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A man waves a Sri Lankan national flag as he stands on a barricade blocking the entrance to president's office during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Monday.

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Sri Lanka is suspending payments on its foreign debt as its economic crisis worsens

8:29am April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Sri Lanka is suspending payments on bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary Fund.

Workers unload supplies including boxes of masks in Shanghai on Sunday, April 10, 2022.

The U.S. orders non-emergency staff to leave Shanghai amid a COVID surge

7:59am April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its "zero-COVID" strategy of handling outbreaks.

Valentina Kuzmenka cries as she says goodbye to her daughter, putting her on a bus with Project Dynamo to get her out of Ukraine.

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Meet the rescue team extracting people trapped in Kyiv suburbs under siege

5:00am April 12, 2022

U.S. combat veteran Bryan Stern runs a nonprofit called Project Dynamo that extracts people from hostile places. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the organization has rescued more than 400 people.

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ICC prosecutors have charged Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Survivors react to the first-ever trial for war crimes in Darfur

5:00am April 12, 2022

by Ayen Bior

Ali Kushayb has pleaded not guilty to 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection to atrocities committed in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Workshop participants learn to create pysanky, or Ukrainian-style decorated eggs, at a workshop in Troy, N.Y. on Mar. 21.

These intricately decorated eggs are raising money and good wishes for Ukraine

5:00am April 12, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Ukrainian springtime tradition of intricately decorating eggs has taken on new urgency during the war with Russia. Now, people are using this art to fundraise and bring awareness for Ukraine.

William Terry, of Terry Farms, looks at strawberries at his farm Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Oxnard, Calif. Terry Farms, which grows produce on 2,100 acres largely, has seen prices of some fertilizer formulations double; others are up 20%.

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Russia-Ukraine war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

4:12am April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Russia-Ukraine war pushes up the price of natural gas, a key ingredient in fertilizer, and has led to severe sanctions against Russia, a major exporter of fertilizer.

Etsy has increased the 5% transaction fee for sellers to 6.5%.

Etsy sellers launch a week-long strike over increased fees

5:19pm April 11, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.

Workers remove a destroyed Russian military tank from the road near Andriivka, a village close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 11)

4:58pm April 11, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Ukrainians in the eastern city of Kharkiv take shelter in a basement on Sunday. The city, which is close to the Russian border, has been hard hit throughout the Russian invasion. Residents are bracing for a new Russian offensive in the eastern part of Ukr

Russia's Plan A in Ukraine failed. Here's what Plan B could look like

4:53pm April 11, 2022

by Greg Myre

Ukraine's military has fought so effectively that Russia abandoned its initial plan, which envisioned a quick takeover of Kyiv. Now Russia has a new approach, which focuses on eastern Ukraine.

Macron and Le Pen face off again as France's presidential election continues

4:52pm April 11, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron got the most votes in the first-round of France's presidential election, but the runoff battle with his far-right challenger looks set to be a hard fight.