Lawmakers in Germany are weighing compulsory COVID shots for people over 60
Chancellor Olaf Schmidt said the measure is necessary to prepare for a new rise in cases and a possible new variant later in the year.
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Staunch crackdown supporter says he will run for Hong Kong's top job
John Lee, who has spent most of his civil service career in the police and overseeing security matters, has much less policy-making experience than previous chief executives.
El Salvador's president conducts gang crackdown, prompting human rights concerns
El Salvador's president has responded to gang violence with a sweeping campaign of arrests that raise questions about whether he's violating human rights.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 6)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Communities have formed among those who have stayed in Kyiv through Russian attacks
Misha Smetana lives in Kyiv, and has stayed there throughout Russian attacks on Ukraine. He tells NPR's Scott Detrow what that's been like, and about the communities forming between people who stayed.
What U.S. intelligence got right and wrong about the war in Ukraine
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute about U.S. intelligence in the war in Ukraine.
Blinken says U.S. and Europe are following through on Ukraine commitments
Diplomats are expressing outrage over reports of Russian atrocities in Ukraine. In Brussels and Washington, officials announced more sanctions to step up the pressure on President Vladimir Putin.
What happens to Kyiv's People's Friendship Arch, now that Russia has invaded?
The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Russian government and opened in Kyiv in 1982. Ukrainians weigh in on the future of the enormous monument, in the midst of war with Russia.
The view of a Kyiv suburb where Russian forces were accused of attacking civilians
We look at the fallout from Russian attacks in Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of indiscriminately attacking civilians there.
New sanctions target several of Russia's elite, including family members of Putin
The U.S. and Europe are imposing new sanctions against Russia after allegations of atrocities in Ukraine. Among the targets are financial institutions and some of Russia's elite.