Europe

EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv as bipartisan U.S. support for Ukraine wavers

5:09pm October 02, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

As bipartisan support in the U.S. wanes, Ukraine hosts foreign ministers from the European Union, which continues to view Russia's war on Ukraine as an existential threat.

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Chairman of Smer party Robert Fico (center) addresses reporters in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday.

World News

Worry and concern follow pro-Kremlin candidate's victory in Slovakia election

2:21pm October 02, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Former prime minister Robert Fico campaigned as a left-wing populist, opposing continued military support for Ukraine and aligning with Russia against the United States.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (center left) and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visit a monument to fallen defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, Monday. Borrell and EU foreign ministers have gathered in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.

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Latest on Ukraine: U.S. aid stumbles and Slovakia elects a pro-Russia leader

12:39pm October 02, 2023

by International Desk

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Politics & Government

Sen. Michael Bennet on Ukraine

8:18am October 02, 2023

NPR's David Gura speaks to U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, about assistance for Ukraine.

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2 weekend events show how Eastern Europe is wrestling with its political future

5:12am October 02, 2023

In Slovakia, a pro-Russia party won the majority of votes in a national election. Thousands marched in Poland to support the opposition to the ruling nationalist party headed by another populist.

A photo shows a general view of the Ecole Militaire and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Sept. 26.

World News

France sees a jump in bedbugs, as Paris prepares to host the Olympics next year

4:50pm October 01, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

"No one is safe," Paris first deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said in a tweet on Friday.

Former Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives to his party's headquarters after polling stations closed for an early parliamentary election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Saturday.

World News

Pro-Russia ex-PM leads leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

2:13pm October 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The election was a test for the small central European country's support for neighboring Ukraine. The win by Robert Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO.

Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages.

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

10:27am October 01, 2023

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included.

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Slovakia elects pro-Russian politician who wants to cut military support for Ukraine

10:01am October 01, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

A pro-Russian politician has won Slovakia's parliamentary elections, throwing NATO's unity amid the Russia-Ukraine war into question.

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The Kyiv Lavra is one of the holiest sites in Orthodox Christianity. In March, clergy aligned with Moscow's patriarch were ousted from some areas of the monastery complex.

Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, still aligned with Moscow despite war

6:00am September 30, 2023

by Brian Mann

Millions of Ukrainians still worship in Orthodox churches deeply influenced by Russian clergy who support Moscow's invasion, sparking a clash of faith and national loyalty.