Europe

Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France.

World News

How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

5:12pm May 29, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

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Fans climb on the fence in front of the Stade de France prior to the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Champions League final marred by delays and use of tear gas on fans

5:21am May 29, 2022

The soccer Champions League final in Paris was marred as Liverpool fans were sprayed with tear gas as they tried to enter the stadium, delaying the start of the match by 35 minutes.

The mental health challenges Ukrainians are facing

5:19pm May 28, 2022

Paul Niland, founder of Lifeline Ukraine, gives an update on what he is hearing from Ukrainians, three months into the war.

A building hit by shelling is pictured in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 18.

Ukrainians say they're badly outgunned by Russia in the battle for the Donbas

4:44pm May 28, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

While many Ukrainians are still basking in the successful defense of Kyiv, the battle in the Donbas is a punishing grind that poses different challenges.

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In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the Barents Sea.

World News

Russia says it has test-fired another hypersonic missile

2:52pm May 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military's long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.

Firemen extinguish a fire at a gypsum manufacturing plant after shelling in the city of Bakhmut, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on Friday. Russia pressed on with a deadly offensive to capture key points in the Donbas this week.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 27)

5:31pm May 27, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

World News

Ancient Romans: they're just like us

4:09pm May 27, 2022

An ancient Roman tablet discovered in Northern England near Hadrian's Wall shows a graffiti message that feels... not so ancient.

World News

Insights on Uvalde from an activist who worked to make the U.K. safer

4:09pm May 27, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mick North, founding member of Gun Control Network and the father of one of the children killed at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland.

Credit: Alyson Hurt and Nick Underwood/NPR

Do restrictive abortion laws actually reduce abortion? A global map offers insights

10:47am May 27, 2022

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Click to see how restrictive or liberal local abortion laws are — and to look at the rate of abortion. The data offers a sense of whether stricter abortion laws reduce the number of abortions.

National

News brief: Uvalde shooting, NRA meeting, fighting in Ukraine's Donbas region

6:36am May 27, 2022

Local authorities contradict themselves on the details of how the Texas school shooting unfolded. The NRA holds its annual convention in Houston. And Russia makes inroads in eastern Ukraine.

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