Europe

Cuba accuses Russia of quietly recruiting its citizens into the war in Ukraine

5:09am September 06, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Chris Simmons, an expert in Cuban spycraft, about Cuba charging that Cubans have been conscripted into fighting in Ukraine in exchange for Russian citizenship.

Technicians at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant demonstrate the process for reactivating one of the facility's Soviet-era reactors.

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Ukraine strains to safely operate nuclear power plants while under Russian invasion

5:00am September 06, 2023

by Brian Mann

Russia has occupied the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which sits roughly 50 miles from the front lines. Ukraine's other reactors are also operating in a volatile war zone.

Secretary of State Blinken may be headed to Ukraine as counter-offensive continues

5:55pm September 05, 2023

by Brian Mann

Ukrainian media are reporting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way there as Ukraine's counter-offensive continues to grind forward.

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Jorge Vilda stands during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Sweden and Spain in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 15. Spain's soccer federation announced Vilda's dismissal as coach of the women's national team on Tuesday.

Spain's women's soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

3:00pm September 05, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

Spain's soccer federation named Montse Tomé as head coach of the women's national team, the first woman in the role. She was assistant coach to Jorge Vilda, who was dismissed on Tuesday.

Congress mulls more money for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy replaces his defense minister

7:18am September 05, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Bociurkiw, an expert on foreign affairs, about the replacement of the Ukrainian defense minister.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday.

World News

Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

4:41pm September 04, 2023

by Charles Maynes

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country's defense minister

8:20am September 04, 2023

Zelenzkyy's move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed.

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Global grain supplies are at stake in a meeting between Russia and Turkey

6:22am September 04, 2023

The leaders of Russia and Turkey are meeting to discuss reviving the agreement that allowed Ukraine to move grain through the Black Sea — despite the Russian invasion that has endangered shipping.

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National

Morning news brief

5:54am September 04, 2023

Polls show union support is close to its highest level in more than 50 years. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he's replacing his defense minister. The leaders of Russia and Turkey are meeting.

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This French app aims to fight sexual harassment on beaches

5:08am September 04, 2023

by Rebecca Rosman

Women who are subject to unwanted attention and harassment on the beaches of southern France are experimenting with an app that summons police. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 31, 203.)