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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (left), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (second left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center), French President Emmanuel Macron (second right), and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meet at the Ukrainian preside

Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts European leaders, welcomes more U.S. weapons

1:16pm June 16, 2022

Ukraine says it urgently needs the heavy artillery to counter Russia on the battlefield. Also, President Zelenskyy is looking for additional support as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit.

A man walks past the closed Ikea shop at a Moscow shopping mall on April 11.

Ikea packs up Russian operations and plans sale of factories

12:29pm June 16, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

The Swedish furniture giant previously shut Russian stores and now says it cannot see a way to resume operations "any time soon" as the war in Ukraine continues.

Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Huntah the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

11:53am June 16, 2022

by Ari Daniel

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

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Ukrainian troops repair an army tank in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on June 7. Ukrainians have been urging the U.S. and its allies to supply them more weapons in their fight against Russia, and Gen. Mark Milley, President Biden's top military adviser,

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Ukraine finds itself outnumbered as Russia advances in the Donbas

8:14am June 16, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

U.S. Gen. Mark Milley says Ukraine faces a shortfall of weapons and troops while battling Russia's latest offensive.

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News brief: Jan. 6 panel hearing, Fighting in eastern Ukraine, Fed rate hike

6:17am June 16, 2022

The House Jan. 6 committee holds its third public hearing. Ukraine struggles to hold off Russian advances in the eastern Donbas region. The Federal Reserve announced a big jump in interest rates.

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As Russia pushes deeper into eastern Ukraine, some flee on medical evacuation train

5:10am June 16, 2022

President Biden has announced another $1 billion in weaponry for Ukraine, including anti-ship missile launchers, longer range artillery and rounds for mobile rocket launching platforms.

A truck arrives at Larne port in County Antrim, where a customs post has been established as part of the Northern Ireland Protocol, on November 29, 2021.

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A trade dispute between the U.K. and the EU erupts over post-Brexit deal

5:01am June 16, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The international trade dispute has drawn widespread condemnation and threatened to disrupt the relative peace in Northern Ireland since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Belfast.

What's motivating the foreigners who have gone to Ukraine to fight against Russia

5:04pm June 15, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The U.S. State Department says it is "aware of unconfirmed reports of two U.S. citizens captured in Ukraine." They are believed to among the thousands of foreigners who have gone to fight in Ukraine.

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Police inspect a crater caused by a Russian rocket attack in Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 15)

4:52pm June 15, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Momentum in the war has shifted and Ukraine says it needs more weapons

7:41am June 15, 2022

As NATO countries begin talks in Brussels, Ukraine is making its message clear: send more heavy weapons and fast. Ukraine's outgunned military is losing ground to Russia in the east of the country.

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