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Two Ukrainian fighters describe the current state of the frontlines against Russia

12:06pm July 02, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Two Ukrainian fighters — one a volunteer solider, the other, a commander — describe what they're seeing on the frontlines of the war against Russia.

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Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey

9:26am July 02, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Climate change is posing challenges to vintners in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry.

NATO commits to focusing on Russia and China

9:15am July 02, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

NATO wrapped up its summit in Madrid with a clear, unified message, but there were unsettling reminders of the brutal road ahead in Ukraine and political turmoil back in the U.S.

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Helicopter crew members winch up a man from a sinking ship in the South China Sea on Saturday as a storm was moving in the area.

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Dozens are feared lost after a ship sinks in the South China Sea

8:28am July 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

An industrial support ship operating has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.

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25 years ago, Britain handed control of Hong Kong back to China

8:21am July 02, 2022

by Melissa Block

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with two friends from Hong Kong born 25 years ago, when China resumed control over the city. They've faced difficult decisions since, personally and politically.

WNBA star Brittney Griner begins trial in Moscow over drug charges

8:00am July 02, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russian prosecutors outlined drug charges against WNBA star Brittney Griner when her trial started in Moscow on Friday. The Biden administration says she's being wrongly detained.

Bass player Vitaly Prismototrov at the JetLAG Festival. This was not Prismotrov's first visit to the U.S. In 2008 he performed with Dolly Parton's band in Tennessee.

How Russian musicians are raising money for Ukraine

5:00am July 02, 2022

by Jon Kalish

JetLAG bills itself as the largest festival of Russian, Slavic and East European musicians in the U.S. But its organizers almost canceled it this summer because of the war in Ukraine.

A man cleans up rubble after an earthquake at Sayeh Khosh village in Hormozgan province in Iran, some 620 miles south of the capital Tehran on July 2, 2022.

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A strong earthquake has killed at least 5 in southern Iran

3:48am July 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Five people were killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday, state television reported.

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, as her trial begins on Friday.

Russian prosecutors call first witnesses in case against Brittney Griner

6:09pm July 01, 2022

Griner, 31, is "a bit worried" because of the trial and the potential of a prison sentence, he lawyer tells NPR, "but she's a tough lady and I think she will manage."

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Even with Beijing's backing, Hong Kong's new leader faces big challenges

5:15pm July 01, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Hong Kong gets a new leader on Friday with strong backing from Beijing, but faces challenges with a sluggish economy that remains closed to the outside world — and China — by COVID controls.