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EU leaders pose for a photograph at the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Thursday ahead of their summit to discuss the fallout of Russia's invasion in Ukraine.

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The EU will welcome Ukraine but won't fast-track its membership application

3:42pm March 11, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

During a summit in France, European Union leaders issued a statement backing Ukraine's bid for membership but stopped short of an immediate welcome. The application process typically takes years.

Maksim, 2, is held by his aunt Beliakova (center) with her sister, his mother, Kuzhukhar.

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Sisters flee Kyiv as they struggle to stay in touch with family in Mariupol

12:29pm March 11, 2022

"We don't even know that they are alive," two sisters with family in Mariupol are among the over 2 million people who have fled the Russian war in Ukraine. Many are passing through Lviv on their way.

Russian forces returned fire in the direction of the Ukrainian defenders, striking a power line leading to the plant.

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster

11:58am March 11, 2022

An NPR analysis of security footage and photos following the attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant shows that many of the plant's critical safety systems were in the field of Russian fire.

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President Biden is expected to announce further restrictions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Biden moves to revoke Russia's trade relations status amid war in Ukraine

11:10am March 11, 2022

by Alana Wise

The economic restriction, one of several announced in recent weeks, is meant to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin and further hobble Russia's finances as it invades Ukraine.

A Ukrainian boy named Hassan, 11, smiles after being welcomed across the border in Slovakia.

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A Ukrainian boy travels 620 miles to safety, with a phone number written on his hand

10:10am March 11, 2022

by Bill Chappell

An 11-year-old named Hassan traveled alone into Slovakia, with a plastic bag, a passport and a phone number for relatives. His mother had sent him to safety, unable to leave herself.

People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai on Friday.

China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases

5:45am March 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov (left) shakes hands with Russian negotiators prior to talks between their countries' delegations amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Belarus' Brest region on March 3.

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Why Belarus is so involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine

5:01am March 11, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Although Belarus is not directly involved in combat in Ukraine, it does play a key role in Russia's war. Here's what to know.

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closeup view of fires in an industrial area and nearby fields in southern Chernihiv, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion on Thursday.

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Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

3:30am March 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The strikes on Friday came as new satellite photos appeared to show a massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital had fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv.

Universal Music Group announced on Tuesday that it is suspending operations in Russia. Both Sony Music and Warner Music made similar announcements on Thursday.

All three major music labels have now suspended operations in Russia

10:35pm March 10, 2022

by Wynne Davis

The entertainment exodus from Russia is continuing. Both Sony Music and the Warner Music Group announced Thursday that they would be suspending operations in Russia.

Inflation reached a new 40-year high — even before the big spike in gas prices

7:17pm March 10, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Annual inflation rose to a four-decade high in February, as consumer prices were up 7.9% from a year ago. That does not include most of the spike in gas prices tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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