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Russia is facing a huge geopolitical price for its invasion of Ukraine

6:27pm June 28, 2022

by Brian Mann

Russia has won significant ground on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine but a growing number of experts say the growing costs to Moscow's military, economy and stature far outweigh the gains.

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Turkey has dropped its objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO

6:09pm June 28, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

NATO leades say Turkey has dropped its objection to Finland and Sweden being invited into the alliance — one of the most significant reactions by the West so far to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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A photograph taken Tuesday shows charred goods in a grocery store of the destroyed Amstor mall in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine, one day after it was hit by a Russian missile strike.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 28)

5:38pm June 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

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How gas projects in Africa could affect the continent's future

5:26pm June 28, 2022

by Julia Simon

The scramble for gas after the Ukraine war means a push for new gas projects across Africa. Some worry these projects don't make sense. And they could worsen climate change for the continent.

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Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters work to take away debris at a shopping center burned after a rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Tuesday.

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At least 20 people were killed in Russia's missile attack on a crowded Ukrainian mall

5:02pm June 28, 2022

by Emily Feng

Russia has been escalating bombardments of Ukrainian cities this week — attacks Moscow says are aimed at military installations but often hit civilian targets instead.

Wajahat Malik, right, and a Pakistan Navy seaman navigate the Indus River. Malik organized a 40-day expedition down the 2,000-mile river to document "the peoples, the cultures, the biodiversity and just whatever comes our way," he says — including the i

Floating in a rubber dinghy, a filmmaker documents the Indus River's water woes

12:54pm June 28, 2022

Pakistani filmmaker Wajahat Malik pulled together an expedition to raft down the 2,000-mile river. He hopes to reconnect people with the Indus, which is being threatened by overuse and climate change.

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The strange underground economy of tree poaching

6:30am June 28, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

A new book dives deep into the fascinating criminal world of tree theft and efforts to combat it.

A notepad shows a list of the military officers who spoke at the special tribunal hearing in Ocaña.

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Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians

5:58am June 28, 2022

by John Otis

Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.

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The accused Josef S. covers his face as he sits at the court room in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

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A German court sentences 101-year-old to 5 years for role as Nazi guard

5:39am June 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The regional court in Germany convicted the man of 3,518 counts of being an accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.

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G-7 leaders focus on Ukraine war in summit

6:46pm June 27, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Leaders of the G-7 nations met in Germany and focused on the war in Ukraine. They talked about new missile defense systems for Kyiv and a proposal for a price cap for Russian oil.

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