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A cyberwar is already happening in Ukraine, Microsoft analysts say

5:38pm May 26, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Microsoft's global ubiquity gives its cybersecurity experts a unique window into the Russian cyberwar against Ukraine. The software giant is involved in both monitoring and combatting attacks.

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Lithuania has become the 1st European country to stop using Russian gas

5:38pm May 26, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its fourth month, European countries are scrambling to wean themselves off of Russian gas. The Baltic nation of Lithuania has become the first to do so.

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Secretary of State Blinken spells out the Biden administration's approach to China

5:24pm May 26, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

In a long awaited speech, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China the most serious long term challenge to the international order and a test for U.S. diplomacy.

A missile lies on the ground in the city of Lysychansk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on Thursday. Ukraine said the war in the region hit maximum level.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 26)

5:16pm May 26, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talk during a ceremony to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Solomon Islands and China at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sep

Western countries watch as China's foreign minister begins South Pacific tour

5:07am May 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Australia was scrambling to counter the move by sending its own Foreign Minister Penny Wong to Fiji to shore up support in the Pacific.

A man clears debris at a damaged residential building in Kyiv in February, just after Russia started its invasion.

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Here's how much it could cost to rebuild Ukraine — and who would pay for it

5:00am May 26, 2022

by Ashish Valentine

History has many lessons to offer on how much it will cost to rebuild Ukraine, and how it can be done to help set the country up for a more prosperous and safe future.

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As human rights official visits Xinjiang, data hack appears to show persecution there

5:14pm May 25, 2022

by John Ruwitch

The UN's top official for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, is in China this week and will visit the western region of Xinjiang, where Beijing has been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.

A Ukrainian serviceman digs a trench outside the capital Kyiv in March. Facing a more powerful Russian army, the Ukrainians have had to figure out ways to defend themselves. The Ukrainians have stressed basic measures, like digging deeper trenches to defe

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War hacks: How outgunned Ukraine finds ways to counter Russia

5:14pm May 25, 2022

by Greg Myre

To combat Russia's larger military, Ukraine has turned to creative tactics, from low-tech to high-tech. You could call them "war hacks." And many seem to be working.

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A man brings flowers to Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting

5:08pm May 25, 2022

Officials around the world are responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the deadliest such incident to take place in the U.S. in nearly a decade.

A man walks past a damaged building after a strike in Kramatorsk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 25)

4:55pm May 25, 2022

by NPR Staff

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