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A clergyman with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Chaplain Ivan, conducts a liturgy for Ukrainian troops near the front line in the eastern town of Vuhledar on Dec. 15.

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2 bitter wars with a long history and no solution in sight

2:23pm December 29, 2023

by Greg Myre

NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars stand and the prospect for a permanent solution.

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Morning news brief

11:45am December 29, 2023

Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza. Polish truckers block traffic at the Poland-Ukraine border. A federal judge has approved Georgia's newly revised political maps.

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Russian missile attack strikes cities across Ukraine

10:44am December 29, 2023

Russia fired more than 100 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, hitting cities including Lviv and Odesa and killing at least 16 people.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

Maine bars Trump from primary ballot; an Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 20

8:24am December 29, 2023

by Majd Al-Waheidi

Maine's Democratic secretary of state removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 Palestinians in southern Gaza.

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Witnesses thought they saw flames coming from the historic Blackpool Tower

7:22am December 29, 2023

The tower, completed in 1894, in the seaside resort town in northwest England, was at the time the tallest manmade structure in the British Empire. The flames turn out to be bright orange netting.

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Cars drive down the street while smoke rises from a fire after a rocket attack in the centre of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2023.

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Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war

6:21am December 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.

Why Polish truck drivers are blocking traffic at the Poland-Ukraine border

5:07am December 29, 2023

Polish truckers and transport business owners blocked traffic at the Ukraine-Poland border — over the removal of limits on how many Ukrainian drivers and businesses can come to Poland and the EU.

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Chinese carmakers flood the European market with electric vehicles

6:21pm December 28, 2023

by H.J. Mai

China for the first time has exported more cars than any other country. Its carmakers could become a threat to established car brands in Europe, but they are also a case study for the EV revolution.

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An ancient celestial map recently found in Italy includes an unknown star

6:14pm December 28, 2023

Researchers at Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics discovered a celestial map believed to be from between 1800 to 400 BC. Scientists say there's one star on it that doesn't match our sky.

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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Nov. 23.

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More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite outrage

2:53pm December 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

Belarus' authoritarian president attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over such deportations.