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The latest on U.S. funding to the Ukraine after this morning's airstrike

6:13pm December 29, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

With news of the large airstrike against Ukraine, U.S. aid to Ukraine is once again under a microscope as the Pentagon announces its final shipment without additional funding from Congress.

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Hundreds wait in the cold for Nutcracker tickets at Moscow's fabled Bolshoi Theater

6:13pm December 29, 2023

by Charles Maynes

In Russia, ballet fans brave sub-zero temperatures for a chance to see The Nutcracker at Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theatre.

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Russian missiles killed 16 and wounded more than 160 in Ukraine this morning

5:53pm December 29, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

More than 100 Russian missiles and drones fell on Ukrainian cities Friday morning, killing at least 16 people and wounding at more than 160.

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Why passengers have been more unruly since the pandemic

5:53pm December 29, 2023

by Joel Rose

Unruly passenger incidents have dropped since a big spike in 2021. But the number of reported incidents this year is still higher than it was before the pandemic, and no one is quite sure why.

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Odesa: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged apartment building.

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See the aftermath of Russia's aerial assault on several cities in Ukraine

2:52pm December 29, 2023

by Polina Lytvynova

Several large Ukrainian cities were attacked, including the capital, Kyiv, as well as Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv.

A clergyman with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Chaplain Ivan, conducts a liturgy for Ukrainian troops near the front line in the eastern town of Vuhledar on Dec. 15.

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2 bitter wars with a long history and no solution in sight

2:23pm December 29, 2023

by Greg Myre

NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars stand and the prospect for a permanent solution.

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Internally displaced Palestinian children use a makeshift wheeled cart to haul water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, as battles continue between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

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There's a water crisis in Gaza that the end of fighting might not solve

2:16pm December 29, 2023

Before the war, Palestinians in the territory relied heavily on power-hungry desalination plants. But with Israel's intense bombardment, the fate of those plants — and Gaza's water future — is hazy.

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Russian missile attack strikes cities across Ukraine

10:44am December 29, 2023

Russia fired more than 100 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, hitting cities including Lviv and Odesa and killing at least 16 people.

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Maine bars Trump from primary ballot; an Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 20

8:24am December 29, 2023

by Majd Al-Waheidi

Maine's Democratic secretary of state removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 Palestinians in southern Gaza.

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Cars drive down the street while smoke rises from a fire after a rocket attack in the centre of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2023.

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Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war

6:21am December 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.