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A French voter passes identification posters on his way to vote in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Montreal, Saturday, April 9, 2022.

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Polls open in 1st round of France's presidential election

7:50am April 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country's election, where up to 48 million voters will be choosing between 12 candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron.

Opposition members gather at the Angel of Independence monument, encouraging citizens not to vote in the upcoming presidential recall referendum, as a protest against Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 3, 2022.

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Mexicans vote on whether president stays or goes

6:31am April 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Mexicans vote Sunday on whether their popular president Andrés Manuel López Obrador should end his six-year term barely midway through or continue to the end, in a vote he instigated.

Olena Kopchak, her husband, Albert Kodua, and their eight-year-old daughter, Yana, are staying in a small 250-square-foot apartment in Warsaw, Poland. They hope to make it to the United States.

Even with ties, Ukrainian families struggle to reach the United States

5:00am April 10, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Olena Kopchak, her husband and their 8-year-old daughter, Yana, are among the growing number of Ukrainians who are trying to make it to the United States — and confronting obstacles.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gestures during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Sunday, April 10, 2022.

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Australian prime minister calls May 21 election

2:47am April 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Scott Morrison has called for a May 21 election that will be fought on issues including Chinese economic coercion, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man with a bicycle walks in front of a destroyed apartment building in the town of Borodyanka, Ukraine, on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

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Zelenskyy: 'Russian aggression not limited to Ukraine alone'

2:38am April 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address that Russia is targeting all of Europe with its aggression, and defending Ukraine is essential for the security of all democracies.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted by a no-confidence vote.

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Imran Khan has been ousted as Pakistan's prime minister

5:53pm April 09, 2022

by Diaa Hadid

The no confidence vote came after the speaker of the house resigned, saying he could not oversee the ouster of his close ally of 30 years, and after Khan's own lawmakers delayed the vote.

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Destroyed cars are seen outside the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine after a missile strike Friday that killed at least 52 people.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 9)

4:55pm April 09, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

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The network in Romania to help Ukrainian refugees

4:54pm April 09, 2022

Romania has received more than 600,000 refugees from Ukraine. NGOs, local governments, and volunteers have quickly set up an extensive network to feed, house and provide medical care to them.

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What Romania would like to see NATO do in Ukraine

4:54pm April 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary at Romania's Ministry of Defense, about the military situation in Ukraine.

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One expert's surprise over how Romania's reacted to Ukrainian refugees

4:54pm April 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Radu Umbres, lecturer at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, about Romania's response to refugees arriving from Ukraine.