about the future of artificial intelligence in creative industries. Ai-Da predicted the role of technology in art will keep growing. Then it needed to be reset.

Queue Listen Now

A screenshot of the GreenTeam's electric car on the track where it broke the record for fastest acceleration of an electric vehicle.

German students break the world record for fastest accelerating electric car — again

5:01am October 14, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

The electric racing car, built by 20 University of Stuttgart students known as the GreenTeam, can go from 0 to about 62 miles per hour in just 1.461 seconds.

World News

U.N. General Assembly votes to condemn Russia's annexations in Ukraine

4:59pm October 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield following a vote by the U.N. General Assembly to condemn Russia's annexations in Ukraine.

Queue Listen Now

Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia after an explosion on Saturday.

World News

After the Crimean bridge attack, there are plenty of theories but few real answers

3:27pm October 13, 2022

by Julian Hayda

Theories abound about who is responsible for the attack and how they did it. On Wednesday, Russia arrested eight men alleged to have set off a truck bomb. Ukraine says Russia planned the attack.

U.N. Ambassador from Ukraine Sergiy Kyslytsya uses binoculars in the U.N. General Assembly before a vote condemning Russia's move to illegally annex parts of Ukraine.

World News

Only 4 countries side with Russia as U.N. rejects annexations in Ukraine

9:49am October 13, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"The world had its say," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling Russia's push for annexation "worthless."

The U.N. votes to condemn Russia's attempts to annex parts of Ukraine

8:27am October 13, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

Russia looks increasingly isolated on the world stage. The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory and called on it to reverse the move.

Queue Listen Now