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Russian President Vladimir Putin gets off a Tu-160M strategic bomber after a flight in Kazan, Russia, on Thursday.

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Putin remains defiant as ever 2 years into Russia's war in Ukraine

6:08pm February 24, 2024

by Charles Maynes

The Russian leader had a busy week, one that saw him exude confidence about Russia's military and economic resilience as Ukraine has increasingly struggled on the battlefield.

A woman places a piece of paper with words of grief for Alexei Navalny paying the last respect to him at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday.

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Alexei Navalny's body has been handed over to his mother, an aide says

12:27pm February 24, 2024

by The Associated Press

The director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation thanked "everyone" who had called on Russian authorities to return the Russian opposition leader's body to his mother.

Clockwise from top left: lawyer Liudmyla Lysenko in Kyiv; restaurant co-owner Iryna Savchenko in Kramatorsk; tour guide Artem Vasyuta in Odesa; homemaker Nataliya Kucherenko in the Sumy region; obstetrician Iryna Kulbach in Dnipro; and architect Max Rozenfeld in Kharkiv.

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After 2 years of war in Ukraine, 6 cities hold out hope under fire

9:42am February 24, 2024

In the 80% of Ukraine that remains in Kyiv's hands, two years of full-scale war with Russia have brought grief, destruction and, despite all, optimism.

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What lies ahead after two years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

8:41am February 24, 2024

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick fight, like its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Two years in, the war grinds on.

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The U.S.'s role in conflicts abroad is coming under debate in American politics

7:53am February 24, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Stephen Walt, a foreign policy expert at Harvard University, about engaging abroad versus staying on the sidelines. It's a debate roiling American politics.

Ibrahim Hassouna, 30, a Gaza social media influencer known as Kazanova, has the phrase "my mom" tattooed on his wrist in Arabic. Most of his family was killed in a Feb. 12 Israeli military operation to rescue hostages.

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A Gaza influencer built a following with feel-good videos. Now he mourns his family

5:02am February 24, 2024

The Instagram influencer known as Kazanova built an audience of 440,000 followers with positive videos to lift spirits in Gaza. Most of his family was killed in an Israeli hostage rescue operation.

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Where things stand two years since Russia invaded Ukraine

8:12pm February 23, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Two years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is exhausted, but shows no sign of stopping its fight.

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Mexico sues Arizona gun shops trafficking firearms across the border

4:50pm February 23, 2024

by Danyelle Khmara

A federal judge in Arizona is considering a lawsuit Mexico filed against gun shops in that state trafficking arms across the border.

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The war in Gaza may be approaching a new phase

4:50pm February 23, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Negotiations toward a ceasefire in Gaza are progressing as Israel's prime minister sets a post-war vision. Negotiators from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar are to meet in Paris to discuss a deal.

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A Gaza influencer who posted feel-good videos is now processing losing his family

4:42pm February 23, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

A young Instagram influencer in Gaza built a big following posting feel-good videos during years of hardship. His darkest hour came during the war at a rare moment of joy in Israel.

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