To fend off food insecurity, Ukrainians look to their own backyards
One in 3 Ukrainians are now food insecure, and the war could bring a food crisis all over the world. One thing that can help? Planting backyard gardens.
Europe
Russia has cut off its natural gas exports to Finland in a symbolic move
The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland's nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia.
At least 43 people were injured in a storm that caused 3 tornadoes in Germany
The German Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in North Rhine-Westphalia — in Paderborn, in nearby Lippstadt, and on the edge of the town of Hoexter.
How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate
As residents return to a liberated town near Kyiv, a teacher and her high school students recount what it took to survive the war.
Roma refugees who fled from Ukraine to Moldova are now in limbo
Many slipped across the border as the war began, but lack passports or other official forms of ID. They struggle to prove their eligibility for humanitarian aid — and to cross into other countries.
Warsaw mayor pleads for a strategic plan as city continues to welcome refugees
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the mayor of Warsaw, Poland, about how his city is managing the influx of Ukrainian refugees. He says Warsaw's population went up by 15% since the outset of the conflict.
In 'A New Era,' Dame Maggie Smith remains the best reason to watch 'Downton Abbey'
Maggie Smith's dowager countess acquires a villa in the South of France, so the Downton household goes on a field trip in Downton Abbey: A New Era.
Rebuilding Ukraine could cost hundreds of billions of dollars
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ukrainian economist Yuriy Gorodnichenko about the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Millions of Ukrainians are arriving to a battle over abortion rights in Poland
Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered this when they fled the war in their home country and crossed the Polish border.