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Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear polleras, skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate at tournaments. "Many girls who see us skating feel proud to s

PHOTOS: How this Bolivian all-female skate crew is celebrating their indigenous roots

1:59pm April 17, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

The young women skateboard while wearing polleras, colorful, layered skirts worn by their country's indigenous Aymara and Quechua women. They want to show girls and women it's OK to be themselves.

This undated photo provided Sunday, April 17, 2022, by the North Korean government shows its leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

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North Korea says it tested a new tactical guided weapon

9:23am April 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, days after it passed its biggest state anniversary.

Amongst division in France, one interfaith group comes together to celebrate Ramadan

8:49am April 17, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

A group of women in an interfaith group gathered for dinner to mark the start of Ramadan during a divisive presidential election.

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Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Brian Mann

Russia has given Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol a chance to surrender as they close in on the port city. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying rocket attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.

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Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

As the war in Ukraine continues, Poles are joining their nation's military and packing shooting ranges in case they need to defend Poland from Russia, despite Poland's membership in NATO.

Alyona Shkrum, a 34-year-old member of parliament, is among a new class of Ukrainian leaders who are pushing their country to a more Europe-focused future.

War crystalizes young Ukrainian leaders' calls for a future aligned with Europe

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

These young politicians have few memories of life under Soviet rule — and they say the war has accelerated their efforts to push for a more Europe-focused future.

Nadiya Trubchaninova, 70, cries while holding the coffin of her son Vadym, 48, who was killed by Russian soldiers last March 30 in Bucha, during his funeral in the cemetery of Mykulychi, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 16, 2022.

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Russia strikes Ukraine's big cities, bears down on Mariupol

2:01am April 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, in preparation for what is expected to be a full-scale Russian assault in the east.

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What life is like in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv

4:54pm April 16, 2022

by Tim Mak

Mykolaiv sits near the edge of Russian-occupied areas of the country. We visit on the eve of an expected new Russian offensive in the area.

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The U.S. does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

4:54pm April 16, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Bellinger III, a former legal adviser for the National Security Council, about the complicated relationship the U.S. has with the International Criminal Court.

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Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping for asylum

4:54pm April 16, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Hundreds of refugees from Ukraine have arrived in the U.S. via Mexico. Many have stayed at a shelter in Tijuana, waiting for permission to cross the border.