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Former prime minster of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk was in office between 2014 and 2016.

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Americans should back Ukraine's fight against Russia, former wartime leader says

7:22pm January 26, 2022

Ukraine's former prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the military is stronger than it was the last time Russia invaded in 2014. But he still thinks the U.S. should help should Russia make advances.

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Britain's Prince Andrew appears at the Royal Chapel at Windsor following the death announcement of his father Prince Philip in April 2021.

Prince Andrew again seeks dismissal of sexual abuse suit, demands a trial if it's not

7:16pm January 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Among Andrew's grounds for dismissal is that if any sexual activity did occur between the prince and Virginia Giuffre, it was consensual.

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Here's what some people in Kyiv, Ukraine, have to say about the tension with Russia

5:48pm January 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with people in Kyiv about the possibility of a Russian invasion into Ukraine.

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Congregation Beth Israel Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, facing the camera, hugs a man after a healing service on Jan. 17, two days after he and three others were taken hostage at his Colleyville, Texas, synagogue.

A Texas man is accused of selling gun used to take synagogue hostages

5:36pm January 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Earlier Wednesday, British police said they arrested two more men in Manchester related to the hostage-taking incident.

The significance of Beijing hosting both the Summer and Winter Olympics

5:04pm January 26, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Next week, Beijing will become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics. To China, it's a big deal — even if a handful of countries are protesting China's human rights record.

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Journalist killings in Mexico raise concerns among colleagues

4:58pm January 26, 2022

Three journalist have been killed in Mexico this year, two of them occurring in Tijuana. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with 'Tijuana Press' editor Vicente Calderón about the city's pattern of violence.

The messaging from Ukrainian officials is that a Russian invasion isn't imminent

4:58pm January 26, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Ukrainian officials are downplaying the threat of an imminent Russian invasion in their messaging to the public, even as the United States delivers more Javelin missiles to Kyiv.

Biden administration is offering to negotiate with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine

4:42pm January 26, 2022

The Biden administration has delivered a plan to Russia offering a diplomatic way to resolve the crisis over Ukraine. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with State Dept. spokesman Ned Price about the situation.

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Volcanic ash covers rooftops and vegetation in an area of Tonga last week. Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation, where significant damage was reported.

Satellite images show the aftermath of Tonga volcano's eruption

8:35am January 26, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The images show populated areas in the archipelago with heavily damaged or destroyed buildings and homes and at least one island covered with ash.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

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U.K.'s Boris Johnson braces for 'partygate' investigation report

5:14am January 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Senior civil servant Sue Gray could turn in her report to the government as soon as Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office promised to publish its findings.