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As UNSC chair, U.S. plans to focus on Russia's war in Ukraine and rising food prices

5:05pm May 03, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. plans to use its presidency of the Security Council this month to keep the spotlight on food security, as Russia's war in Ukraine has ripple effects in global food markets.

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In South Korea, K-Pop fans have something to cheer about

4:59pm May 03, 2022

Although concerts have been back in South Korea since the beginning of the year, cheering was prohibited. With COVID restrictions lifting in South Korea, fans are finally allowed to cheer again.

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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Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner plays during game three of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Ariz., on Oct. 3, 2021.

The U.S. now says Russia is wrongfully detaining WNBA star Brittney Griner

2:15pm May 03, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Griner was arrested after authorities reportedly found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage. The shift in language indicates the U.S. will work more aggressively to secure her release.

Adolf Hitler inspects the new Volkswagen "people's car" after laying the foundation stone of the new Volkswagen works in 1938. On Hitler's left is the car's designer, Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche.

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Germany pledged to 'never forget' the Holocaust. Its car companies complicate that

10:15am May 03, 2022

by Ayen Bior

The Nazi legacies of Germany's wealthiest families highlight the country's challenge to make good on its commitment to "never forget" the Holocaust, according to author David de Jong.

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How palm oil prices are affecting the global economy

6:30am May 03, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

The prices of cooking oil are rising. Why that could put global security at risk.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer a ninth person pulled from the rubble 88 hours after a self-built residential building collapsed in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 3, 2022.

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More survivors are found 3 days after China building collapse

12:46am May 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Police have arrested nine people, including the building owner, on suspicion of ignoring building codes or committing other violations.

Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, are pictured in 2018.

Biden meets with parents of abducted journalist Austin Tice

8:13pm May 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

President Biden met with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria nearly 10 years ago. He has not been heard from since. Syria has never acknowledged holding him.

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The war in Ukraine has the cost of bread skyrocketing in places like the Middle East

6:33pm May 02, 2022

by Peter Granitz

The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.

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