Europe

Alla Ilyinichna Sinelnikova (left), 90, and Sonya Leibovna Tartakovskaya, 83, were recently evacuated from Ukraine to Germany. Both are survivors of the Holocaust, and this is the second time they are fleeing war. "I never thought I would live to see such

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Ukrainian Holocaust survivors flee war again — this time to Germany

4:27pm April 12, 2022

by Esme Nicholson

Germany has welcomed dozens of the oldest refugees fleeing Ukraine — those who survived the Holocaust during World War II. They've now narrowly escaped death for the second time in their lives.

Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza attends a conference of Russia's leading rights group Memorial in Moscow in October.

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U.S. calls for the immediate release of a vocal Kremlin critic detained in Moscow

2:16pm April 12, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 15 days in jail for disobeying police orders on Tuesday, the day after his arrest. The opposition leader has been speaking out against Russia's war in Ukraine.

International legal experts must decide how to formally describe Russia's actions in Bucha, Ukraine, where mass graves were found.

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An expert says it may be hard, but not impossible, to prove genocide in Ukraine

1:32pm April 12, 2022

by Nell Clark

Should the atrocities in Ukraine be called war crimes, ethnic cleansing or genocide? The terms can be tricky to differentiate, but experts say the separate labels are crucial when seeking justice.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, on March 30. Johnson's office says he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined over COVID lockdown parties

12:55pm April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

The British leader's office says he will be fined for breaching COVID regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. It's unclear how much Johnson will be fined.

France's President and French liberal party La Republique en Marche (LREM) candidate to his succession Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters during a one-day campaign visit in Hauts-de-France region, in Carvin, northern France, on Monday.

On the presidential campaign trail, competing visions of France emerge

12:39pm April 12, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

As President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen campaign for the April 24 run-off election, analysts say the vote results will have deep consequences in France and on the world stage.

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Emergency workers conduct mine-clearing operations among destroyed vehicles on a street of Bucha outside of Kyiv last week.

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Zelenskyy accuses Russians of leaving thousands of land mines in the Kyiv area

12:30pm April 12, 2022

by Tim Mak

Russia has withdrawn its troops from the area around Ukraine's capital, but they've left deadly explosive ordinance in homes, on streets and in fields, posing a deadly threat to civilians.

Why genocide is difficult to prove before an international criminal court

7:17am April 12, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to war crimes expert Leila Sadat of Washington University in St. Luis, about what options the international community has for recourse over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

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Economy

News brief: Inflation data, U.S.-India summit, Elon Musk and Twitter

6:31am April 12, 2022

Inflation, at a four-decade high, could go higher. U.S. officials met with their Indian counterparts about Russia. Elon Musk, Twitter's largest shareholder, could become an activist investor.

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Many elderly residents in Kyiv stayed behind during Russia's attacks

5:14am April 12, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

Many residents of the Ukrainian capital couldn't leave — even during the worst days of Russia's bombardment. An old Soviet-style apartment building reveals who stayed behind and why.

'Woke culture' has made its way into the French presidential election

5:14am April 12, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rokhaya Diallo, a French journalist, commentator and filmmaker, about the fight against American-style "woke-ism" in France.