Europe

Desperate people from North Africa landed on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa

7:29am September 22, 2023

by Ruth Sherlock

Thousands of migrants crossing from Tunisia to the Italian island of Lampedusa are overwhelming the tiny island, and testing the welcome of those who live there.

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Zelenskyy reaches out to the U.S. for more aid to help end Russia's invasion

6:54am September 22, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that additional foreign aid is necessary to beat back Russia's ambitions to expand across Europe.

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Ethnic Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan agree to end fighting in disputed enclave

6:37am September 22, 2023

by Charles Maynes

A shaky cease-fire in the South Caucasus appears to be holding. The ex-Soviet republic of Azberbaijan says it has reestablished control over the breakaway ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Morning news brief

5:54am September 22, 2023

UAW set to expand strike if automakers fail to meet deadline. The Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed by migrants. Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian separatists end offensive in disputed enclave.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the U.S. Capitol Thursday alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York.

As Ukraine's war drags on and a D.C. shutdown looms, Zelenskyy makes his case for aid

5:58pm September 21, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

In a visit to Washington, the Ukrainian leader faces a small but growing chorus of skepticism at new funding for the war, as $24 billion of aid hangs in limbo ahead of a possible government shutdown.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy courts Washington for aid amid some GOP Resistance

4:57pm September 21, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Ukraine's president visits Washington as the White House faces resistance from House Republicans for its latest funding request to help with the country's defense against Russia.

Morning news brief

6:01am September 21, 2023

House Republicans can't agree on a stopgap government spending bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Lawsuits say Baton Rouge police beat detainees.

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Farmer Wilbert van der Post is worried that the Dutch government's new nitrogen reduction rules will force him, a fourth-generation farmer, out of business. He plans to vote for the Farmer-Citizens Movement, known in the Netherlands by its acronym, BBB, on election day in November.

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In the Netherlands, a farmers party taps into widespread discontent with government

5:13am September 21, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

What began as a movement of farmers opposed to environmental rules is now one of the country's dominant political parties. The nation's agricultural exports are second only to the United States.

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Drought in Spain sends olive oil supply down and prices sky high

5:46pm September 20, 2023

by Miguel Macias

A two-year drought and record heat have cut Spain's olive crop in half, doubling olive oil prices. Climate change will continue to drive prices up.

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Art looted by Nazis finds its rightful owners

5:16pm September 20, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

It's one of the longest running holocaust restitution cases: works by painter Egon Schiele were handed back to its rightful heirs today in New York. The original owner was murdered by the Nazis.