Europe

Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine's army's leader almost 2 years into war with Russia

5:22am February 09, 2024

Ukraine's president sacked his top general and replaced him with an ally. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Christopher Miller of The Financial Times about what the shakeup signals for the war with Russia.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:22am February 09, 2024

Biden defends how he handled classified docs after scathing special counsel report. Police in Brazil say a former president and his allies planned a coup. Ukraine's president fires his top general.

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The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal, center, the Paris 2024 Paralympic, gold medal, right, and silver medal, left, are presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower

3:11am February 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.

Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson flew to Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first American to do so since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago.

World News

Tucker Carlson, the fired Fox News star, makes bid for relevance with Putin interview

10:42pm February 08, 2024

by David Folkenflik

The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming the first American to do so since the invasion of Ukraine. They spoke for two hours.

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Ukraine shakes up its military leadership

6:02pm February 08, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy fired his top general in the biggest military leadership change since start of war in 2022. The two men had reportedly been feuding for months.

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends an event for Statehood Day in Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, July 28, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he met with Zaluzhnyi and told him it's time for someone new to lead the army.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces the army's leader almost 2 years into war with Russia

3:59pm February 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service as commander-in-chief and appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi to lead the army.

A giant matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower may be ineligible for world record

7:29am February 08, 2024

A Frenchman spent eight years building the giant model, but officials at the Guinness World Records says he didn't use "commercially available" matches. Guinness tells NBC News it may reconsider.

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Rostislav Lavrov (left) and Ksenia Koldin were abducted from Ukraine during the war with Russia.

Taken by Russia, then rescued, young Ukrainians speak out

6:56am February 08, 2024

The charity Save Ukraine brought young Ukrainians to Washington D.C. to tell Congress about being abducted by Russia.

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An octopus named Oktavius swims in Berlin's Sealife aquarium, July 20, 2021, marking his first birthday. The young octopus' tentacles spanned about two meters.

A seafood firm wants to farm octopus. Activists say they're too smart for that

5:13pm February 07, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Octopuses are seen as smart and solitary. A seafood company plans to farm them commercially. Octopus garden? Sure. Octopus farm? No way, say the animal's advocates.

Farmers make barricades after blocking a highway during a protest near Mollerussa, northeast Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

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European Union scraps pesticide proposal in another concession to protesting farmers

1:48am February 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

The European Union shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc.