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Debris from the South Korean Air force's KT-1 trainer aircraft collision are seen at a field in Sacheon, South Korea, Friday, April 1, 2022.

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2 South Korean air force planes collide and crash, killing 4

5:30am April 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Two South Korean KT-1 trainer aircraft planes collided in mid-air during training and crashed near their base on Friday, killing all four people aboard the aircraft, officials said.

FILE - EU and Chinese flags are seen at the Europa building in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 (John Thys/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Ukraine top of agenda as China, EU prepare to meet at summit

3:22am April 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The European Union is seeking China's assurances that it won't assist Russia in circumventing economic sanctions for invading Ukraine and cooperation on ending the war at today's virtual meeting.

Graffiti written on the burnt out buildings from riots in Honiara's Chinatown from Nov. 2021, is seen in the Solomon Islands on March 30, 2022.

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Solomon Islands says China security deal won't include military base

1:54am April 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Solomon Islands said that despite a recent pact with China, it won't allow the major power to build a military base, and the two are only collaborating on security and naval refueling.

A woman with diabetes uses a glucometer to measure the glycemia in her blood on March 24, 2020.

COVID-19 infection increases your risk for diabetes, a new study says

8:27pm March 31, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group.

A local resident carries a cage on Thursday while walking past an apartment building destroyed in the besieged city of Mariupol.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 31)

4:56pm March 31, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Ivan Fedorov (third from left), then first deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, attends a meeting on road repairs in southeastern Ukraine in 2020. Fedorov, now the mayor of Melitopol, was abducted by Russian forces earlier this m

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Ukraine mayor says Russian soldiers who kidnapped him knew nothing about his country

4:44pm March 31, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was held by Russian forces for five days. They told him they wanted to free his town from Nazis. "I told them in my 30 years in this town I've never seen a single Nazi."

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What Kyiv looks like as Russian troops appear to reposition

4:39pm March 31, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

The pentagon says Russian forces had done some repositioning away from Kyiv to the north. But according to NATO intelligence, Russia is maintaining pressure on the city.

The UN says it needs a record-breaking $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan

4:39pm March 31, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion — a record amount — to help Afghanistan. The appeal comes as countries around the world try to deal with skyrocketing prices due to the war in Ukraine.

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Across Ukraine, volunteers are helping in the war effort in all sorts of ways

4:17pm March 31, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

At a warehouse near the frontlines in southern Ukraine, volunteers are providing food to those who've evacuated from Russian-controlled territory, making bulletproof vests and helping fix car windows.

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An Australian journalist detained in China goes on trial

4:17pm March 31, 2022

by Emily Feng

An Australian journalist goes on trial Thursday in Beijing. She's been accused of espionage and is one of several journalists detained as relations with China sour.