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Volunteers in Romania are working at a call center to help Ukrainian refugees

4:54pm April 09, 2022

At the Call Center de Solidaritate, volunteers answer calls as they come in. On the other end of the line is a Ukrainian refugee in search of assistance.

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What Romanians think of their country's response to Ukrainian refugees

4:54pm April 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Radu Umbres, an anthropologist and university lecturer in Bucharest, about why so many Romanians have been surprised by the country's response to the refugee crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday.

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Opinion: Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?

10:54am April 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

This week, President Biden said Vladimir Putin has committed war crimes in Ukraine, but will the Russian president ever stand trial for such crimes? NPR's Scott Simon discusses in this week's essay.

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Graciela Iturbide's work is on display at the Cartier Foundation in Paris through May.

A Paris exhibit looks back on the photographs of Graciela Iturbide

10:22am April 09, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide has won international renown for her portraits of indigenous and marginalized peoples across the globe.

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A monument for Taras Shevchenko is symbolically protected by bandages in Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv.

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This is what a Ukraine town looks like after Russian troops withdraw

9:53am April 09, 2022

The residents of Borodyanka are picking up the pieces after Russian forces withdrew and left behind a shattered town. Hundreds of people are still missing, presumed buried under rubble.

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Russia accused of war crimes in missile attack on Ukrainian train station

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Ukraine is still reeling from a missile attack at a crowded train station in the eastern part of the country. At least 50 people were killed in the attack and about 100 are injured.

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2 sisters share their plans to unite after fleeing Ukraine

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with sisters Lena and Kira Manilich, both of whom left Ukraine, about their efforts to reunite in the United States.

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Pakistan parliament holds a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Diaa Hadid

The Pakistan parliament is holding a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Imran Khan, which will lead to his ouster. Opponents accuse his government of economic mismanagement.

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How should the U.S. handle China and Russia's growing alliance?

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with Hal Brands, a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about how the U.S. should handle the emerging alliance between China and Russia.

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Yemen's president steps down in effort to end 7-year civil war

8:01am April 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks to Yemen analyst Nadwa Al-Dawsari about the Yemeni president's transfer of power and its significance.