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Ukrainian servicemen carry a baby stroller after crossing the Irpin river on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike.

Putin says Ukraine's future is in doubt as cease-fires collapse

1:33am March 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war" as Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities

Women and children from Ukraine arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday.

Evacuations are halted in an area of Ukraine where Russia had pledged a cease-fire

8:40am March 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, apparent

North Korea fires another suspected ballistic missile into sea

9:51pm March 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

Yevghen Zbormyrsky, 49, is comforted as he stands in front of his burning home after it was shelled in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. The U.N. Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted to create a top-level investigation into violati

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 4)

7:11pm March 04, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A woman wearing the Ukrainian flag is handed a beverage at the train station in Przemysl, Poland, on Thursday. Ukrainians have been welcomed into Poland and other neighboring countries as they flee Russian attacks.

Race, culture and politics underpin how — or if — refugees are welcomed in Europe

9:26pm March 03, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

The embrace of those fleeing the Russian invasion is far different from the cold shoulder refugees from the Middle East and Africa have received. Race, culture and politics are all part of the story.

An American flag unfurls off a pedicab as it glides past the Denver City/County Building, which is illuminated in yellow and blue in support of Ukraine on Monday. Colorado's State Capitol will also be illuminated in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation

8:31pm March 03, 2022

by Joel Rose

The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

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Supreme Court rules against disclosure in torture case

6:52pm March 03, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The decision involving Abu Zubaydah, a terrorism detainee at Guantanamo Bay, likely will make it harder for victims to expose secret government misconduct in the future.

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A building burns after shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror.

Putin's war is a nightmare for the Ukrainian people and for Russia, an expert warns

5:47pm March 03, 2022

by Terry Gross

Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.

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Jan. 6 panel member on the court filing alleging criminal conspiracy by Trump

4:58pm March 03, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California about a new court filing from the House Jan. 6 committee.

Pressure is on to wrap up Iran nuclear deal talks

4:39pm March 03, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Talks over the Iran nuclear deal seem to be coming to a head — either with an agreement or without one. The aim is to bring the U.S. and Iran into compliance with the agreement Trump pulled out of.