Examining Russia's influence on the most recent coup in Burkina Faso
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rinaldo Depagne of the International Crisis Group about Russia's influence on the military coups in West Africa.
Europe
Russia says it retaliated against Ukraine in response to an attack on a key bridge
Russia has carried out a barrage of air-strikes across Ukraine in retaliation says Moscow for an attack on a key bridge over the weekend.
Deadly missile strikes hit Kyiv as explosions reported in other cities across Ukraine
The attacks came only hours after Russia blamed Ukraine for a weekend explosion that partially damaged a strategic bridge that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia.
Russian missiles hit multiple Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv
The attacks came days after an explosion partially damaged a bridge strategic to Moscow that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia. Russian President Putin called it an act of terrorism.
Examining the importance of the only bridge connecting Crimea to Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and NPR's Jason Beaubien about the implications of the explosion on the bridge.
News brief: explosions in Ukraine, midterm preview, protests continue in Iran
Russian missile hit cities across Ukraine — including Kyiv and Lviv. Big names drop in to key midterm states. And Iran tries to shut down protests, now in their fourth week.
Girls are now allowed to sing in a 1,000-year-old German boys choir
For the first time since its founding over 1,000 years ago, the Regensburg Cathedral choir and school has begun admitting girls. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 12, 2022.)
The latest in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A day after an explosion damaged a key bridge between Russia and Crimea, Russia has stepped up attacks on the Ukrainian town of Zaporizhzhia, where a nuclear plant is located.
Power is back at Europe's largest nuclear plant. IAEA warns the situation can't last
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine went offline over the weekend after Russian shelling damaged the last remaining outside power source.
An act of sabotage shut down parts of Germany's rail system for hours this weekend
Officials say a key train communications system was compromised, stranding passenger and cargo trains across the northwest of the country on Saturday.