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Ukraine gets a boost toward EU membership, but Hungary blocks an aid deal

9:14am December 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

The aid package for Ukraine was vetoed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The EU did approve opening membership negotiations with Ukraine and its neighbor Moldova.

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Prince Harry gets a partial win in phone hacking case

8:46am December 15, 2023

Prince Harry has won a partial victory against the British tabloids after a court in London ruled he was a victim of phone hacking. The court ruled in his favor in 15 of 33 articles in question.

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Kathryn Ellis's book informed two manuals on sex and intimacy now being used in Ukraine. "This is an area where there are a lot of hopeful outcomes," Ellis told NPR.

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A program helps Ukraine's veterans find sexual healing after the trauma of war

4:16pm December 14, 2023

by Brian Mann

More than 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers, men and women, have been injured since Russia's invasion last year. A program helps service members reclaim intimacy and desire, a vital part of healing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his combined call-in-show and annual press conference, on Dec. 14, in Moscow, Russia.

In a 4-hour press conference, a confident Putin vows the Ukraine war will go on

1:28pm December 14, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed his traditional year-end press conference, after canceling last year, when Russia was doing badly on the battlefield. He combined it with a call-in program.

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Russia's Putin holds first call-in Q&A session since he launched invasion of Ukraine

7:36am December 14, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a call-in question-and-answer session for the first time since he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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EU summit begins with future funding for Ukraine in doubt

4:59am December 14, 2023

A two-day European Union summit begins with future aid for Ukraine in doubt.

An Israeli air strike damaged this ambulance in front of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 3. Israel said the vehicle was "identified ... as being used by a Hamas terrorist cell" and that a "number of Hamas terrorist operatives were killed." Hamas denied the presence of fighters in the ambulance convoy, calling the claims "baseless."

Attacks on health care are on track to hit a record high in 2023. Can it be stopped?

5:11am December 13, 2023

by Ari Daniel

The targeting of hospitals and medical workers is a fact of modern warfare — in Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Israel. International law say such attacks are unacceptable. Are there any consequences?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and others in Congress to ask for more aid for his country's war against Russia.

Zelenskyy is making a last-ditch push to get more U.S. weapons and aid for Ukraine

7:37pm December 12, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden has asked Congress for billions more in help for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. But Republicans have made it contingent on major changes in U.S. border policy.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Washington for a last-ditch effort to secure U.S. aid

4:32pm December 12, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

Ukraine's president is making a last-ditch trip to Washington to try to convince Congress to give more weapons and aid for his fight against Russia.

Parliament vote upholds UK policy to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda

4:32pm December 12, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

The British House of Commons voted to keep one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's signature policies alive: a plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda.