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At least 50 people have been killed in an airstrike on a school in eastern Ukraine

8:02am May 08, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

And in Mariupol, women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the steel mill. Officials continue to work on humanitarian corridors for the rest of the city.

First Lady Jill Biden visits Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia

8:02am May 08, 2022

by Scott Detrow

First Lady Jill Biden visited Romania and is spending time with Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia today.

Russian navy cadets take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 5. The parade will take place there on May 9 to celebrate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year

8:02am May 08, 2022

Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine.

Politics & Government

Jill Biden tours Romanian school that brought in Ukrainian refugees

5:44pm May 07, 2022

by Scott Detrow

First Lady Jill Biden visited with Ukrainian refugees in Bucharest while on a four-day trip to Romania and Slovakia — two NATO allies that border Ukraine.

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Anatolii Kulibaba, 70, discusses challenges getting his farm in Bilka, Ukraine working again after Russians occupied on April 19, 2022.

Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment

5:27pm May 07, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Ukraine is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Officials say 30% of farmland is now occupied or unsafe. "My fields were destroyed by the shelling," one farmer says.

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Sinn Fein's Vice President Michelle O'Neill (center) celebrates with party colleagues after being elected in Mid Ulster at the Medow Bank election count center in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, on Friday.

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Sinn Fein celebrates an historic election win in Northern Ireland

2:34pm May 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Irish nationalist party hailed a "new era" as it captured the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time.

This satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC shows damage at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Friday.

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All civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in Mariupol

2:21pm May 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

Ukraine announced that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from a steel plant, a key Russian war objective that has long been under siege.

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Families of Ukrainian soldiers in the Mariupol steel plant plead for an evacuation

9:10am May 07, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.

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The latest on the refugee crisis in Ukraine

8:05am May 07, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks to David Miliband, CEO and president of the International Rescue Committee, about the ongoing refugee crisis in Ukraine.

The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is preparing for 2 big transitions

5:19pm May 06, 2022

The U.S. embassy is about to return to Kyiv, after evacuating to Poland early in the war. Also, President Biden has nominated a veteran diplomat to fill the post that has been vacant for three years.

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