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Over 200 convicted in relation to Italy's most powerful mafia group

5:01pm November 21, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Queens University professor Antonio Nicaso about the conviction of 207 people in a trial against Italy's most powerful crime syndicate.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Ukraine to pledge long-term U.S. support

7:56am November 21, 2023

Ukraine enters the winter months with stalled front lines and uncertainty about continued Western support for its war with Russia. Congress is debating whether to approve a new bloc of funding.

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National

Morning news brief

7:39am November 21, 2023

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Ukraine. Many migrants enter the U.S. illegally and land at makeshift camps in California. TSA braces for record air travelers.

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The president of the court reads the verdicts of a maxi-trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy's 'ndrangheta organized crime syndicate.

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Italian tribunal sentences more than 200 in crime syndicate

12:25am November 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

An Italian tribunal convicted 207 people on charges related to their membership in an Italian crime syndicate that is one of the world's most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups.

A proposed bill wants schools in the Netherlands to hold more classes in Dutch

5:41pm November 20, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

A proposed bill in the Dutch parliament would force universities to conduct more classes in Dutch, rather than English.

Russia-Ukraine cyber escalation: Ukrainian 'hacktivists' battle Russia online

5:06am November 20, 2023

Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war on multiple fronts, including in cyberspace. A secretive Ukrainian hacktivist group says it is carrying out cyber missions against Russia.

In Latvia, Ukrainian refugees find help from Russians

6:04pm November 19, 2023

by Philip Reeves

Latvia has become a refuge for people fleeing both Russia and Ukraine. Their encounters in their temporary home are complex.

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Religion

Pope Francis: Climate activist?

6:04pm November 19, 2023

Pope Francis will attend next month's COP28, making him the first pontiff to attend the annual UN climate conference. It's part of his wider effort to make climate action central to his papacy.

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Visitors explore the Roman Necropolis at The Vatican.

The Vatican broadens public access to an ancient Roman necropolis

4:29pm November 18, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

In the past, tours of the ancient burial site were generally only granted to approved academics, students and other specialists.

World News

A new report says Belarus has assisted Russia in abducting Ukrainian children

5:19am November 18, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The State Department and the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab release new information about Belarus's "complicity in and support for" Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

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