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Russia continues to have an big impact in parts of Eastern Europe, like Moldova

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Russia has stationed troops in Transnistria, Moldova, since the break up of the Soviet Union. It illustrates Russia's influence and the political complexity of this frontline state in Eastern Europe.

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Update: When deciding to flee Ukraine means leaving a family member behind

4:23pm April 05, 2022

Last week Radio Diaries brought us the story of Sofia Bretl, who was trying to get her mother — who was caretaking an elderly family member — to evacuate Ukraine. We have a sad update.

President Zelenskyy asks the UN Security Council to take action to stop the war

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Jackie Northam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded that the UN Security Council hold Russia accountable, and he urged the council to remove Russia as a member.

The challenges of divesting pension funds from Russia

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Sarah Lehr

Officials across the U.S. are pledging to divest public pensions from Russian funds to protest the invasion of Ukraine. But disentangling the money from Russia is easier said than done.

Russian expats have been struggling with their identity since the war began

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Michael Puente

At Chicago's Russian Senior Center, Russian-born immigrants gather to connect. Since the invasion, many say they're feeling isolated and a sort of PTSD as they cope with the war and it's implications.

'Young Mungo' tells the love story of 2 boys — one Protestant, the other Catholic

4:23pm April 05, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Douglas Stuart about his latest book Young Mungo, centers on a romance between two teenage boys: one Protestant, one Catholic.

A person fills out an Irish census form on Sunday. A new time capsule feature allows people to add personal messages that stay under wraps for 100 years.

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Ireland's census has a time capsule with messages that won't be revealed until 2122

3:23pm April 05, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

As usual, Ireland's census asks for people's names, ages and relationships. But a new feature allows people to add personal messages that stay under wraps for 100 years.

A family enters a U.S. Air Force plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021. The evacuation was part of a U.S. effort to relocate Afghans to safety in the wake of the Taliban siege. But many families were separated in the process — and reuniting them

Families were split up during Afghanistan evacuations — and are still not reunited

1:53pm April 05, 2022

by Ruchi Kumar

After the Taliban takeover, family members — even spouses — were sometimes separated during U.S. evacuation efforts. Now a global network of volunteers are trying to bring out those left behind.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the United Nations Security Council via video link on Tuesday in New York City.

Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake

1:39pm April 05, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Ukrainian president described the horrific scenes he saw in Bucha, calling it just one example of the destruction Russia has wrought. He urged the Security Council to hold Russia accountable.

Two iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.

2 missing Charles Darwin notebooks are mysteriously returned more than 20 years later

1:30pm April 05, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.