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Mark Esper to speak about new memoir on All Things Considered

5:41pm May 08, 2022

Monday on All Things Considered, co-host Michel Martin speaks with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper about his book, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times.

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Russian navy cadets take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 5. The parade will take place there on May 9 to celebrate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year

8:02am May 08, 2022

Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine.

Anatolii Kulibaba, 70, discusses challenges getting his farm in Bilka, Ukraine working again after Russians occupied on April 19, 2022.

Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment

5:27pm May 07, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Ukraine is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Officials say 30% of farmland is now occupied or unsafe. "My fields were destroyed by the shelling," one farmer says.

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A man who left a shelter in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol walks to a bus between Russian army servicemen and Donetsk People's Republic militia on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 6)

5:10pm May 06, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The status of Iran nuclear deal talks

5:30pm May 05, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

For weeks, talks between world powers and Iran over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled — partly because of the war in Ukraine. But they're still a priority and could go either way.

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Boeing is moving its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area

5:04pm May 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The company, a major defense contractor, said it will use its campus in Arlington, Va., as the new headquarters, placing its executives closer to key federal government officials.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison campaigns in Sydney, Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Australian prime minister defends his country's ties to Solomons

1:40am May 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Scott Morrison says he followed security officials' advice in managing relations with the Solomon Islands after the South Pacific neighbor's leader alleged he'd been threatened with invasion.

Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia killed by Islamic extremists, African Union says

11:26am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The African Union says a number of Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday's attack by Islamic extremist rebels who targeted a remote military base in Somalia.

Retired colonel on the rise of javelin missiles, as Biden seeks to aid Ukraine

4:13pm May 03, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Cancian, a former Marine colonel and expert on military procurement, about Biden's request to Congress for billions of dollars to buy javelin missiles to aid Ukraine.

Father Oleksandr Yarmolchyk stands inside the demolished nave of his Orthodox church in Peremoha, Ukraine on April 17. He says the Russians bombed his church and held him against his will.

The complex effort to hold Vladimir Putin accountable for war crimes

3:38pm May 03, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Ukrainian and international experts believe it will take years, if not decades, to build cases and prosecute people. Ukraine's prosecutor general's office has opened more than 9,000 investigations.

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