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What Romanians think of their country's response to Ukrainian refugees

4:54pm April 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Radu Umbres, an anthropologist and university lecturer in Bucharest, about why so many Romanians have been surprised by the country's response to the refugee crisis.

Charithra Chandran is cast as Edwina Sharma, who comes to England where her mom and half-sister in search of love and marriage.

Two Indian half-sisters are the talk of 'Bridgerton' — and of modern-day India, too

2:39pm April 09, 2022

by kamala thiagarajan

Kate and Edwina Sharma are having quite an impact on 19th century English society — and 21st century India. Their role in the Netflix show has sparked talk of colorism, colonialism and women's rights.

Graciela Iturbide's work is on display at the Cartier Foundation in Paris through May.

A Paris exhibit looks back on the photographs of Graciela Iturbide

10:22am April 09, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide has won international renown for her portraits of indigenous and marginalized peoples across the globe.

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A monument for Taras Shevchenko is symbolically protected by bandages in Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv.

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This is what a Ukraine town looks like after Russian troops withdraw

9:53am April 09, 2022

The residents of Borodyanka are picking up the pieces after Russian forces withdrew and left behind a shattered town. Hundreds of people are still missing, presumed buried under rubble.

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Russia accused of war crimes in missile attack on Ukrainian train station

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Ukraine is still reeling from a missile attack at a crowded train station in the eastern part of the country. At least 50 people were killed in the attack and about 100 are injured.

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2 sisters share their plans to unite after fleeing Ukraine

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with sisters Lena and Kira Manilich, both of whom left Ukraine, about their efforts to reunite in the United States.

French voters will decide whether to give Macron a 3rd term this weekend

6:06pm April 08, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

French voters go to the polls this weekend to decide whether to give president Emmanuel Macron a third term. He's in the lead, but far right leader Marine Le Pen is right behind and closing the gap.

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A view of the scene after a missile strike on a railway station on Friday in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. At least 50 people were killed, according to Ukrainian officials who accused Russia of attacking a key evacuation hub.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 8)

5:01pm April 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

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Russian troops left death and destruction behind in Borodyanka, Ukraine

4:53pm April 08, 2022

All week, the world's attention has been focused on the death and destruction that's been discovered in towns north of Kyiv, after Russian forces withdrew. One of those towns: Borodyanka.

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees arrive at U.S.-Mexico Border

4:34pm April 08, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war have come to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, where immigration agents are letting them into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.

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